 Good afternoon everyone. Hey, this is Andrew Champagne. I'm a member of the Democratic State Committee and also involved in Democratic State politics in Burlington and Chittenden County and in Vermont. So we have our monthly episode issue episode, I guess of Democrats Live at 525. We're running just a couple minutes late. I apologize for that. I would like to thank my producer, Jordan. Thank you so much. I appreciate you and also Megan who's not here today, a great friend of the program, and also by special request my co-producer here, Daniel, and I'd like to thank him. He's going to be doing the cameras. He runs the monitor and he also runs the He runs the order of the appearance. So Daniel, thank you so much. I'm glad to have you here I'm glad to see Jordan here These folks at channel 17 could not be kinder and you know, we have a blast doing the show. So I got a lot to announce. Okay, so I'm on camera too here. That was a quick change. All right I must start the show like I've got to start every show We've got to talk about COVID. We've I'm reaching out to anyone here who has not been vaccinated We see that the numbers are spiking in Burlington and Chintenden County and we need We need to get everyone vaccinated. Okay If you're not vaccinated, there are so many different ways that you can you can figure that out I just got some stuff actually from the speaker of the house Jill Kowinsky about about COVID and also about representative Kurt McCormick And here's do you have COVID-19 questions call the health department at 802 863 724 or send the health department an email at ahs.vd HP public communications at vermont.gov. I'm going to have to repeat that maybe a couple times First of all, let's do the phone number 802 863 724 and then it's kind of a long email ahs dot vd HP At public communications at vermont.gov and vermont.gov. Um, also if you are interested in in Assessing any state resources or services You can call 211 And you can also text them too if you have any questions. So 211 that's kind of a state hotline to to help and I must say as a small state we we have a lot of people here or glad to help you and So if you have any COVID questions 863 724 or Or quickly send an email to ahs vdp Vdp. I'm sorry via ahs vdh public communications at government at vermont.gov. I'm sorry. That's a little complicated I'm going to do it one more time. I apologize to my producer here ahs ahs dot vdp h public communication At vermont.gov Again on the phone 863 724 o Because If if we cannot get close to 100 vaccination, we're not going to be able to move forward as a society or as a world We're going to be caught in this COVID stuff for years and years and uh It it really as we've seen we're almost entering our second year of it now. It's just very debilitating I mean we have almost 800 000 people have died Countless many people have been sick and just the enormous toll it's taken on on our spirits our morale our happiness And it's you know, it's not natural to always to be isolated and that's not how society works. So I ask anybody here who's not been vaccinated to strongly consider it The vaccinations, they're not painful at all Sure, there might be a little tired. There might be a little bit of side effect, but it's worth it I had very little side effects. I'm also next month I'll be able to get my booster and I will be doing that in the first day that I can so Anyone here who has not gotten the the uh, coronavirus The vaccine please Please please if you have any questions you can call me at home 802 540 717 if I know sometimes it's like going to the dentist or going to the doctor. It makes you nervous. It's it's it's a little scary But there's Everyone has a friend who can take them to get get the shot If if you are shut in or if you have trouble walking or your your mobility is limited We the government will come and and give the shot to you right at your house So I hate to take away too much time of the program, but it's very integral To moving forward as a society. So if you haven't been vaccinated Please consider getting vaccinated and we all know some people that haven't been vaccinated and I'm I have a good friend of mine and unfortunately He chooses not to get vaccinated and it's it's very disconcerting And I ask him and I ask everyone to try to try to take Take the long view and sometimes you have to do what's right for your country and for the world And if we can't get close to everyone vaccinated, we're not going to be able to be able to get beyond this Okay, moving on to better stuff last thing also If you're looking for some help on services and also covet questions Besides calling the 863 7240 you can just you can you can call 21 211 Which is kind of a vermont state number. Okay, that's good Now moving on we've got a great announcement today We have a candidate for city council in ward eight that declared today Her name is miss hannah king. She is a senior at uvm She's a political science major Um, she's a she's an old friend of mine. She's worked on campaigns and she was a freshman She's been very involved in in city politics and city policy She's focused on a lot of different issues. For example public safety transportation issues Trying to bring down our our carbon our carbon footprint I think she's going to be a very strong candidate. Her name is hannah king She lives on bradley street and uh, you will see her because she is going to she is going to She is going to mount a very strong campaign. She's going to take it. She's going to take it to the voters You will see hannah hannah will also be at the polls all day on december 7th at ward eight, which That polling place is for Fletcher free library You know, I might as well go over all the polling places. Why why i'm we're talking about ward eight Okay, ward one is modern christie school Ward two is h.o. Wheeler school ward three is barn school or sustainability academy Ward four is st. Mark's church ward five is um Is the highest the uh, old junior high on main street and edmunds Ward six is burlington electric and ward seven is the senior center In the new and the new north end so we and ward eight as I said is um That is um at the public library Excuse me. Just got a little water here We have an election coming up, but not where we're going to have any candidates It's where we have two bond issues to talk about and I have the wording on both and I'd like to take the time To read both so you can kind of soak it in Um As of now most of you the vast majority of you should have gotten your ballot sent to you in the mail If you did not receive your ballot Please give city hall a call. You can call them eight six five seven thousand and just press one to reach them Or you can email city hall or you can stop in they're open eight to four thirty every day monday through friday Um They close 12 30 to 130 for lunch and also covet cleanup, but they cannot be nicer like to say hello I always say hello to them my friends at city hall Amy bow v Catherine Susan lorry tensin fill up holly Hope i'm not forgetting anyone um But they do wonderful work and as a justice of the peace I I work with them frequently and um And they're the people you go to if you want to register to vote or You want to get a wedding license or play your property tax or get a dog license or just have a question About your your birth certificate Anything like that and and they do it so well and we have you know in the vault we have stuff from almost 200 years ago about Um that has stayed there. So it's very interesting. Okay, so there is a special election on Tuesday december 7th easy day to remember pearl harbour day Um and I'm going to read both questions for you now there are no There are no candidates on the ballot. It is just these two ballot questions So I'd like to read these for you if I could please um number one Shall the city council quote be authorized to issue general obligation bonds or notes in one or more series an aggregate principal amount Not to exceed 40 million dollars To be borrowed in increments from fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2025 between i'm sorry between fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2025 For the purpose of funding capital improvements infrastructure projects for the city and departments and furtherance of the city's 10-year capital plan So basically what the city is looking here is a bond to borrow money to do some improvements Again, I'll just say it really fast shall the city council be authorized to to issue general obligation bonds or notes In a series not to exceed 40 million dollars in to be borrowed in increments between fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2025 So that's a three-year that's a three-year window and with interest rates so low I I think this is a good investment and I I've already voted but I voted yes on this so Number two. This is a long one folks, but I'll read it to you and with anything like this You've got to take a minute to look at the official document. It's you know one sentence pracey is really not going to work on this okay question two Shall this quote shall the city be authorized to issue revenue bonds or notes In behalf of the electric light company in an amount not to exceed 20 million dollars To be issued pursuant to the truly city charter As may be determined by the city council and payable from net revenues of the electric system for the purpose of paying for one capital additions and improvements to the city's electrical system and energy conservation systems and to Let's see. I'm sorry here And and also energy goals including improvements to the city technology customer and financial information systems electric grid upgrades electricity generation plants and dams quote the project and funding a debt service reserve fund And paying the cost of insurance now these are both a lot of money, but in order for our city to To function in a modern and updated manner and this is a city that's very interested in uh In reducing our carbon footprint and trying to get off our terrible terrible addiction to fossil fuel so These these two questions I voted yes on both of them We're borrowing money to improve to put money into our system. And I think it's a win-win I think our credit this will help our credit rating I think this this gives us some money when we need it and I think these These improvements by 2025 will be long overdue. Um, so First one again, uh general obligation bonds Okay, and then the other one is is more determined to the electric electric company And I'd I'd just like to say my friend Darren springer was head of the electric company and my can or director of communications there The whole staff there is very strong And I think brawlingtonians we forget How inexpensive our electric bill is remember? This is a not for not for profit system And I think we're very foregoing to electric Um as our electric supplier and so I would vote yes on both questions one and two I think Sometimes you have to spend money. I think with the interest Interest rates being low and our bond rating. This will also improve our bond rating This has also had the support of the city council and enthusiastic support of the mayor So I'm going to vote yes on both these. Um Now What's going to happen with the election is it's it's it's interesting. There's no candidates going to be there It's just these two questions now by by the new law signed by governor scott Everyone and supported by the democrats all in vermont The uh, everyone is going to get a ballot sent to them in the mail and uh Now that's a very easy way to do it. I uh already got my ballot and I already voted I mailed it in Um, or you can drop it off at city hall Now a lot of folks and I and I I'm with them too on this because I've worked at the poll since 1996 Is they really enjoy going to the polls. Um, I work at the polls and I I really love it too So let me stress that all eight words that I I named again. I'm going to name them again one more time Modern christie school ward one. Okay up by uvm right next to um, Right next to the red cross ward two. That's my ward and where I am right now. Ho wheeler school Okay on archibald street ward three is the um, is the school on north street called the sustainability academy That is 120 north street ward four is st. Mark's church avenue Ward five is edmunds middle school On main street ward six is berlington electric and that would be at 585 pine street and then finally I I'm sorry, I don't know the The senior center. I believe it's on goss court and that's that's ward seven and then ward eight will be at 235 235 college street and that's where the library is now that is the ward ward eight where I talked about where my friend hannah king is going to be running for city council uh, that was a ward that was uh Basically the wards have to be within 10 of each other So that word was put out about The last time we we did a re appraisal of where we were with our population Which has to be done constitutionally every 10 years. So that word is going to be 10 years old that in in 2010 That word was put into being before them. We only had seven wards. We now have eight So I as I said, I read these I read these these questions to you and uh, To me, I think it's an I think it's pretty essential for us to keep up With the electric grid and all the different ways and new technologies that they have to make our footprint cleaner and Our our carbon our carbon output smaller and our fossil fuel imprint. Hopefully we'll go to nothing, but We're very far away from that But you know the city of berlington and bd has been a real leader on this stuff So again, I would like to say that I would I would I would hope that anyone watching this obviously you can get a copy of the language from the city If you haven't got your ballot, let me stress this You can give you can give city hall call at eight six five seven thousand We also have same day registrations. So let's say you you know, you want to vote, but you're new to town You can go to your polling place on december 7th From 7 a.m. To 7 p.m. And register You also can register at city hall You can also Register online if you'd like to give me a call. I'd be glad to register you 802 eight I'm sorry. Remember my own phone number here 802 5407 17 Okay, call. I have a bunch of other things here. So you were at with time. Okay Um, I want to invite everyone in the community on uh, thursday november 11th at 11 a.m So that would be tuesday november 11th the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour and that is when Uh, the hostility ceased in world war one the great war the war to end all wars supposedly Too bad that didn't turn out to be true. But we that's the day that america honors veterans day That's a national holiday and uh, there's a beautiful ceremony which takes place By that the brawlington veterans and vfw hold a beautiful outside ceremony again at 11 o'clock On thursday, which is november 11th, and it's about a 20 minute ceremony. It's really beautiful They play taps. There's some speakers um, I believe senator lehi and congressman welch and Mayor weinberger will be there and a lot of veterans and just friends of veterans and uh, I always have to go to remember my dear father who fought in the korean war when he was just 20 years old. So I guess wars You know started by the old and fought by the young and it never seems to change But uh, I'd also like to thank mr. John tracy who works for senator lehi and is a vietnam vet himself He organizes this and uh, it's it's easy with parking too because the mayor very kindly has the street blocked off And it it will take place rain or shine And at the top part of of battery park close to battery street And there's a there's a memorial there and that's what will take place So i'd like to invite everyone it always it always makes me feel good to go there and think about the sacrifice and think about But You know how how tough our history has been and um, thank goodness we're out of afghanistan and iraq And uh, I hope that we're not in any foreign wars for a long time. Maybe ever Uh, unfortunately in our long history, we've had to fight them many times for a lot of good reasons and sometimes not for the greatest reasons But I'd like to just thank all the veterans and uh And especially all the vietnam guys because uh, they're getting older now and their sacrifices I just was talking to a friend who's telling me his brother is dying of agent orange that 50 years ago. He got in vietnam. So that war that war still takes its human toll and uh anyone who goes to Washington I think you've got to go to the wall and just take a look at that and look at those names and go Oh my god, they go on forever and uh So so sad, but We will we will remember them with honor and affection on thursday november 11th Okay, let's talk about some national stuff here We had a we had a we had a tough tuesday last week. We had a couple tough elections Even though one turned out well in new jersey the governor there phil murthy won, but it was very very close The problem with new jersey I'll just be telling you folks is they are so taxed to the hilt and there's definitely a feeling of throw the incumbents out and uh I think this was the case. I think governor murphy's done an excellent job and uh He ran into he he ran into someone who campaigned hard and almost beat him but Again, we did get a win It was a lot closer and more uncomfortable than we wanted But maybe that sent a message that we've got to parse some of these taxes down um And then some truly bad news in virginia, uh terry mccullough who's a former governor of uh, virginia was defeated by uh By a republican candidate kind of a conservative person a person who was very crafty Kind of wooed in the trump folks and then kind of kept them in arms distance A fat cat guy who was had a carlisle investment. So supposedly worth 400 million dollars Has no government experience virginia is very Difficult because they have an interesting thing in their state constitution Where you cannot succeed yourself as governor So for example, if you run for governor and win four years later, you cannot run You can run after that four years, but you cannot succeed yourself. So in two consecutive terms So, uh, for example the the pretty popular moderate democratic governor ralph northland He wasn't able to run. Um, I like terry a lot terry is very much part of the democratic establishment. He was head of the dnc Um worked a lot with president clinton as raised. I don't know if anyone's raised more money for the party um, he ran into a buzz saw, uh, they used some They were able to talk about things called like critical race theory That's that's actually taught in college. It's not in high schools And and the republicans acted like it was being taught in first or second grade or something And basically critical race theory is is saying that we have to look through our whole country's history And realize that a lot of it most of it not all of it was built on institutional racism Our whole economy all our accomplishments, you know, we look back the the first how many presidents own slaves and And that in order to move forward as society, we need to take a critical look and realize that that race is Race is ingrained in almost every bit of our history And when we look at our history when we look at the omission when we we think of slavery, it's it's terrible and uh critical race theory is just trying to teach people that That race unfortunately is involved in almost every aspect of society. So Uh, they were able to scare people off thinking that this radical curriculum was going to be taught Which is not even radical. It's talking about history And again, they use they use different words. For example, they some people wanted to Virginia to ban Tony Morrison's book called beloved, which is an incredible book You know, she won the Nobel Prize and and and she talked about how it was in slavery days and she did not she You know, unfortunately this this terrible Rosie antebellum look at the old south is complete nonsense and bs And we need to lose that forever And we need we do need to look and realize that our history is so riddled with racism and murder and brutality and rape Amongst different people and amongst indigenous people and people of color And that must be recognized and that's something the democratic party we strive for we I I believe in everyone and um And I don't I don't believe in scare tactics and I don't believe in separating people and I don't believe by scaring people off I believe that we um, you know, we're all together. We're all in this together. So We lost in virginia. It's terrible. This guy this governor is going to be awful He's going to be conservative and and again these governors are also working on they're trying to they're trying to break row versus wade um, anytime you see Republican governors talking about returning things to the states that's basically an old school way of You know, the federal government takes the lead on voting rights on medicare on medicaid on social security And you know, the republicans fought tooth and nail against social security They fight for anything to help people Now president obama his greatest achievement domestically affordable care act He had the guts to put his name on it obama care How many people has that helped to to provide medicare medicaid for everyone? Now if someone goes to the doctor if someone is able to get health care without bankrupting them They're going to live longer. They're going to be more productive to society and I think the republicans really don't care about the people. They really don't We have for example, I was reading an article in uh, England They don't have any coal mines left, you know all those stories about coal mines in scotland and wales and and and northern england They're all gone now, but we still have them in appalachia and kentucky west virginia and Until we can get away from coal and these dirty dirty fuels such would kill our workers these guys these guys and women who go down a thousand feet into the earth's core and The the dust from the coal until we start trying to come up with a A plan for the people and an energy plan That gets rid of coal and all this dirty fossil fuels. We're really going to be in trouble and if we If if we did collect our job Our children our grandchildren beyond and beyond what's going to happen with them? What's going to happen to those seven generations? um So I guess I got I got off on a tangent here But virginia was disappointing. I like terry mccullough. He's a he's he was a moderate democrat um And unfortunately, he didn't win now terry. I know you're not watching this, but if you are Hey, we still need you in the party Um, we did have some wins. We had some great wins for democrats in new york city Eric adams is the new mayor of new york city. Congratulations, mr. Adams and also in boston michelle woe who ran a fantastic campaign is now mayor elect of boston um We With these wins come the losses now What happens with new jersey in virginia is They are the only two states that are have off-year elections and since those off-year elections Come in the president's first 10 months of his term They're always looked upon as uh an indicator where we're going now I'll tell you we won new jersey. It was closer than we wanted. Unfortunately. We lost virginia um, they still are very much enthralled to donald trump An illegal and a moral president a person who encouraged people to commit treason and uh You know if the republicans put him up god help us all But i'll be running hard against him and I don't think he has the interest of america heart I'm a big big fan of vice president biden Uh, I was fortunate enough to be a delegate for him in uh, 2020 And I really believe in him and also first lady dr. Jill biden. I think they're fantastic um His work on covet. I'm so glad we're out of afghanistan. It was not easy. We all know that it was not easy Um, his work on passing this infrastructure bill now I don't know. I've said this in past shows, but the average school in america is 60 to 70 years old Our roads and highways are old our bridges are old anyone who drives around chinton county or burlington. You all realize that These roads were not meant for this much this much, um This much ridership Jesus and you know every time I i'm going somewhere on my bicycle I see someone in a car and they're always just one person in a car line after line after line Hundreds and hundreds of cars just with one person in them and um, that's not gonna that's not gonna work our way out of this this fossil fuel crisis But the president has had some big victories He did a great job at the uh at the summit in uh europe last week and and meeting again with our allies and uh You know as we still are the leader of the free world now that that term sounds a little old, but it's true And uh, I think if we can get this coven worked on And get this infrastructure bill going on and get america back Going You know close to a hundred percent. I think it'll be years for we had a hundred percent We we will be much better and uh, I also think some of the great appointments that that president biden has made Really are good as cabinet appointments. I think uh vp. Kamala harris is doing a great job We already saw her husband the second gentleman mr. I am off come to burlington and and visit the community health center And I appreciated that i'm glad he did that You know we're getting in It we're still in the off year, but we're coming right on To an exciting year of politics Now I I just like to look out today. I don't have a decision on this. I haven't talked to him personally But I'd like to ask senator lehi. I hope you run against sir. I think you've done a fantastic job Um your chair appropriations. You are the senior center You uh, you provide amazing leadership. You were the uh you were the uh You helped officiate over the trial the second impeachment trial of of president trump But from your work in the senate from january 1st 1975 till today The thousands and thousands of votes all the good deeds you have done And uh, I really appreciate the work that you are doing and senator bernie sanders and carnation welch And um senator lehi if you're watching this, I sure hope you run again. Um, I'd like to say hi to all your staff and crew I think you do an amazing job And uh always been so kind to me. I've been fortunate to work for you a couple times But I can't wait to work on your reelection campaign and I'd like to thank you for a lifetime Of service and I'd also like to thank. This is lehi. I sure hope you're doing well my friend um those Those two care about vermont like like no other really and the work Um that senator lehi has done in washington and overseas and for example on uh Trying to ban and still haven't been able to do it still the landmines. Um, just all the wonderful things he's doing Um, I know he's working on a memoir and I know that'll have a lot of photography in it So senator lehi if you're watching this Hello, I can't wait to work on your campaign. Thanks for all your good work and Um, I appreciate your great service. Thank you so much So congressman welch, um, we had a lot of fun with him I marched in a couple parades with him this summer And his fantastic work in the house to get the stimulus package through the infrastructure package through And um, all the issues he's working on He also worked and I've mentioned this before but it it it bears repeating he uh He was the lead sponsor of this bill called save our stages which gave Places like the flint theater or higher ground or the lyric theater or theaters in st. Johnsbury or in white river or All over vermont some money to keep going because without arts We're just not the quite the same society and uh I'd like to thank his work for save our stages. He he was introduced by grace potter this summer at shellburn And gave a great speech and uh grace Grace you're back in vermont. We're so glad and uh So, you know, when you look at it, it's easy to say I know all these men and they've all been so kind to me But we really do have some of the top legislators in the country again. Thanks to senator lehi senator bernie sanders and senator senator Uh and congressman peter welch So I have about 12 minutes left here. I'm going to try to wrap up with a couple of things. Um I'm going to go over a few things again. I'd like to invite anyone Please come to the veterans day ceremony Which is this thursday two days from now november 11th at 11 o'clock at battery park It will it's been there for years and years like this and it will continue So it's always that day in time Now the 11th hour of the 11th day They fired the guns till 1059 and my late father told me in korea. He was there the last day He said they fired to the last minute. So, um All of a sudden everything went silent all across the western and eastern front And they said the silence was Was mind blowing after all those years hearing that and so to remember You know the greatest generation the world war two guys they are all Minimum of 95 years old and I remember all my uncles. They're all gone now One was at the battle of the bulge one was an mp One was in in the pacific came back weighing about 100 pounds and was six feet two because they all got malaria Uh one was a photographer one was in italy So I remember them also fondly. They're all gone now and uh They really tom brokaw. He put it right with the greatest generation. They were something And I'll tell you something about those guys. They never complained So to all my uncles I miss you. I love you and to all the world war two men and women You know, you're all 95 and above I want to thank you There's usually a couple of world war two veterans at the ceremony some korean veterans some Some vietnam era veterans iraq desert storm desert freedom Afghanistan and uh, so again, we hope that you can come now that has nothing to do with politics. This is a non-partisan event and So anyway, I've got about 10 minutes left. Uh, let's talk about some couple things. I read the info on the On the voting questions. I um, I Will definitely be I already did vote. Uh, yes on vote one and two general obligation Uh funds to help fund to make improvements in the city Basically borrowing money at a small rate to increase our bond rating But also to increase our services with hope of a return. So to me, it's a win-win-win um So let's talk about nationally what's going on here We have we have a senate that is divided You know 50 50 we're very fortunate with Vice president Kamala being our vp because she's the 51st vote and she breaks a tie We have a couple democrats that you know don't seem to be on the program on the senator from arizona And the senator from west virginia now You can't have it both ways you can't take You can't take responsibility for all the good things we've done if you're voting against them So senator mansion and senator schmurma I hope you can look at things a little differently and and realize that That our country needs these this massive influx of money. I know it's an incredible amount of money It's the most money ever proposed for anything, but These are amazing times and as we see From the stock market. This country is just flying economically So we believe any money that is put in will come back with interest to us But things like community college free community college They might not have made the bill this time, but they're coming You know looking back the 15 dollar minimum wage everyone I remember. Oh my god And now now they can't now a lot of stores can't get anyone to work for 15 dollars It's going to have to be 20 or 25. We're seeing a lot of change in the In how we in how we shop how we work how we study how we go to our work jobs And I I don't know if it is all rabbled out and we'll still be able to figure it out The days of people going to the office five days a week I think are over When I look back on that I'm 58 years old So I was definitely part of that but my my parents generation. That's that's what was expected and that's what that's what happened So out of calamity and tragedy sometimes come new things that might seem Differently weird. You don't work at the office. You don't have to go in you can work in your pajamas You can sit in your bed and work You can you know, it's incredible but With thank goodness america leading the way on technology that is possible so Thinking outside the box is important and I think I think we have some wonderful new leadership in in washington that is working on that for us So I have about I think about eight minutes left. I'm going to talk about um I'm going to talk a little bit about town meeting town meeting is now four months away a little less So it's about 16 weeks away What is going to happen is both the democratic party And the progressive party will hold caucuses in early december There are eight city council races up this time around we have 12 counselors, but eight are up now. We have staggered terms. So we will have We will have council races in all eight wards one two three four five six seven eight summer incumbents and um And and and we will hopefully put up some challengers to some progressive challengers I see I have five minutes left. I'd like to thank my producer extraordinaire. Jordan. I appreciate you man Um, I know this show has been We've done some different things here. We've rambled a little bit, but there's so many topics and the national topics Blend into the state and local um We will Have the democrats will field competitive candidates in all eight wards as I mentioned today an excellent Outstanding announcement by my friend hannah king that she is running for city council on ward eight I think she will be an awesome candidate. I'd like to endorse her on air right now I will be helping you with a contribution. I will be helping on your campaign And I think you have the vision the energy the intelligence the honesty of you fantastic city counselor So hannah king ward eight that's basically from uvm down to about the library bordered by pearl and college or maybe pearl and main And it's one of our smaller wards. It votes again at the library 230 235 college street Again, here's what I worry about I I see I did a lip drop for the wonderful our wonderful speaker jill kowinsky actually today I was out doing it and it had a lot to do with about covet and about what she and Representative McCormick are doing across the state and and in our district about covet about helping people with School building with talking about extending the office of racial equity promoting health care equity Talking about child care And we've updated some Vermont election laws now. We have universal vote by mail We have new provisions to cure defective ballots What that means is is if you didn't sign your ballot we can call you and you can correct it It's great accessible secure drop boxes. That is fantastic. There are two drop boxes. No, there's several there's some in the south end by Brilliant electric there's some in the new north end and then there's some outside city hall and then Secretary of state maintenance of statewide voter checklists for accuracy The checklist is vitally important and to update it and keep it accurate. It's fantastic Again, thanks to secretary state jim condos who I know is running again and again. I'm endorsing who does a fantastic job And report best practices for increasing access for voters with limited or no english now Their ballot I believe is I believe was published in brolling for the last time around in six Languages so If you have a friend that has trouble with english or is esl We can help them. You can give me a call 802 5407 17 you can reach out to your city counselor. You can reach out to the mayor's office. That's 8657 272 Or you can reach out to city hall 8657 000 I'd like to thank jill and curt for again Distributing this all around the district and this is non partisan This talks about all the good stuff they were doing. I talked about the kovat. I want to give the kovat number if you have any kovat question 863 7240 also This is a statewide number which will help you for a lot of different stuff. It's it's just a very simple number two one one so Here's what i'm worried about i'm worried about People who haven't received their ballot. Let's say they lived on school street and they moved to college street We need to change their registration and they can get a ballot sent to them We still have over a month, but I also want to let people know that you can vote Sure, you can vote by mail sure you can go to city hall and vote sure you can drop it off But also the best And probably historically the best way is to go to the polls all eight polls will be open I'm down to a minute left. Wow 44 minutes down and one to go I'd like to thank again my producer extraordinaire jordan I'd like to thank daniel my cameraman and monitor man. I'd also like to thank megan Um, I'd like to thank everyone here channel 17. This is like a family. They're such Wonderful people and always make us feel so welcome and do such a great job on production I'd like to thank them again. We will be on december 14th. I'm gonna have a special guest I've got former state senator meryl candidate and state rep judy stefanie hernan We're going to talk about burlington in the 70s 80s and 90s. I'm down to about one minute I'm about about 30 seconds. I believe and so Let let me wrap it up If if you haven't gotten the shot get the shot if you have a friend who hasn't gotten the shot Bring them help them educate them get the shot Please come to 11th at 11 o'clock to battery park for our veterans and also please vote december 7th on these two bond issues I would vote yes on both these. Thank you and have a great afternoon. I appreciate it