NBC5 In Depth spoke with Vermont's first-ever Kid Governor, 10-year-old Roslyn Fortin of Highgate, before her inauguration in January. Fortin won an election for fifth graders that more than a thousand students statewide voted in,
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the state of Vermont for failing to provide voter registration data that was requested by the federal government. Vermont is one of 14 states facing legal action from the Justice Department under federal election law.