Vermont voters excited to head to polls on primary day

Voters want their voices heard. MyNBC 5 video report broadcast live from Springfield.

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WEBVTT MATT: WE ARE HERE AT THE RIVERSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN SPRINGFIELD. LET ME STEP OUT OF THE WAY. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TRICKLING IN AND OUT. VOTERS WE SPOKE WITH EARLIER TODAY ALL HAD A SIMILAR MESSAGE, THEY JUST WANTED THEIR VOICES TO BE HEARD. POLLING SITES ACROSS VERMONT WERE READY AS VOICES MADE -- VOTERS MAY VOICES HEARD. >> TO HAVE A SAY. MATT: THIS NEW RESIDENT CAME OUT TO CAST HER VOTE. >> IT’S VERY IMPORTANT TO BE PART OF YOUR COMMUNITY, IN YOUR STATE AND NEIGHBORHOOD. MATT: SHE MOVED HERE TWO MONTHS AGO AND SHOWED UP TO CAST HER VOTE HERE. >> IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO GIVE MINE. MATT: THE GUBERNATORIAL RACE IS ALSO DRAWING PEOPLE TO THE POLLS. >> I AM SUPPORTING BRENDA SIEGAL. ONE OF THE REASONS IS BECAUSE OF HER OPEN MINDED STANCE ON MARIJUANA. MATT: THIS WOMAN LIKES THE IDEAS ON COMBATING THE DRUG EPIDEMIC IN THE STATE. >> SETTING UP STORES AND TAXATION AND USE THAT MONEY FOR THE OPIOID CRISIS. MATT: VOTERS HAVE THIS MESSAGE FOR NEIGHBORS. >> EVERYONE SHOULD EXERCISE THE RIGHT TO VOTE. >> GET YOURSELF OUT AND VOTE. WHATEVER YOU BELIEVE IN, PHONE FOR THE CANDIDATE WHO SUPPORTS WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN. IF WE DON’T VOTE, NOTHING CAN CHANGE, NOTHING CAN BE IMPROVED. I THINK NOT VOTING IS DANGEROUS. MATT: HERE IN SPRINGFIELD, AT THE RIVERSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE POLLING LOCATION IS OPEN UNTIL 7:00 ALONG WITH OTHER LOCATIONS ACROSS THE STATE
Vermont voters excited to head to polls on primary day Voters want their voices heard Share WPTZ Updated: 7:50 PM EDT Aug 14, 2018 Matt Leighton Reporter -1:12 Show Transcript SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — Polling sites across Vermont were ready as voters made their voices heard Tuesday. "I like to have a say in who we vote (for) representatives," Evan Harlow said. Advertisement The gubernatorial race also drew people to the polls. "I'm supporting Brenda Siegel for the gubernatorial race. One of the reasons is because of her open-minded stance on the legalization of marijuana," Dot Lenhart said. Lenhart, who works at a marijuana dispensary, likes Siegel's ideas on curbing the opioid epidemic in Vermont. "Being able to set up stores and taxation and use that money for the opioid crisis," Lenhart said.