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17 V.S.A. § 2121
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 43 - Qualification and Registration of Voters|§ 2121. Eligibility of voters

§ 2121. Eligibility of voters|(a) Any person may register to vote in the town of his or her residence in any election held in a political subdivision of this State in which he or she resides who, on election day:  (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a resident of the State of Vermont; (3) has taken the voter's oath; and (4) is 18 years of age or more.   (b) Any person meeting the requirements of subdivisions (a)(1)-(3) of this section who will be 18 years of age on or before the date of a general election may register and vote in the primary election immediately preceding that general election. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1997, No. 47, § 11; 2011, No. 66, § 15, eff. June 1, 2011.)
17 V.S.A. § 2122
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 43 - Qualification and Registration of Voters|§ 2122. Residence; special cases; checklist

§ 2122. Residence; special cases; checklist|(a) A person shall not gain or lose a residence solely by reason of presence or absence while in the service of the State or of the United States; nor while engaged in the navigation of the waters of the State or of the United States or on the high seas; nor while in a hospital, nursing home, or other health care facility; nor while confined in a prison or correctional institution; nor while a member of a veterans' home; nor while a student at any educational institution; nor while living outside the United States; nor while certified as a participant in the address confidentiality program under 15 V.S.A. chapter 21, subchapter 3.(b) A person may have his or her name on the checklist only in the town of which the person is a resident. For the purpose of this chapter, "resident" shall mean a person who is domiciled in the town as evidenced by an intent to maintain a principal dwelling place in the town indefinitely and to return there if temporarily absent, coupled with an act or acts consistent with that intent. If a person removes to another town with the intention of remaining there indefinitely, that person shall be considered to have lost residence in the town in which the person originally resided even though the person intends to return at some future time. However, a person shall retain the ability to vote in a town of former residence for a period of 17 days after becoming a resident of a new town. A person may have only one residence at a given time. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 120; 1981, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1983, No. 90, § 4, eff. April 29, 1983; 1985, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1999, No. 134 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2001; 2001, No. 5, § 2.)
17 V.S.A. § 2123
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 43 - Qualification and Registration of Voters|§ 2123. Residents of unorganized towns and gores

§ 2123. Residents of unorganized towns and gores|A resident of an unorganized town, grant, or gore may have his or her name placed upon the checklist in any town that is both in the probate district and in the representative district in which he or she resides, and he or she shall be entitled to vote in all elections in such town except local elections. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
17 V.S.A. § 2124
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 43 - Qualification and Registration of Voters|§ 2124. Voter's oath or affirmation; how administered; application

§ 2124. Voter's oath or affirmation; how administered; application|(a) The voter's oath may be administered by:  (1) a person authorized by the law of this State to administer oaths and affirmations; (2) a member of a board of civil authority; (3) a commissioned officer of the military service; (4) any other person qualified to administer oaths and affirmations, within or outside the United States, by the laws of the place in which the oath or affirmation is administered; (5) any other person over the age of 18; or (6) an applicant for addition to the checklist who attests to having taken the oath or affirmation under the penalty of perjury.   (b) [Repealed.](c) At a minimum, the town clerk shall keep the completed applications for addition to the checklist, or an electronic copy thereof, through the end of the general election cycle that follows the one in which the application was received. The town clerk shall verify, upon request, that a voter has been given the oath or affirmation. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1989, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1997, No. 47, § 10; 2001, No. 6, § 12(b), eff. April 10, 2001; 2007, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2015, No. 30, § 1, eff. May 26, 2015; 2015, No. 80 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. July 1, 2017.)
17 V.S.A. § 2125
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 43 - Qualification and Registration of Voters|§ 2125. Intermittent residence

§ 2125. Intermittent residence|A person, having taken the voter's oath, who moves from Vermont and obtains voting residence outside the State shall not vote in any election in this State until he or she has once again qualified to vote under this title, except that he or she need not take the voters' oath again. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1997, No. 47, § 11.)
17 V.S.A. § 2126
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 43 - Qualification and Registration of Voters|§ 2126. Village checklist

§ 2126. Village checklist|A village clerk shall automatically include on the village checklist the names of all persons living within the village who are on the checklist of the town in which the village is located, except as provided in section 2122 of this title. No separate application or other action on the part of the voter shall be required. (Added 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 1999, No. 134 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.)
17 V.S.A. § 2141
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 43 - Qualification and Registration of Voters|§ 2141. Posting of checklist

§ 2141. Posting of checklist|(a) At least 30 days before any local, primary, or general election, the town clerk shall cause copies of the most recent checklist of the persons registered to vote to be posted in two or more public places in the municipality in addition to being posted at the town clerk's office; however, in a municipality having a population of fewer than 5,000 registered voters, only one checklist in addition to the one posted in the town clerk's office need be posted.(b) Upon the checklist shall be stated against the name of each voter, if possible, the street and number of each voter's residence and otherwise the mailing address of each voter's residence. Additions or amendments to the checklist may be attached to the checklist by means of a separate list.(c) The town clerk shall make available a copy of the list, together with lists of corrections and additions when made:  (1) to the chair of each political party in the municipality, upon request, free of charge; (2) to officers with whom primary petitions are filed under section 2357 of this title, free of charge; and (3) to any other person, upon request, at cost. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; 2001, No. 5, § 3; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2017, No. 50, § 3.)
17 V.S.A. § 2142
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 43 - Qualification and Registration of Voters|§ 2142. Revision of checklist

§ 2142. Revision of checklist|(a) The town clerk shall call such meetings of the board of civil authority as may be necessary before an election or at other times for revision of the checklist.(b) Notice of a meeting, along with a copy of the most recent checklist and a separate list of names that have been challenged and may be removed, shall be posted in two or more public places within each voting district and in the town clerk's office.(c) A quorum of the board of civil authority shall be as provided in subdivision 2103(5) of this title, and written notice shall be provided to each member as established in 24 V.S.A. § 801. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2015, No. 44, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.)
17 V.S.A. § 2143
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 43 - Qualification and Registration of Voters|§ 2143. Political representation on board of civil authority

§ 2143. Political representation on board of civil authority|(a) If the board of civil authority of any political subdivision does not contain at least three members of each major political party and the party committee or at least three voters request increased representation for an underrepresented major political party by filing a written request with the clerk of the political subdivision, the legislative body shall appoint from a list of names submitted to it by the underrepresented party a sufficient number of voters to the board of civil authority to bring the underrepresented major party's membership on the board to three. A person's name shall not be submitted unless he or she consents to serve if appointed.(b) The persons so appointed shall have the same duties and authority with respect to elections as have other members of the board, but those persons shall have no authority with respect to functions of the board of civil authority that are not related to elections. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 2001, No. 5, § 13; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
17 V.S.A. § 2144
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 43 - Qualification and Registration of Voters|§ 2144. Submitting applications

§ 2144. Submitting applications|(a) On any day other than the day of an election, the town clerk shall accept a person's application for his or her name to be placed on the checklist at the town clerk's office during all normal business hours.(b) On the day of an election:  (1) A person may submit an application for addition to the checklist to the presiding officer at the polling place of the town in which the person seeks to register during the hours of voting established by the board of civil authority for that polling place. In towns with more than one polling place, the polling place shall be that which covers the area in which the person resides. (2) The presiding officer or his or her designated election official shall review all applications submitted at the polling place and shall approve those applications that meet the requirements of section 2121 of this chapter. Upon approval, the applicant's name shall be added to the checklist at the polling place, and the applicant shall be provided with the opportunity to vote in the election. The town clerk shall add the information in the application to the statewide voter checklist within five business days of the day of the election. (3) If the presiding officer or the designated election official cannot determine from an application submitted on election day that an applicant meets the requirements of section 2121 of this chapter, the presiding officer shall immediately refer the application to any members of the board of civil authority, or its equivalent entity under any applicable charter, present at the polling place, who shall meet immediately and proceed under section 2146 of this chapter to determine whether the applicant meets the requirements of section 2121 of this chapter. For purposes of adding applicant's names to the checklist under this subdivision (3), a quorum of the board or its equivalent entity shall be as provided in section 2451 of this title. If the board rejects an applicant, it shall notify him or her at the polling place.   (c), (d) [Repealed.]  (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 1981, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 1985, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1991, No. 118 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 26, 1992; 1995, No. 4, § 1; 1997, No. 47, § 2; 2001, No. 6, § 12(a), eff. April 10, 2001; 2003, No. 59, § 2; 2007, No. 72, § 1; 2015, No. 44, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.)
17 V.S.A. § 2144a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 43 - Qualification and Registration of Voters|§ 2144a. Registration

§ 2144a. Registration|A person who desires to register to vote may apply in any of the following ways:  (1) Simultaneously with his or her application for, or renewal of, a motor vehicle driver's license or nondriver identification card as provided in section 2145a of this chapter. (2) By completing a voter registration application at a voter registration agency. (3) By delivering, during regular hours, or mailing a completed application form to the office of the clerk of the town in which the applicant claims to be a resident. (4) By completing a voter registration application and delivering it to the presiding officer before the close of the polls at the polling place of the town in which the person seeks to register. In towns with more than one polling place, the polling place shall be that which covers the area in which the person resides. (Added 1997, No. 47, § 3; amended 2015, No. 44, § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; 2015, No. 80 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. July 1, 2017.)
17 V.S.A. § 2144b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 43 - Qualification and Registration of Voters|§ 2144b. Additions to checklist by town clerk

§ 2144b. Additions to checklist by town clerk|(a)(1) A town clerk shall review all applications to the voter checklist and shall approve those applications that meet the requirements of this chapter. Once approved, application information shall be added to the statewide voter checklist within three business days of receipt by the town clerk's office.  (2) If an applicant has failed upon the date of the election to provide any information required upon the application form pursuant to section 2145 of this title, the town clerk shall notify the applicant that the form was incomplete and the applicant may provide the information on or before the date of the election.   (b) [Repealed.](c) If the town clerk does not determine that an applicant meets the requirements of section 2121 of this title, the clerk shall immediately forward the application to the board of civil authority, which shall meet in a timely manner after the receipt of the application and proceed under section 2146 of this title to determine whether the applicant meets the requirements of section 2121. For purposes of adding applicants to the checklist, a quorum shall consist of three members of the board of civil authority.(d) Periodically, or at least five days prior to each election, the town clerk shall forward to the board of civil authority a list of additions to the checklist. (Added 2001, No. 7, § 3, eff. April 10, 2001; amended 2003, No. 59, § 3; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
17 V.S.A. § 2145c
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 43 - Qualification and Registration of Voters|§ 2145c. Submission of voter registration forms by other persons or organizations

§ 2145c. Submission of voter registration forms by other persons or organizations|Any person or any organization other than a voter registration agency that accepts a completed voter registration form on behalf of an applicant shall submit that form to the town clerk of the town of that applicant not later than seven days after the date of acceptance, or before the date of any primary or general election, whichever is sooner. (Added 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 2015, No. 44, § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.)
17 V.S.A. § 2146
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 43 - Qualification and Registration of Voters|§ 2146. Action of board of civil authority or town clerk in revising checklist

§ 2146. Action of board of civil authority or town clerk in revising checklist|(a) At a meeting to revise the checklist, the board of civil authority shall determine whether any person who has applied to be registered to vote meets the requirements of section 2121 of this title. On demand of a majority of the board present, applicants may be examined under oath concerning the facts stated in the application. The board may make such investigation as it deems proper to verify any statement made under oath by an applicant.(b) As soon as possible, after receipt of an application, the board or, upon request of the board, the town clerk shall inform an applicant of its action as provided in subsection (d) of section 2145 of this chapter. If the board rejects an applicant, it shall also notify him or her forthwith, in person or by first-class mail directed to the address given in the application, of its reasons. The notice shall be in substantially the following form:REJECTION OF APPLICATION FOR ADDITIONTO CHECKLISTThe Board of Civil Authority of   ………………………………………...,         (Town/City)          having met on  .......20  .... to consider applications for addition to the checklist, have found probable cause, as stated below, to reject the application of  ............ ..................................................................... .      (Name)       Cause for rejection: (a) AGE: (b) CITIZENSHIP: (c) VOTER'S OATH: (d) RESIDENCE: The Board of Civil Authority will meet on the  .......... day of ......., 20  ........, at  .................... o'clock at the following location:  .................... to reconsider your application and give you an opportunity to appear before the Board. You may present any information or witnesses you wish at that time, or you may appeal directly to any Superior or District judge in this county or district.         .............................................................................  Town Clerk or Chairman of Board  of Civil Authority            (c) If the notice required under subsection (b) of this section is returned undelivered, the board of civil authority shall proceed to remove the person's name from the checklist in the manner set forth in section 2150 of this title. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 14; 1981, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 1997, No. 47, §§ 7, 11; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 3, 72.)
17 V.S.A. § 2147
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 43 - Qualification and Registration of Voters|§ 2147. Alteration of checklist

§ 2147. Alteration of checklist|(a) Pursuant to section 2150 of this title, the board of civil authority or, upon request of the board, the town clerk shall add to the checklist the names of the voters added and the names omitted by mistake and shall strike the names of persons not entitled to vote. The list so corrected shall not be altered except by:  (1) adding the names of persons as directed by any Superior judge on appeal; (2) adding the names of persons who are legal voters at the election but whose names are further discovered to be omitted from the completed checklist solely through inadvertence or error; (3) adding the names of persons who present a valid application for addition to the checklist of that town or a copy thereof, and who otherwise are qualified to be added to the checklist; (4) [Repealed.] (5) subdividing the checklist as provided in section 2501 of this title, including the transfer of names of voters who have moved within a town in which they are already registered from one voting district within that town to another; or (6) adding the names of persons who previously submitted an incomplete application and who provide that information on or before election day.   (b) Any correction or transfer may be accomplished at any time until the closing of the polls on election day. Each voter has primary responsibility to ascertain that his or her name is properly added to and retained on the checklist. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2001, No. 7, § 2, eff. April 10, 2001; 2003, No. 59, § 5; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2015, No. 44, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.)
17 V.S.A. § 2148
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 43 - Qualification and Registration of Voters|§ 2148. Appeal from board of civil authority

§ 2148. Appeal from board of civil authority|(a) Any person whose application to vote has been rejected or whose name has been removed from the checklist may appeal to any Superior judge in the county in which the applicant claims residence. If there is no judge available in the county the appeal may be taken to any Superior judge. When an appeal is initiated after the Thursday immediately preceding the day of an election, it shall be conducted at once by the judge. In all instances, the appeal shall be conducted with sufficient speed, in order to resolve, when possible, all issues on appeal in sufficient time to permit a successful appellant to vote at the pending election. Neither formal pleadings nor filing fee shall be required and an appellant may represent himself or herself.(b) An appeal is commenced by presenting an informal but written notice of appeal to the judge to whom the appeal is taken. The notice need only be sufficient to identify the appellant and the town in which he or she has been denied eligibility to vote. The judge shall forthwith schedule a hearing and notify the appellant and the town clerk, personally or by certified mail. The appellant and any other person may present evidence at the hearing, which shall be conducted informally so as to do substantial justice to all parties.(c) Upon conclusion of the hearing the judge shall issue a written order, either affirming the decision of the board of civil authority, or ordering that the appellant's name be added to the checklist. The applicant shall not be permitted to vote unless and until the town clerk receives a written order from the court ordering that the applicant be permitted to vote. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1985, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)
17 V.S.A. § 2149
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 43 - Qualification and Registration of Voters|§ 2149. Conclusiveness of list

§ 2149. Conclusiveness of list|(a) A person shall not vote at an election unless his or her name is on the checklist applicable to the municipality, but the checklist may be amended and corrected for such election as provided in this title. The eligibility of a person to vote shall not be challenged on the day of election if the person's name is on the checklist, except as provided in section 2564 of this title.(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section:  (1) If the voter registration records indicate that a voter has moved from an address in the area covered by the polling place, the voter shall be permitted to vote at that polling place if the voter makes an oral or written affirmation that he or she continues to reside in the area covered by that polling place. The affirmation authorized by this subdivision shall be made at the polling place before an election official. (2) If a voter who failed to return notice sent pursuant to section 2150 of this title has moved from an address in the area covered by one polling place to an address in an area covered by a different polling place within the same municipality, the voter shall upon oral or written confirmation, be permitted to correct the voting records and vote in the current election at the appropriate polling place. The affirmation authorized by this subdivision shall be made at the appropriate polling place before an election official. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1997, No. 47, § 8.)
17 V.S.A. § 2151
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 43 - Qualification and Registration of Voters|§ 2151. Federal district court

§ 2151. Federal district court|Within 10 days after the date of a presidential election, the town clerk shall send an unmarked checklist, which was up to date as of election day, to the clerk of the federal district court for the district of Vermont, and shall receive the normal fee for such documents. (Added 1981, No. 20.)