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Ruling
rekindles Vermont debate
Rutland Herald, VT (Nov 19, 2003)
Vermont
GOP Rattled About Civil Unions - PlanetOut - April 2002
Women
Dominate Men in Civil Union Totals - PlanetOut - April 2002
Report
of the Vermont Civil Union Review Commission - January 2002
On
Road, Dean Touts Civil Unions - Rutland Herald - January 2002
Vermont.
Civil-Union Gov. Will Not Re-Run - Gay Financial Network - September 2001
California,
Vermont Leaders for Gay Couples - Gay Financial Network - August 2001
Vermont
House Votes to Repeal Civil Unions - Gay.com - May 2001
Civil
Union Repeal Passes Vt. House - PlanetOut - May 2001
Vermont
Civil Unions Vs. GOP Backlash - gfn.com - May 2001
Vt.
House Moves to Repeal Civil-Union Law - gfn.com - May 2001 Bill
in works to challenge dismantling of civil unions - Rutland Herald - April
2001 Rutland
Herald's David Moats Wins Pulitzer Prize for Civil Union Editorials -
April 2001
More . . .
CIVIL UNIONS ARE LEGAL
IN VERMONT Are you planning to go to Vermont for a Civil Union? Contact us with the details.
With little time to celebrate the passage of civil unions, proponents have had to campaign to keep the law from being repealed. Vermont has been divided into two camps, with many people supporting candidates based mainly on their stand on civil unions. Those who want to "take back" the state and repeal civil unions square off against those working equally hard to keep civil unions legal. In the November 2000 election, Vermont's Governor, Howard Dean, who signed the civil unions bill into law, won re-election over Republican challenger Ruth Dwyer, who strongly opposed civil unions. However, some legislators who had supported civil unions were defeated, and the Vermont House fell into Republican control for the first time in 14 years. The House wasted little time in repealing the legislation, although with the Senate in control of the Democrats, no repeal there is expected to follow. Although mixed messages were sent by Vermont voters, civil unions will hopefully remain intact with The Senate and Governor's office under control of the Democrats. From July 1, 2000, when the civil unions law first went into effect, until the first week of October 2000, more than 800 civil unions have been registered by the Health Department in Vermont. Approximately three quarters of those have been for out-of-state couples. Panel Looks at Civil Unions - Rutland Herald - October 2000 Couple That Helped Gain Gay Civil Unions in Vermont to Receive Award - Gay.com - October 2000 A Letter Worth Reading - Featured on Take Back Vermont.com's Website (The Pro-Civil Union One) Vermont - General Assembly - Legislative Directory
Vermont Secretary of State's Guide to Civil Unions Application
for Vermont License of Civil Union
Official
site of the Vermont Life Calendar of Events Search Engine Vermont and New England Internet Sources Out in the Mountains - Vermont's Forum for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues Rutland Herald - Rutland VT - Section on Same-Sex Couples Burlington Free Press - Burlington VT - Section on Same-Sex Marriage The Times Argus - Barre - Montpelier Vermont Freedom to Marry Action Committee Vermont - Freedom to Marry Task Force Vermonters for Civil Unions, Inc. Take Back Vermont - Pro-Civil Union Site The Data Lounge - Vermont News The Vermont Legislative Bill Tracking System: Civil Unions Rutland Herald - Rutland VT - Section on Vermont Legislature Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders: Co-Counsel in Baker v. VT - Marriage Bulletin Page Middlebury Open Queer Alliance Not a Vermont resident? According to the Vermont Secretary of State: "The law permits non-residents to obtain a Vermont civil union." But, what if the relationship doesn't last? Be aware, however, that according to the Vermont Secretary of State: "It is unclear how other states may handle a civil union dissolution; however, in Vermont, a residency requirement exists for dissolving either a marriage or a civil union. A complaint to dissolve a civil union in Vermont may be brought if either party to the civil union has resided within the state for a period of six months or more, but dissolution cannot be granted unless one of the parties has resided in the state at least one year preceding the date of the final hearing." Dissolving Unhappy Vermont Civil Unions: It's Harder Than It Looks - Findlaw.com - April 2001 |
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