Episode 30

The long process of voting

July 23, 2021 (prerecorded 7/19): What can we learn about Vermont's electoral process by looking through a national or international lens? Plenty. 

Julia Brothers of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs shares her insight on what makes an electoral system healthy — starting with transparency, inclusivity, and accountability. "Elections are not just a day. It's a long process," she tells us. "We're all democratic activists."

Theme music by: Red Heart the Ticker - http://rhtt.net

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

The National Democratic Institute (NDI): https://www.ndi.org

Vermont's Secretary of State Office Elections Division and Voter Information: https://sos.vermont.gov/elections/

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Producer and host Olga is a journalist by day and a screenwriter by night. On the Montpelier Happy Hour she combines a newshound's doggedness with a fiction writer's sense of "what if...".
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Regular contributor Emilie Kornheiser represents Windham District 2-1 in the Vermont House of Representatives (that’s Brattleboro.) She always appreciates an opportunity to unpack the stories that drive us and hopes her gravestone will read “she asked good questions.” You can find more about her and her work in the legislature at emiliekornheiser.org.