Ballot-Box Bingo

Seven DaysAugust 29, 2009

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Democrats, he adds, should let [Jim Douglas] be only die diird governor to run for a fifth term in Vermont history. "Let the Douglas era be the Douglas era," [Garrison Nelson] said, "because there is no one to succeed him."

"If you look at the history of Vermont since 1962," [Eric Davis] said, "every time there is a change in the governor's office, the other party will take over. He'll be succeeded by a Democratic governor."

King of those talkers is Rush Limbaugh and, as of November 17, he'll have a new home in Vermont. Limbaugh's show is leaving 960 AM for WVMT (620 AM), home to Dennis Miller, Howie Carr, Laura Ingraham and Bill O'Reilly and the popular "Charlie & Ernie Show." O'Reilly's show will be bumped to 6 p.m., and one hour apiece will be dropped from Carr and Miller to make way for Rush.

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Ballot-Box Bingo

More election-night snafus in Burlington have some local politicos wondering: Can the Queen City hold an error-free election?

City and state officials agree that state election laws are too cumbersome for a city the size of Burlington. They say they will push the upcoming legislature to make some changes - namely, allowing them to release results earlier and finding a way to make counting write-in votes less time-consuming.

But one critic, Jake Perkinson, chair of the Burlington Democrats, says the city should have been better prepared, given ...

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