Nancy Gassett

Nancy Gassett, state rep.

‘Instead of choosing our elected officials by their niceties or how they make us feel, let’s be reminded of the true foundational job description that is laid out in our Vermont State Constitution’


Nancy Gassett is the Republican Party nominee for state representative of the Windham-1 district, which encompasses Vernon and Guilford.


VERNON-What are the qualifications to be a Vermont elected legislator/representative?...

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Governor, legislature casually dismiss Vermont law and citizen involvement in local government

One can only guess what is going on in Montpelier to explain why the Vermont Legislature recently passed Bill H.42 [“An act relating to temporary alternative procedures for annual municipal meetings and electronic meetings of public bodies”], which suspends the Vermont Open Meeting Law until July 1, 2024. Bill...

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Is the Vermont elections system free, fair, and pure?

It is our duty as Vermont citizens to hold our elected officials accountable to the law

For those of you who may not know, the Nov. 8 general election ballots are being mailed to all individual voters on all Vermont city and town voter checklists under the control of the Vermont Secretary of State's Office. Town clerks in the state used to have control of...

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Moving forward in Vernon

Many people - both residents and those living beyond our borders - believe that the recent change in Selectboard members has given Vernon a new level of openness, freedom, and hope for its people, while greatly improving the environment for a better-functioning town government. As an elected auditor for the past two years, I have had an inside view of our climate and circumstances and what has taken place within our town government. During that time, I saw an elevated...

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