Middlebury early votes kept in closet at night, against state policy

Middlebury early votes kept in closet at night, against state policy

Middlebury’s Town Hall is rife with election drama. But the most recent problems aren’t with political donations or scheduling issues; it’s getting officials to follow state law. Election officials in Middlebury are not following the state’s ballot security protocols for early voting. Middlebury’s protocols for early voting call for ballots to be locked in a closet at the voting site overnight, and then delivered to the Town Clerk’s Office the n…