Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-23
NO. 4

AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN
SECTIONS OF THE GENERAL
LAWS, RELATING TO ELEC-
TIONS; CHANGING THE DATES
ON WHICH CERTAIN ACTS
SHALL BE DONE.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section I. Section los of the Cen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows
Sec. los. In case voter has signed
two or more conflicting primary petit
tions. the signature of said voter shall
not be counted on either petition in
computing the signers thereon. The
officer with whom primary petitions are
filed shall forthwith, on their receipt,
proceed to examine the same and ascer-
tain whether they conform to the pro-
visions of this chapter. If found not to
conform thereto, he shall in writing on
such petition state the reason why such
petition cannot be accepted, and, with
in twenty-four hours. return the same
to the candidate in whose behalf it was
filed. In such case, supplementary petit
tions may be filed. but not later than
twenty-five days before primary.
Sec. 2. Section Io7 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec. Io7. Primary petitions to be
filed with the secretary of state or county
clerk shall be filed not less than thirty
days before the date of the primary,
except as provided in the second pre-
ceding section. Primary petitions to be
filed with town clerks shall be filed not
less than fourteen days before the pri-
mary
Sec g. Section 1913 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows;
Sec. 1913. A withdrawal of pri-
mary election nominee for a state or
congressional Office shall be filed with
the secretary of state at least thirty
days before the election for which the
nominee was named as a candidate, and
the vacancy shall be filled at least
twenty-five days before such election!
withdrawal or resignation of a nomi-
nee for county Office shall be filed with
the county clerk of that county at least
twenty days before the election and the
vacancy shall be filled at least fifteer
| days before such election; and with
| to the general assembly shall be filed
before the election and the vacancy
shall be filled at least nine days be-
| fore such election The name of a can
didate substituted under the foregoing
provisions shall not appear on the offl'
cial ballot unless such provisions are
complied with; but in case of the death
of a primary election nominee, the
vacancy may be filled as provided in the
preceding section, if done not less thar
fifteen days before the election for {
state, congressional or county Office, ane
not less than seven days for representa-
tive to the general assembly.
Sec. a, Section I52 of the Genera
Laws is hereby amended so as to reae
as follows:
Sec. I52. A person whose name ha'
been presented as a candidate under thi'
chapter may cause it to be withdraw
by notice in writing to the officer witt
whom the original certificate was filed
at least twenty-eight days before thu
day of election, that he declines sucf
nomination, except that candidate tc
be voted for in one town only ma,
cause his name to be withdrawn by ;
notice in writing at least twelve days
before the day of election, and a name
so withdrawn shall not be printed upor
! a ballot. # candidate duly nominated