Vermont Statutes

Title 17 - Elections

Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS (Contains: §§ 1 – 1)
- § 1 -   Repealed. 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a)
Chapter 3 - RIGHTS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS (Contains: §§ 61 – 61)
- § 61 -   61-69. Repealed. 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a).
Chapter 5 - ABSENT VOTERS (Contains: §§ 121 – 121)
- § 121 -   121-148. Repealed. 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a).
Chapter 7 - CHECKLIST OF VOTERS (Contains: §§ 201 – 201)
- § 201 -   201-246. Repealed. 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a).
Chapter 9 - NOMINATION BY PRIMARY ELECTION (Contains: §§ 301 – 541)
- § 301 -   301-517. Repealed. 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a).
- § 541 -   541-550. Repealed. 1979, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 6, 1980.
Chapter 11 - NOMINATION BY OTHER MEANS (Contains: §§ 571 – 571)
- § 571 -   571-639. Repealed. 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a).
Chapter 13 - PARTY ORGANIZATION (Contains: §§ 681 – 721)
- § 681 -   681, 682. Repealed. 1979, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.
- § 683 -   Repealed. 1979, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 6, 1980.
- § 721 -   721-736. Repealed. 1979, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.
Chapter 15 - BALLOTS FOR GENERAL ELECTIONS (Contains: §§ 791 – 791)
- § 791 -   791-809. Repealed. 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a).
Chapter 17 - WARNINGS (Contains: §§ 861 – 861)
- § 861 -   861-863. Repealed. 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a).
Chapter 19 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (Contains: §§ 921 – 921)
- § 921 -   921-1090. Repealed. 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a).
Chapter 21 - COUNT AND RETURN OF VOTES (Contains: §§ 1141 – 1141)
- § 1141 -   1141-1304. Repealed. 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a).
Chapter 23 - CONTEST OF ELECTIONS (Contains: §§ 1361 – 1361)
- § 1361 -   1361-1366. Repealed. 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a).
Chapter 25 - UNITED STATES SENATORS (Contains: §§ 1421 – 1421)
- § 1421 -   1421-1503. Repealed. 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a).
Chapter 27 - REPRESENTATIVES TO CONGRESS (Contains: §§ 1561 – 1561)
- § 1561 -   1561-1701. Repealed. 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(a).
Chapter 29 - ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT (Contains: §§ 1751 – 1751)
- § 1751 -   1751-1756. Repealed. 1979, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 6, 1980.
Chapter 31 - CONVENTIONS TO AMEND U.S. CONSTITUTION (Contains: §§ 1811 – 1825)
- § 1811 -   Governor to call
- § 1812 -   Composition of convention
- § 1813 -   Election of delegates
- § 1814 -   Appointment of candidates for delegates
- § 1815 -   Acceptance of candidacy
- § 1816 -   Form of ballot
- § 1817 -   Endorsement of ballots
- § 1818 -   Checklist to be used
- § 1819 -   Canvassing board
- § 1820 -   General election law to apply; expense of election
- § 1821 -   Construction of chapter
- § 1822 -   Filling vacancies
- § 1823 -   Quorum; secretary
- § 1824 -   Compensation
- § 1825 -   Effect of congressional prescription of the manner of holding conventions
Chapter 32 - PUBLICATION AND RATIFICATION OF ARTICLES OF AMENDM (Contains: §§ 1840 – 1850)
- § 1840 -   Interim publication
- § 1841 -   Constitutional requirements
- § 1842 -   Time of voting, warning
- § 1843 -   Process of voting, making returns, conduct of meetings
- § 1844 -   Publication in newspapers; ballots
- § 1845 -   Qualifications of voters; checklists, booths, clerks
- § 1845a -   -Qualifications for 1974 vote.
- § 1846 -   Failure to post checklists
- § 1847 -   Repealed. 1981, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 37, eff. July 1, 1982.
- § 1848 -   Tabulation of returns, record of amendments
- § 1849 -   Proclamation by governor
- § 1850 -   Transmission of copies of act and forms to clerks
Chapter 33 - APPORTIONMENT OF STATE SENATORS (Contains: §§ 1881 – 1881a)
- § 1881 -   Number to be elected
- § 1881a -   Senatorial districts; nominations and election
Chapter 34 - APPORTIONMENT OF STATE REPRESENTATIVES (Contains: §§ 1891 – 1896)
- § 1891 -   Statement of policy
- § 1891a -   Definitions
- § 1892 -   House of representatives membership
- § 1893 -   Initial division
- § 1893a -   Subdivision of initial districts
- § 1894 -   1894, 1895. Repealed. 1991, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. Feb. 13, 1992.
- § 1896 -   Repealed. 1991, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. April 25, 1992.
Chapter 34A - PERIODIC REAPPORTIONMENT (Contains: §§ 1901 – 1910)
- § 1901 -   Purpose
- § 1902 -   Definitions
- § 1903 -   Periodic reapportionment; standards
- § 1904 -   Legislative apportionment board
- § 1905 -   House apportionment-Tentative proposal
- § 1906 -   -Initial districts; final proposal; final plan
- § 1906a -   Final division into representative districts
- § 1906b -   Division of two-member representative districts
- § 1906c -   Division of districts having three or more representatives
- § 1907 -   Senate apportionment
- § 1908 -   Powers of board
- § 1909 -   Review
- § 1910 -   1910, 1911. Repealed. 1973, No. 210 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. April 3, 1974.
Chapter 35 - OFFENSES AGAINST THE PURITY OF ELECTIONS (Contains: §§ 1931 – 2022)
- § 1931 -   Presiding officer receiving illegal vote
- § 1932 -   Counting and turning ballot boxes before proper time
- § 1933 -   Nonperformance of duty by public officer
- § 1971 -   Casting more than one ballot
- § 1972 -   Showing ballot; interference with voter
- § 1973 -   Voting in more than one place
- § 1974 -   Voter omitted from list, voting in another town
- § 2011 -   Perjury before board making check list
- § 2012 -   Procuring change in list wrongfully
- § 2013 -   False answer as to right to vote
- § 2014 -   Unqualified person voting
- § 2015 -   Fraudulent voting
- § 2016 -   Aiding unqualified voter to vote
- § 2017 -   Undue influence
- § 2018 -   Using intoxicating liquor to influence votes
- § 2019 -   Destroying lists; hindering voting
- § 2020 -   Offenses applying to primary elections
- § 2021 -   Destroying certificates of nomination
- § 2022 -   Repealed. 1997, No. 64, § 21.
Chapter 36 - LIMITATIONS ON ELECTION EXPENSES (Contains: §§ 2051 – 2051)
- § 2051 -   2051-2057. Repealed. 1981, No. 197 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 1982.
Chapter 41 - PURPOSES, SHORT TITLE, DEFINITIONS (Contains: §§ 2101 – 2103)
- § 2101 -   Purposes
- § 2102 -   Short title
- § 2103 -   Definitions
Chapter 43 - QUALIFICATION AND REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (Contains: §§ 2121 – 2154)
- § 2121 -   Eligibility of voters
- § 2122 -   Residence; special cases; checklist
- § 2123 -   Residents of unorganized towns and gores
- § 2124 -   Voter's oath or affirmation; how administered
- § 2125 -   Intermittent residence
- § 2126 -   Village checklist
- § 2141 -   Posting of checklist
- § 2142 -   Revision of checklist
- § 2143 -   Political representation on board of civil authority
- § 2144 -   Deadline for applications
- § 2144a -   Registration
- § 2144b -   Additions to checklist by town clerk
- § 2145 -   Application forms
- § 2145a -   Registrations at the department of motor vehicles
- § 2145b -   Voter registration agencies
- § 2146 -   Action of board of civil authority
- § 2147 -   Alteration of checklist
- § 2148 -   Appeal from board of civil authority
- § 2149 -   Conclusiveness of list
- § 2150 -   Removing names from checklist
- § 2151 -   Federal district court
- § 2152 -   Division of checklist
- § 2153 -   Birthday registration drive
- § 2154 -   Statewide voter checklist
Chapter 45 - POLITICAL PARTIES (Contains: §§ 2301 – 2320)
- § 2301 -   Organization of major political parties
- § 2302 -   State chairman to call caucus
- § 2303 -   Town chairman to give notice
- § 2304 -   Town caucus
- § 2305 -   First meeting of town committee
- § 2306 -   Procedure upon failure to hold caucus
- § 2307 -   Certification of officers and county committee delegates
- § 2308 -   Composition of county committee
- § 2309 -   First meeting of county committee
- § 2310 -   Election of state committee
- § 2311 -   Certification of county officers and state committee members
- § 2312 -   First meeting of the state committee
- § 2313 -   Filing of certificate of organization
- § 2314 -   Officers required
- § 2315 -   Adoption of rules and bylaws
- § 2316 -   Secret ballot
- § 2317 -   Voters not to participate in more than one party
- § 2318 -   Organization of minor political parties
- § 2319 -   Party conventions for platforms and presidential elections
- § 2320 -   Delegates to state platform convention
Chapter 47 - PARTY ORGANIZATION (Contains: §§ 2321 – 2323)
- § 2321 -   Representative district committee
- § 2322 -   Senatorial district committee
- § 2323 -   Probate district committee
Chapter 49 - NOMINATIONS (Contains: §§ 2351 – 2420)
- § 2351 -   Primary election
- § 2352 -   Nomination of candidates prior to special election
- § 2353 -   Petitions to place names on ballot
- § 2354 -   Signing petitions
- § 2355 -   Number of signatures required
- § 2356 -   Time for filing petitions
- § 2357 -   Place of filing petition
- § 2358 -   Examining petitions, supplementary petitions
- § 2359 -   Notification to secretary of state
- § 2360 -   Preservation of petitions
- § 2361 -   Consent of candidate
- § 2362 -   Primary ballots
- § 2363 -   Separate party ballots
- § 2364 -   2364-2367. Repealed. 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 120.
- § 2368 -   Canvassing committee meetings
- § 2369 -   Determining winner; tie votes
- § 2370 -   Write-in candidates
- § 2371 -   Nominees; notice to nominees
- § 2381 -   Applicability of subchapter
- § 2382 -   Which committee to nominate
- § 2383 -   Notice of meetings
- § 2384 -   Procedure upon meeting
- § 2385 -   Statement by committee officers; consent of candidate
- § 2386 -   Time for filing statements
- § 2387 -   Place for filing statements
- § 2401 -   Applicability of subchapter
- § 2402 -   Requisites of statement
- § 2403 -   Number of candidates; party names
- § 2404 -   Preservation of statements
- § 2411 -   Applicability of other law
- § 2412 -   Withdrawal of candidacy
- § 2413 -   Nomination of justices of the peace
- § 2420 -   Repealed. 1985, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.
Chapter 51 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS (Contains: §§ 2451 – 2617)
- § 2451 -   Board of civil authority
- § 2452 -   Presiding officer
- § 2453 -   Duties of presiding officer
- § 2454 -   Assistant election officers
- § 2455 -   Duties of election officials
- § 2456 -   Disqualifications
- § 2457 -   Workshops and information for election officials
- § 2458 -   Complaint procedure
- § 2471 -   General election ballot
- § 2472 -   Contents
- § 2473 -   Provisions relative to presidential election
- § 2474 -   Choice of party
- § 2475 -   Death or withdrawal of candidate
- § 2476 -   Repealed. 1985, No. 197 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.
- § 2477 -   Repealed. 2003, No. 94 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.
- § 2478 -   Number of paper ballots to be printed and furnished
- § 2479 -   Manner of distribution
- § 2480 -   Substitute ballots
- § 2481 -   2481, 2482. Repealed. 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 120.
- § 2491 -   Political subdivision may use voting machines
- § 2492 -   Legislative branch to obtain voting machines
- § 2493 -   Rules for use of voting machines
- § 2494 -   Construction with other laws
- § 2495 -   Form of ballot
- § 2496 -   Repealed. 1999, No. 2, § 2.
- § 2497 -   2497, 2498. Repealed. 2001, No. 5, § 6.
- § 2499 -   Miscellaneous requirements for voting machines
- § 2501 -   Determining districts
- § 2502 -   Location of polling places
- § 2503 -   Repealed. 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 120.
- § 2504 -   Voting booths
- § 2505 -   Guardrail
- § 2506 -   Ballot boxes; signs for depositing ballots
- § 2507 -   Distribution of checklists
- § 2508 -   Campaigning during polling hours; voter access
- § 2509 -   Repealed. 1981, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 45, eff. July 1, 1982.
- § 2521 -   Warnings and notices
- § 2522 -   Sample ballots
- § 2523 -   Posting at polling place on election day
- § 2531 -   Application for early voter absentee ballot
- § 2532 -   Applications; form
- § 2532a -   Mobile polling stations
- § 2533 -   Notification of invalid application
- § 2534 -   List of early or absentee voters
- § 2535 -   Form of early voter absentee ballots and envelopes
- § 2536 -   Furnishing early voter absentee ballot envelopes
- § 2537 -   Early or absentee voting in the town clerk's office
- § 2538 -   Delivery of ballots by justices of the peace
- § 2539 -   Mailing of early voter absentee ballots; permanently disabled voters
- § 2540 -   Instructions to be sent with ballots
- § 2541 -   Marking of ballots
- § 2542 -   Signing certificate
- § 2543 -   Return of ballots
- § 2544 -   Repealed. 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 120.
- § 2545 -   Receipt of marked ballots by town clerk; delivery to election officers
- § 2546 -   Deposit of early voter absentee ballots in ballot box
- § 2547 -   Defective ballots
- § 2548 -   Voting in person
- § 2549 -   Use of federal war ballot
- § 2550 -   Early or absentee voters deemed 'present and voting'
- § 2555 -   Provisional ballot envelopes
- § 2556 -   Provisional voting
- § 2557 -   Town clerk approval of provisional voter attestation
- § 2561 -   Hours of voting; extended hours
- § 2562 -   Presiding officer to assign duties to election officials
- § 2563 -   Admitting voter
- § 2564 -   Challenges
- § 2565 -   Delivery of ballots
- § 2566 -   Marking ballots
- § 2567 -   Registering votes on voting machines
- § 2568 -   Spoiled and unused ballots
- § 2569 -   Assistance to voter
- § 2570 -   Depositing ballots
- § 2571 -   Checking voter's name upon leaving
- § 2572 -   Viewing of the checklist
- § 2573 -   No counting before polls close
- § 2581 -   Closing polls
- § 2582 -   Presiding officer to direct count; transporting ballots or checklist
- § 2583 -   Official checklist to be tallied
- § 2584 -   Opening of ballot boxes; distribution of ballots
- § 2585 -   Ballots not to be written upon
- § 2586 -   Secretary of state to prepare forms
- § 2587 -   Rules for counting ballots
- § 2588 -   Filing returns
- § 2589 -   Identifying ballots
- § 2590 -   Securing and storing ballots, tally sheets, and checklists
- § 2591 -   Return not received
- § 2592 -   Canvassing committees; canvass of votes in general or special elections
- § 2593 -   Participation to be entered on statewide checklist by town clerk
- § 2601 -   Recounts
- § 2602 -   Procedure for recounts
- § 2602a -   Appointment of recount committee
- § 2602b -   Assignment of duties
- § 2602c -   Preparation for recount
- § 2602d -   Examination of checklists
- § 2602e -   Sorting of ballots
- § 2602f -   First tally
- § 2602g -   Second tally
- § 2602h -   Completing the tally
- § 2602i -   Costs
- § 2602j -   Other rules for conducting the recount
- § 2602k -   After the recount
- § 2602l -   Recounts using voting machines
- § 2603 -   Contest of elections
- § 2604 -   Repealed. 1985, No. 148 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.
- § 2605 -   House of representatives
- § 2606 -   Senate
- § 2607 -   Canvassing committee
- § 2616 -   Jurisdiction to prosecute criminal offenses
- § 2617 -   Jurisdiction of superior courts
Chapter 53 - VACANCIES (Contains: §§ 2621 – 2623)
- § 2621 -   Vacancy in office of United States senator or representative
- § 2622 -   Interim appointment of United States senator
- § 2623 -   Vacancies in offices within this state
Chapter 55 - LOCAL ELECTIONS (Contains: §§ 2630 – 2690)
- § 2630 -   Applicability
- § 2631 -   Municipal charter
- § 2640 -   Annual meetings
- § 2641 -   Warning and notice required; publication of warnings
- § 2642 -   Warning and notice contents
- § 2643 -   Special meetings
- § 2644 -   Warnings
- § 2645 -   Charters, amendment, procedure
- § 2646 -   Town officers; qualification; election
- § 2647 -   Incompatible offices
- § 2648 -   Exceptions
- § 2649 -   Number of officers
- § 2650 -   Additional selectmen and listers
- § 2651 -   Road and water commissioners; appointment, removal
- § 2651a -   Constables; appointment; removal
- § 2651b -   Elimination of office of auditor; appointment of public accountant
- § 2651c -   Lack of elected lister; appointment
- § 2652 -   Road and water commissioners
- § 2653 -   Acceptance of office
- § 2654 -   Refusal to serve
- § 2655 -   Time of meeting
- § 2656 -   Qualification and registration of voters
- § 2657 -   Moderator
- § 2658 -   Duties
- § 2659 -   Preservation of order
- § 2660 -   Conduct of election
- § 2661 -   Reconsideration or rescission of vote
- § 2662 -   Validation of municipal meetings
- § 2663 -   Certificate of vote
- § 2664 -   Budget
- § 2665 -   Notification to secretary of state
- § 2666 -   Improper influence
- § 2667 -   Access to annual meeting
- § 2680 -   Australian ballot system; general
- § 2681 -   Nominations, petitions
- § 2681a -   Local election ballots
- § 2682 -   Process of voting; appointments
- § 2683 -   Recounts
- § 2684 -   Time and place of recount; notice
- § 2685 -   Inspection of ballots
- § 2686 -   Declaration of result
- § 2687 -   Appeal to superior court
- § 2688 -   Recount on question submitted
- § 2689 -   Preservation of ballots
- § 2690 -   Repealed. 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 120.
Chapter 57 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS (Contains: §§ 2701 – 2732)
- § 2701 -   Presidential primary; time of holding
- § 2702 -   Nominating petition
- § 2703 -   Examining petitions, supplementary petitions
- § 2704 -   Ballots
- § 2705 -   Checklist
- § 2706 -   Provisions applicable
- § 2715 -   Party convention to elect delegates
- § 2716 -   Notification to secretary of state
- § 2721 -   Nomination of presidential electors
- § 2722 -   Certification of nominees for electors
- § 2731 -   Certificates of election
- § 2732 -   Meeting of electors
Chapter 59 - CAMPAIGN FINANCE (Contains: §§ 2801 – 2893)
- § 2801 -   Definitions
- § 2801a -   Exceptions
- § 2802 -   Checking account; treasurer
- § 2803 -   Campaign reports; forms; filing
- § 2804 -   Surplus campaign funds
- § 2805 -   Limitations of contributions
- § 2805a -   Campaign expenditure limitations; amounts
- § 2806 -   Penalties
- § 2806a -   Civil investigation
- § 2807 -   New campaign accounts
- § 2808 -   Repealed. 2005, No. 62, § 14.
- § 2809 -   Accountability for related expenditures
- § 2810 -   Candidate information publication; on-line database
- § 2810a -   Administration
- § 2811 -   Campaign reports; candidates for state office, the general assembly, political committees, and political parties
- § 2821 -   Campaign reports; county office candidates
- § 2822 -   Campaign reports; local candidates
- § 2823 -   Nonfiling
- § 2831 -   Campaign reports; political committees and parties
- § 2832 -   Filing with federal election commission
- § 2841 -   2841, 2842. Repealed. 1997, No. 64, § 20, eff. Nov. 4, 1998.
- § 2851 -   Definitions
- § 2852 -   Filing of Vermont campaign finance affidavit
- § 2853 -   Vermont campaign finance grants; conditions
- § 2854 -   Qualifying contributions
- § 2855 -   Vermont campaign finance grants; amounts; timing
- § 2856 -   Vermont campaign fund
- § 2881 -   2881-2883. Repealed. 2005, No. 62, § 14.
- § 2891 -   Definitions
- § 2892 -   Identification
- § 2893 -   Notice of expenditure