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17 V.S.A. § 2152
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 43 - Qualification and Registration of Voters|§ 2152. Division of checklist

§ 2152. Division of checklist|A town clerk may divide the checklist into active and inactive sections. The active section shall include all the qualified voters of the town, except for those voters included in the inactive section, pursuant to this provision. The inactive section shall include only those voters who have failed to respond to the notice sent pursuant to subdivision 2150(d)(3) of this title. The active and inactive designations are for recordkeeping purposes only, and shall have no bearing on voting eligibility. (Added 2001, No. 7, § 4, eff. April 10, 2001.)
17 V.S.A. § 2153
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 43 - Qualification and Registration of Voters|§ 2153. Birthday registration drive

§ 2153. Birthday registration drive|The Secretary of State may develop and implement a statewide voter registration program for the purpose of encouraging persons to register to vote on their 18th birthday. (Added 2001, No. 7, § 5, eff. April 10, 2001.)
17 V.S.A. § 2301
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 45 - Political Parties|§ 2301. Organization of major political parties

§ 2301. Organization of major political parties|A major political party shall organize biennially as provided in this chapter. A person acting on behalf of a major political party shall not accept any contribution or make any expenditure (except for the purpose of organizing under this chapter) unless the party has a current certificate of organization on file with the Secretary of State. (Added 1979, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2019, No. 67, § 9.)
17 V.S.A. § 2302
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 45 - Political Parties|§ 2302. State chair to call caucus

§ 2302. State chair to call caucus|(a) The chair of the State committee of a party shall set a date for members of the party to meet in caucus in their respective towns. The date shall be between September 10 and September 30, inclusive, in each odd-numbered year.(b) At least 14 days before the date set for the caucuses, the State chair shall mail or electronically mail a notice of the date and purpose of the caucuses to each town clerk and to each town and county chair of the party. (Added 1979, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 63; 2019, No. 67, § 9.)
17 V.S.A. § 2303
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 45 - Political Parties|§ 2303. Town chair to give notice

§ 2303. Town chair to give notice|(a) The town chair or, if unavailable or if the records of the Secretary of State show there is no chair, any three voters of the town shall arrange to hold a caucus on the day designated by the State chair, in some public place within the town and shall set the hour of the caucus.(b)(1) At least five days before the day of the caucus, the town chair shall post a notice of the date, purpose, time, and place of the caucus in the town clerk's office and in at least one other public place in town.  (2) In towns of 5,000 or more population, he or she shall also publish the notice:  (A) in a newspaper having general circulation in the town; or (B) in a nonpartisan electronic news media website or online forum that specializes in news of the State or the community.    (c) If three voters arrange to call the caucus, the voters shall designate one person among them to perform the duties prescribed in subsection (b) of this section for the town chair. (Added 1979, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1981, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 64; 2017, No. 50, § 6; 2019, No. 67, § 9.)
17 V.S.A. § 2304
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 45 - Political Parties|§ 2304. Town caucus

§ 2304. Town caucus|(a)(1) At the time and place set for the town caucus, the voters of the party residing in the town shall meet in caucus and proceed to elect a town committee, consisting of such number of voters of the town as the caucus deems necessary, to serve during the following two years or until their successors are elected or appointed.  (2) Additional members of a town committee may be elected by the town committee at any meeting, and may be eligible to vote on matters before the town committee at that meeting or at the next meeting, as determined by the members of the committee before the election.   (b) The voter checklist used by the caucus shall be the most recent checklist approved by the board of civil authority. (Added 1979, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2019, No. 67, § 9.)
17 V.S.A. § 2305
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 45 - Political Parties|§ 2305. First meeting of town committee

§ 2305. First meeting of town committee|(a)(1) The first meeting of the town committee shall be held immediately following adjournment of the caucus.  (2) At this meeting, members of the town committee shall elect committee officers and delegates to the county committee.   (b) All officers and other members of the town committee and all delegates to the county committee shall be voters of the town. (Added 1979, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2019, No. 67, § 9.)
17 V.S.A. § 2306
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 45 - Political Parties|§ 2306. Procedure upon failure to hold caucus

§ 2306. Procedure upon failure to hold caucus|If the voters of the party residing in any town fail to hold a caucus on the day designated by the State chair, any three or more voters of the party residing in the town may call and hold a caucus at any time thereafter, in the manner provided in sections 2303 through 2305 of this chapter. Those voters calling the caucus shall designate one person among them to perform the duties prescribed in section 2303 for the town chair. (Added 1979, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2019, No. 67, § 9.)
17 V.S.A. § 2307
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 45 - Political Parties|§ 2307. Certification of officers and county committee delegates

§ 2307. Certification of officers and county committee delegates|(a) Within 72 hours after the caucus, the chair and secretary of the town committee shall submit to the chairs of the State and county committees a copy of the notice calling the meeting and a certified list of the names, mailing addresses, phone numbers, and e-mails of the officers and members of the town committee and of the delegates to the county committee.(b) A committee is not considered organized until a certificate of organization is filed by the State committee with the Secretary of State pursuant to section 2313 of this chapter.(c) The Secretary of State shall furnish forms for this purpose to the chair of the State committee of a political party. (Added 1979, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2019, No. 67, § 9.)
17 V.S.A. § 2308
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 45 - Political Parties|§ 2308. Composition of county committee

§ 2308. Composition of county committee|(a) The number of delegates to the county committee that each town caucus is entitled to elect shall be apportioned by the State committee, based upon the number of votes cast for the party's candidate for Governor in the last election, provided that each town caucus shall be entitled to elect at least two delegates.(b) Delegates to the county committee shall be voters of the town, but need not be members of the town committee.(c) Delegates shall serve for two years following their election or until their successors are elected or appointed. (Added 1979, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2019, No. 67, § 9.)
17 V.S.A. § 2309
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 45 - Political Parties|§ 2309. First meeting of county committee

§ 2309. First meeting of county committee|(a)(1) The chair of the State committee shall set a date for the first meeting of each county committee.  (2) The State chair shall notify the chairs of the county committees of the date of the meeting. (3)(A) The chair of the county committee shall set the hour and place of the meeting and shall notify all delegates-elect by mail or electronic mail not less than 10 days prior to the meeting.  (B) If the chair of the county committee receives notice that a town committee within the county has organized 10 or fewer days before the date of the first meeting of the county committee, the chair shall notify the newly elected members within 48 hours of receiving notice of the organized town committee.    (b)(1) At the time and place set for the meeting, the delegates shall proceed to elect their officers and perfect an organization of the county committee for the ensuing two years.  (2) All officers and other members of the county committee and all delegates to the State committee shall be voters of the county. (Added 1979, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 65; 2019, No. 67, § 9.)
17 V.S.A. § 2310
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 45 - Political Parties|§ 2310. Election of State committee

§ 2310. Election of State committee|(a)(1) The chair of the county committee shall be a member of the State committee.  (2) Each county committee shall be entitled to elect at least two additional members of the State committee. These delegates need not be members of the county committee. (3) If the rules or bylaws of a State committee provide for apportionment of additional members of the State committee to come from the county, the county committee also shall elect those additional members.   (b) All county committee members and officers and all persons elected to the State committee shall be voters in the county from which they are elected.(c) County committee members and delegates to the State committee shall serve for two years following their election or until their successors are elected or appointed. (Added 1979, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2007, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Feb. 21, 2008; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2019, No. 67, § 9.)
17 V.S.A. § 2311
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 45 - Political Parties|§ 2311. Certification of county officers and State committee members

§ 2311. Certification of county officers and State committee members|(a) Within 72 hours of the first meeting of the county committee, its chair and secretary shall submit to the chair of the State committee a copy of the notice calling the meeting and a certified list of the names, mailing addresses, phone numbers, and e-mails of the officers of the county committee and of the members elected by the county committee to the State committee.(b) A committee is not considered organized until a certificate of organization is filed by the State committee with the Secretary of State pursuant to section 2313 of this chapter.(c) The Secretary of State shall prescribe and furnish forms for this purpose. (Added 1979, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1985, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2019, No. 67, § 9.)
17 V.S.A. § 2312
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 45 - Political Parties|§ 2312. First meeting of the State committee

§ 2312. First meeting of the State committee|(a) The chair of the State committee shall name an hour and place of meeting, at which time the members-elect of the State committee shall meet and perfect an organization of the State committee for the ensuing two years.(b) The chair of the State committee shall notify all members-elect of the State committee in writing, at least 10 days before the day set for the meeting. (Added 1979, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2019, No. 67, § 9.)
17 V.S.A. § 2313
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 45 - Political Parties|§ 2313. Filing of certificate of organization

§ 2313. Filing of certificate of organization|(a)(1) Within 10 days after the first meeting of the State committee of a party, the chair and secretary shall file in the office of the Secretary of State a certificate stating that the party has completed its organization for the ensuing two years and has substantially complied with the provisions of this chapter.  (2) However, no State committee shall be eligible to file a certificate of organization unless it has town committees organized in at least 30 towns in this State and county committees organized in at least seven counties by January 1 of the year of the general election.   (b) The certificate of organization shall:  (1) set forth the names, mailing addresses, phone numbers, and e-mails of the officers and members of the State committee, together with the counties that they represent; (2) contain a listing of the towns and counties in which committees have organized; (3) designate, in not more than three words, the name by which the party shall be identified on any Australian ballot; and (4) be accompanied by a copy of the notice calling the meeting.   (c) The Secretary of State shall prescribe and furnish the form to be used for this purpose.(d) Upon receipt of a certificate of organization, the Secretary of State promptly shall notify all persons who have registered with the Secretary of State asking to be notified of such filings.(e)(1) Within 10 days, the Secretary of State shall accept a certificate of organization if it appears to be valid on its face or reject it if it is not.  (2) The Secretary of State may reject a certificate of organization if the political or other name is not substantially different from the name of any organized political party. (3) When a certificate is rejected, the Secretary of State promptly shall notify the chair and secretary of the committee to inform them in writing of the reasons for rejection.   (f) A committee is not considered organized until the material required by this section has been filed and accepted. (Added 1979, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1983, No. 90, § 3, eff. April 29, 1983; 2001, No. 5, § 16; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2019, No. 67, § 9.)
17 V.S.A. § 2314
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 45 - Political Parties|§ 2314. Officers required

§ 2314. Officers required|Every committee of a political party is required to elect a chair, a vice chair, a secretary, and a treasurer, who need not be members of the committee at the time of their election, but who become members, with full voting rights, upon their election. A committee may also elect from among its members such other officers as it deems appropriate to its work. (Added 1979, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 9.)
17 V.S.A. § 2317
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 45 - Political Parties|§ 2317. Voters not to participate in more than one party

§ 2317. Voters not to participate in more than one party|A voter shall not vote in a town, county, or State caucus of more than one party in the same 12-month period, nor shall any voter simultaneously hold membership on the committees of more than one political party. (Added 1979, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 2019, No. 67, § 9.)
17 V.S.A. § 2318
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 45 - Political Parties|§ 2318. Organization of minor political parties

§ 2318. Organization of minor political parties|A minor political party may organize in the manner set forth in this subchapter or in another manner that its members deem appropriate. Minor political parties shall comply with the filing requirements of sections 2307, 2311 to the extent applicable, and 2313 of this chapter, except that they need not be organized in 30 towns or in seven counties. They shall also comply with the procedural requirements of sections 2303 through 2306 and 2313 of this title, but need not comply with other procedural requirements in sections 2301, 2302, 2308 through 2310, and 2312 of this title. Minor political parties shall also comply with sections 2314 through 2317 of this title. (Added 1979, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 12.)
17 V.S.A. § 2319
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 45 - Political Parties|§ 2319. Party conventions for platforms

§ 2319. Party conventions for platforms|On or before the fourth Tuesday in September in each even-numbered year, upon the call of the chair of the State committee of the party, a party platform convention of each organized political party shall be held to make and adopt the platform of the party. (Added 1979, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2019, No. 67, § 9.)
17 V.S.A. § 2321
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 47 - Party Organization|§ 2321. Representative district committee

§ 2321. Representative district committee|The "representative district committee" of a party shall consist of those members of the town committee residing in a representative district. A representative district committee may encompass less than an entire town or may extend across town lines. Such a committee shall elect its own officers when called upon to meet, but it need not meet unless required to perform some function under this title. Any three members may call the first meeting by giving at least five days' written notice to all other members; thereafter, the committee shall meet at the call of the chair. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2003, No. 59, § 8; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 14.)
17 V.S.A. § 2322
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 47 - Party Organization|§ 2322. Senatorial district committee

§ 2322. Senatorial district committee|The "senatorial district committee" of a party shall consist of those members of the county committee residing in a senatorial district. A senatorial district committee may encompass less than an entire county or may extend across county lines. Such a committee shall elect its own officers when called upon to meet, but it need not meet unless required to perform some function under this title. Any three members may call the first meeting by giving at least five days' written notice to all other members; thereafter, the committee shall meet at the call of the chair. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2003, No. 59, § 9.)
17 V.S.A. § 2323
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 47 - Party Organization|§ 2323. Probate district committee

§ 2323. Probate district committee|The "probate district committee" of a party shall consist of those members of the county committee residing in a probate district. Such a committee shall elect its own officers when called upon to meet, but it need not meet unless required to perform some function under this title. The chair of the county committee may call the first meeting by giving at least five days' written notice to all other members; thereafter the committee shall meet at the call of the probate district chair. (Added 1981, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 21; amended 2003, No. 59, § 10.)
17 V.S.A. § 2351
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 49 - Nominations|§ 2351. Primary election

§ 2351. Primary election|A primary election shall be held on the second Tuesday in August in each even-numbered year for the nomination of candidates of major political parties for all offices to be voted for at the succeeding general election, except candidates for President and Vice President of the United States, their electors, and justices of the peace. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2009, No. 73 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 7, 2010; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.)
17 V.S.A. § 2352
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 49 - Nominations|§ 2352. Nomination of candidates prior to special election

§ 2352. Nomination of candidates prior to special election|When the Governor or any court, pursuant to law, orders a special election to be held for any of the offices covered by section 2351 of this title, a special primary election shall be held on the Tuesday that falls not less than 60 days nor more than 66 days prior to the date set for the special election. The nomination of candidates prior to a special election, including nomination both by primary and by other means, shall be governed by the rules applicable to nomination of candidates prior to the general election, except as may be specifically provided in this chapter. The term "general election," as used in this chapter, shall be deemed to include a special election, unless the context requires a different interpretation. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2009, No. 73 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 7, 2010.)
17 V.S.A. § 2353
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 49 - Nominations|§ 2353. Petitions to place names on ballot

§ 2353. Petitions to place names on ballot|(a) The name of any person shall be printed upon the primary ballot as a candidate for nomination by any major political party for the office indicated, if a petition containing the requisite number of signatures made by registered voters, in substantially the following form, is filed with the proper official, together with the person's written consent to having his or her name printed on the ballot:I join in a petition to place on the primary ballot of the ................................. party the name of  .............................., whose residence  is in the (city), (town) of  ............................... in the county of ………….................., for the office of  .................................... to be voted for on Tuesday, the  ........................ day of August, 20  .................. and I certify  that I am at the present time a registered voter and am qualified to vote for  a candidate for this office. (b)(1) A person's name shall not be listed as a candidate on the primary ballot of more than one party in the same election.  (2) A single petition shall contain only one office for which a person seeks to be a candidate. (3) A person shall file a separate petition for each office for which he or she seeks to be a candidate. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 17; 2007, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. May 6, 2008; 2009, No. 73 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 7, 2010; 2017, No. 50, § 7; 2019, No. 67, § 10.)
17 V.S.A. § 2354
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 49 - Nominations|§ 2354. Signing petitions

§ 2354. Signing petitions|(a) Any number of voters may sign the same petition.(b)(1) A voter's signature shall not be valid unless at the time he or she signs, the voter is registered and qualified to vote for the candidate whose petition he or she signs.  (2) Each voter shall indicate his or her town of residence next to his or her signature.   (c) The signature of a voter on a candidate's petition does not necessarily indicate that the voter supports the candidate.(d) A petition shall contain the name of only one candidate. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 18; 2017, No. 50, § 8; 2019, No. 67, § 10.)
17 V.S.A. § 2355
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 49 - Nominations|§ 2355. Number of signatures required

§ 2355. Number of signatures required|The number of signatures on primary petitions shall be not less than:  (1) for State and congressional officers, 500; (2) for county officers or State senator, 100; and (3) for Representative to the General Assembly, 50. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2019, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 120.)
17 V.S.A. § 2356
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 49 - Nominations|§ 2356. Time for filing petitions

§ 2356. Time for filing petitions|(a) Primary petitions for major party candidates shall be filed not earlier than the fourth Monday in April and not later than 5:00 p.m. on the fourth Thursday after the first Monday in May preceding the primary election prescribed by section 2351 of this chapter, and not later than 5:00 p.m. of the 62nd day prior to the day of a special primary election.(b) A petition or statement of nomination shall apply only to the election cycle in which the petition or statement of nomination is filed. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 19; 2003, No. 59, § 11; 2009, No. 73 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. April 7, 2010; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. Jan. 1, 2016; 2017, No. 50, § 9.)