1/15/2014
I was at the State house on 1/15/2014, and met with the Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott and Commissioner of Corrections Andrew Pallito. Both meetings went very well.
Lieutenant Governor - I laid out the reason that I was at the State house, and that as the State POC, I would be monitoring legislation that impacted registrants or their families. I explained that while our name included "Against the Registry" that in fact we were opposed to a public registry. The Lt. Gov was open and welcoming and expressed only one genuine concern, and that was if we have to register as lobbyists. Other then then that, He listened to the message and took the information that I gave him. He was interested in the support line, and told me that he would have his assistant follow up with me to get out more information. The meeting was maybe 20 minutes all told.
Commissioner - laid out the reason that I was at the State house, and that as the State POC, I would be monitoring legislation that impacted registrants or their families. I explained that while our name included "Against the Registry" that in fact we were opposed to a public registry. I have sent him an email, at his request, with the brochures. The Commissioner was open to our message, and said that he wanted to read more about what the group was about, and he would be in touch. the meeting was between 10 and 15 minutes.
