REV UP Vermont

10/10/2026

On Wednesday, October 21 at 7 pm, the League of Women Voters of Vermont will present an in‑depth discussion of Prop 4, the proposed constitutional amendment focused on equal treatment under the law.
If adopted, Prop 4 would prohibit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, s*x, disability, religion, s*xual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or national origin.

The program features Cary Brown, Executive Director of the Vermont Commission on Women, and Big Hartman, Executive Director of the Human Rights Commission. Paul Erlbaum, League member and Chair of the Ethics Commission, will moderate.

This event is part of the Hertz/Rader Lecture Series, offered in partnership with Kellogg‑Hubbard Library, highlighting contemporary issues in democracy and social justice.

Register here: https://kellogghubbard.org/calendar/league-of-women-voters-speaker-series/

10/04/2026

Though it’s refreshing to *finally* have our state leadership acknowledge the barriers and exclusion, ignoring disabled voters in their “solution” is nothing more than perpetuating the ableism that created the problem in the first place.

Universal Australian ballot is accessible.

Floor votes by phone for municipal elections are not.

Stop telling us you know what’s best for us.

Stop telling us you know better than we do how to make the inaccessible accessible.

Data shows low voter turnout for disabled in Vermont; efforts afoot to change that.

09/26/2026

We are a non-partisan, volunteer led coalition, made up of being people denied their civil right to vote.

We spend our precious time doing this work for no other reason than to make sure disabled people in Vermont can vote.

All of us. No one left behind.

So when a campaign starts giving disabled voters misinformation, we take it personally.

We are hoping Amanda Janoo for Governor will come forward to set the record straight here.

[Alt text: Screenshot of an email from REV UP Vermont to Amanda Janoo, sent at 1:34pm today. Subject: Let's Set the Record Straight for Voters. Hi Amanda, You need to know that your volunteer team and organizers are telling disabled people around the state that: 1. We refuse to meet with you, and 2. That you are for universal Australian ballot, 100%. We are hoping you will take this opportunity to set the record straight and ask them to stop that? As you will recall, on July 23rd we reached out to connect you with the president of the Vermont Coalition for Disability Rights so that you can meet about this issue. Maria also wrote you on July 26th, stating, "I would be happy to meet with you". It's been over two months and no responses from your team have come in about setting up these meetings. Also, if you have changed your platform and are now supportive of universal Australian ballot for all local elections, in alignment with the 2026 legislative recommendations from the Vermont Human Rights Commission and Act 133 legislative recommendations from Disability Rights Vermont, ACLU of Vermont, Legal Aid Disability Law Project, Vermont Center for Independent Living, League of Women Voters of Vermont, and other organizations (not to mention Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act), please say so! We would love to celebrate this change in heart and platform. Thanks, Maria, Kate, Alicia, Ian REV UP Vermont Leadership Team An AAPD Coalition Building the power of the disability vote in Vermont!".]

09/19/2026

State officials make decisions about programs such as Medicaid and Medicare. City councils and local officials make decisions about transportation, housing, parks, policing, and other community services. School boards make decisions about education policies and program funding.

Disability Voting Rights Week is an opportunity to learn more about voting rights, accessible voting, and how elections work in your community.

Learn more: aapd.com/disability-voting-rights-week/

09/19/2026

08/30/2026

Paid, disability pride internships for Vermonters 12-22!

Because fighting for voting rights and access starts with pride.

VCIL is excited to announce our fall offerings for disabled youth through Vermont Pathways to Partnerships.

Civil Writes is our paid, disability pride internship for ages 12-22.

Find your power, your people, and your story. Join VCIL's 10-week internship!

Meet weekly on Zoom with peers to learn about disability civil rights through stories, current events, and personal experiences.

Earn $600 while learning and making friends.

Sign up for Civil Writes and more at: https://linktr.ee/vcil

08/03/2026

"Our democracy only works when people participate and this is all the way down to the most local decisions, such as school budgets and town budgets and voting on your selectboard and school board members. Voting on these issues is a fundamental civil right and where you live in Vermont shouldn't determine whether or not you get to exercise it."

- Aly Richards
Democratic Primary Candidate for Vermont Governor
More Info: Aly for Vermont

08/02/2026

You asked, and the gubernatorial candidates answered!

Aly for Vermont has an updated platform making it clear where she stands on access to voting for disabled Vermonters!

When it comes to democracy, universal Australian ballot is universal design and access.

[Alt text: A website screenshot. "Make sure every Vermonter’s voice is heard. Democracy only works when people participate. As Governor, I will protect access to the ballot box, defend the right to peaceful protest, and make sure Vermonters have the information and education they need to know their rights and use them. That includes the votes closest to home: I will support a universal Australian ballot for every election, including our local ones. We can expand ballot access for every Vermonter while preserving the time for neighbors to come together to discuss, debate, and shape their town’s future before ballots are cast. And I will make sure every town has what it needs to do both well."]

07/27/2026

“You people are full of s**t.”

Part of the problem in Vermont is that local elections can currently be done in seven different ways.

People incorrectly assume that the way they vote is how everyone votes.

It is not.

Most people who have the right to vote by Australian ballot in local elections (which just means a secret paper ballot which is how all of Vermont votes for all federal and statewide elections), assume disabled people are lying when we say we can’t vote.

Without Australian ballot, there is no possibility of early voting, justice of the peace delivered voting, curbside voting, or absentee ballots.

The only option is floor vote where the entire town has to vote together in person, all at once, during an hours long meeting (usually on a Tuesday morning in a building that could never fit the entire town).

Some people live in towns where they have floor vote for budgets, but not selectboard members.

Some people live in towns where they have floor votes for selectboard members, but school budgets and board members are ballot.

And some people cannot vote for anything at all unless they are able to sit in a packed gym for hours as people shout out their votes.

We’re not full of s**t.

We just want to vote the way you vote.

But don’t take our word for it. Here’s a voting methods by town chart created by the Vermont Secretary of State’s office: www.tinyurl.com/howdoesmytownvote

[Picture ID: screenshot of comments left on on page with name covered in black ink. “You people are full of s**t.” REV UP reply: “Which people and why?” Original commenter: “Have you ever heard of an absentee ballot? It works like this. A person, disabled or abled, requests a ballot, gets it, completes it, mails it in.”]