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How Does Vermont Government Work? Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos Cities and Towns Town Meeting Day First Tuesday in March (usually) First Town meeting was held in Bennington in 1762! Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

What did they talk about at Town Meeting in 1762? Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos Town Meeting Should farmers let their pigs run free? How much firewood should each town member contribute to heat the town and school? Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos What kinds of things do you think are talked about today at Town Meeting? Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos Property Taxes School Taxes Snow plowing Road repairs Library Buses Fire Trucks School Books Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

Town Governance (Who’s in charge?) Selectboard Schoolboard Town Clerk Treasurer Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos What Do They Do? Selectboard- small groups of people who run the town– in cities they are called the City Council Schoolboard- small groups of people who make important decisions about the schools Town Clerk- keeps the records of the town and runs elections Treasurer- pays the bills and keep track of the town and school district’s money Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos How Do They Decide? Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

VOTE!!! Floor Vote Australian Ballot Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

Town Meeting Getting Started! Warning! Advertise! Where, When and What! Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos The Day of Town Meeting Moderator- runs the meeting Discussion- of the topic to be voted on Vote- Floor or Australian Ballot? Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

What if you can’t get to Town Meeting? Absentee Ballots Mail- in Delivered by election Workers Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos Questions? Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

Where is the State’s Capital? State Government Where is the State’s Capital? Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos Montpelier! Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos What is the State Bird? Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos Hermit Thrush Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

What is the State beverage? Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

Some other fun facts and history of Vermont Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos 1777- The first state constitution to outlaw slavery 1791- The first state to join the original 13 colonies in the union! 1846- The first postage stamp to be printed was in Brattleboro! 1909- The first Boy Scout Club is formed in Barre! 1955- Consuelo Northrop Bailey becomes the first woman in the nation to be elected lieutenant governor 1968- The SECOND state to outlaw Billboards! Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

What other cool and important things has Vermont done since then? Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

How do we make State law in Vermont? How does our government work? Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

Three Branches of Government Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos Balance of Power! Executive- The head of the executive branch decides whether to veto bills passed by the legislature. Who is that person right now? Legislative- 150 members of the House and 30 members of the Senate. They pass laws and decide how to spend our tax dollars Judicial- The Vermont Supreme Court is located in Montpelier and there are courthouses all across the State Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos How A Bill Becomes a Law! Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

A Great (or not so great) idea! Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos 1.Idea (citizen or lawmaker) 2.Lawmaker 3.Support 4.Draft the Bill 5.Introduce the Bill 6.Pass the Bill 7.Veto or Signature Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos QUESTIONS? Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos

Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos