# Vermont Legislative Transcripts
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## Project Context & Verifiability
- [Project Mission and Verification Details](https://goldendomevt.com/about.html)
- Explains SmartTranscripts, searchability, critical verifiability, and direct links to original video records.

## Directory Structure
- Pattern: `/meetings/<chamber>/[<committee>]/<date-time>/transcript.html`
- **Date-Time Format**: `<YYYY-MM-DD>[_<HH-MM>]`
  - Note: Vermont paths utilize hyphens (`-`) as date separators.
  - If the committee is omitted, the transcript represents a full Chamber session.
  - The `<HH-MM>` suffix represents the start time; it may be `00-00` or omitted.

## Data Manifest
Each `transcript.html` acts as a data sink for automated indexing:
1. **Agenda**: Stored as a semantic list in `<nav id="agenda">`.
2. **Speaker Identity**: Detailed in the `<script id="meeting-data" type="application/json">` JSON block.
3. **Full Text**: Chronological, timestamped utterances located in `<div id="text-container">`.