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17 V.S.A. § 1821
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 31 - Conventions to Amend u.s. Constitution|§ 1821. Construction of chapter

§ 1821. Construction of chapter|The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed so that the real will of the voters shall not be defeated and so that the voters shall not be deprived of their right because of informality or failure to comply with provisions of law as to notice or conduct of the election or of certifying the results thereof.
17 V.S.A. § 1822
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 31 - Conventions to Amend u.s. Constitution|§ 1822. Filling vacancies

§ 1822. Filling vacancies|In case of vacancies caused by death, disability, or resignation, the Governor shall fill the vacancies by appointment.
17 V.S.A. § 1823
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 31 - Conventions to Amend u.s. Constitution|§ 1823. Quorum; Secretary

§ 1823. Quorum; Secretary|A majority of the delegates shall constitute a quorum to do business, when convened according to the provisions of this chapter. The Secretary of State shall be ex officio Secretary of the convention and with the Chair of the convention, he or she shall certify the vote of the convention to the Secretary of State of the United States.
17 V.S.A. § 1824
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 31 - Conventions to Amend u.s. Constitution|§ 1824. Compensation

§ 1824. Compensation|The compensation of each delegate shall be $10.00 and actual expenses.
17 V.S.A. § 1825
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 31 - Conventions to Amend u.s. Constitution|§ 1825. Effect of congressional prescription of the manner of holding conventions

§ 1825. Effect of congressional prescription of the manner of holding conventions|If, on or about the time of submitting any such amendment, Congress, in the resolution submitting the same, or by statute, shall prescribe the manner in which the conventions shall be constituted, the preceding provisions of this chapter shall be inoperative. The convention shall be constituted and shall operate as the resolution or act of Congress shall direct, and all officers of the State who may by the resolution or statute be authorized or directed to take any action to constitute such a convention for this State are hereby authorized and directed to act thereunder and in conformity thereto, with the same force and effect as if acting under a statute of this State.
17 V.S.A. § 1840
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 32 - Publication and Ratification of Articles of Amendment to Vermont Constitution|§ 1840. Interim publication

§ 1840. Interim publication|Within 90 days following adjournment without day of any session of the General Assembly in which articles of amendment to the Constitution have been proposed by the Senate and concurred in by the House, the Secretary of State shall prepare copies of the proposal or proposals of amendment and forward them, with a summary of proposed changes, for publication in at least two newspapers having general circulation in the State, as determined by the Secretary of State. The proposal or proposals shall be so published once each week for three successive weeks in each of the papers at the expense of the State and on the websites of the General Assembly and the Office of the Secretary of State. (Added 1971, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 3, 1972; amended 1981, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 32; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 61.)
17 V.S.A. § 1841
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 32 - Publication and Ratification of Articles of Amendment to Vermont Constitution|§ 1841. Constitutional requirements

§ 1841. Constitutional requirements|(a) Amendments to the Constitution, having been proposed by the General Assembly, published, and concurred in by the succeeding General Assembly as required by § 72 of Chapter II of the Constitution, shall be submitted to the people of the State for their ratification and adoption in the manner provided in this chapter.(b) Following the concurrence by the succeeding General Assembly but prior to being submitted to the people of the State, the Governor shall issue a proclamation providing public notice of the proposed constitutional amendment. (Added 1971, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 3, 1972; amended 2019, No. 67, § 1.)
17 V.S.A. § 1842
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 32 - Publication and Ratification of Articles of Amendment to Vermont Constitution|§ 1842. Time of voting; warning

§ 1842. Time of voting; warning|(a) The people shall be assembled for the purpose of voting on the article of amendment in their respective towns and cities at the same time and place as for the general election, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, in even-numbered years, and the warning for each meeting shall contain an article, in substance as follows:"To see if the voters will vote to accept or reject the proposed article of amendment to the Constitution of Vermont."(b) The omission of that article from the warning shall not invalidate nor affect the vote on the proposed article of amendment, and the voters of each town or city shall vote on the article of amendment whether the warning contains the foregoing article or not. (Added 1971, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 3, 1972; amended 1981, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 33; 2019, No. 67, § 1.)
17 V.S.A. § 1843
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 32 - Publication and Ratification of Articles of Amendment to Vermont Constitution|§ 1843. Process of voting; making returns; conduct of meetings

§ 1843. Process of voting; making returns; conduct of meetings|(a)(1) At those meetings the voters may vote by ballot for or against the article of amendment.  (2) The same officer shall preside in each such meeting as provided in section 2680 of this title.   (b) The board of civil authority shall, in open meeting, receive, sort, and count the votes of the voters for and against the article of amendment and the result shall be declared by the presiding officer. That result shall be recorded by the clerk of the town or city and true returns thereof shall be made, sealed up, and sent by the clerk by mail or otherwise to the Secretary of State as provided in section 2588 of this title.(c) The polls for voting on the article of amendment shall be open as provided in section 2561 of this title. (Added 1971, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 3, 1972; amended 1981, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 34; 2019, No. 67, § 1.)
17 V.S.A. § 1844
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 32 - Publication and Ratification of Articles of Amendment to Vermont Constitution|§ 1844. Publication in newspapers and on State websites; ballots

§ 1844. Publication in newspapers and on State websites; ballots|(a)(1) The Secretary of State shall, between September 25 and October 1 in any year in which a vote on ratification of an article of amendment is taken, prepare copies of the proposal of amendment and forward them, with a summary of proposed changes, for publication in at least two newspapers having general circulation in the State, as determined by the Secretary of State.  (2) The proposal shall be so published once each week for three successive weeks in each of the papers at the expense of the State and on the websites of the General Assembly and the Office of the Secretary of State.   (b) The Secretary of State shall cause ballots to be prepared for a vote by the voters of the State upon the proposal of amendment. (Added 1971, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 3, 1972; amended 1981, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 35; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 62; 2019, No. 67, § 1.)
17 V.S.A. § 1845
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 32 - Publication and Ratification of Articles of Amendment to Vermont Constitution|§ 1845. Qualifications of voters; conduct of election

§ 1845. Qualifications of voters; conduct of election|The qualifications of voters on the proposal of amendment, the checklist requirements for the election, and all other provisions relating to the conduct of the election shall be the same as those required at general elections. (Added 1971, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 3, 1972; amended 1981, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2019, No. 67, § 1.)
17 V.S.A. § 1846
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 32 - Publication and Ratification of Articles of Amendment to Vermont Constitution|§ 1846. Failure to post checklists

§ 1846. Failure to post checklists|The failure of the selectboard of any town, or the proper officers of any city, to prepare and post checklists of the voters of the town or city as provided by section 2141 of this title, shall not invalidate the votes given by the voters of the town or city upon the proposed article of amendment. (Added 1971, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 3, 1972; amended 1981, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 36; 2019, No. 67, § 1.)
17 V.S.A. § 1848
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 32 - Publication and Ratification of Articles of Amendment to Vermont Constitution|§ 1848. Tabulation of returns; record of amendments

§ 1848. Tabulation of returns; record of amendments|The Governor and Secretary of State shall, on the second Tuesday of December, of the year in which a vote on ratification of an article of amendment is taken, open and tabulate the returns made under section 1843 of this chapter; and if it appears therefrom that the article of amendment has been ratified and adopted by a majority of the voters voting thereon, the amendment shall be enrolled on the parchment and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State as a part of the Constitution of this State and shall, in all future official revisions of the laws, be published in immediate connection therewith. (Added 1971, No. 211 (Adj. sess.), § 2, eff. April 3, 1972; amended 1981, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 38; 2019, No. 67, § 1.)
17 V.S.A. § 1849
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 32 - Publication and Ratification of Articles of Amendment to Vermont Constitution|§ 1849. Proclamation by Governor

§ 1849. Proclamation by Governor|The Governor shall thereupon forthwith issue his or her proclamation, attested by the Secretary of State, reciting the article of amendment and announcing the ratification and adoption of it by the people of this State under this chapter and that the amendment has become a part of the Constitution thereof and requiring all officers and all citizens of the State to take notice thereof and govern themselves accordingly; or that the article of amendment has been rejected, as the case may be. (Added 1971, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 3, 1972; amended 2019, No. 67, § 1.)
17 V.S.A. § 1850
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 32 - Publication and Ratification of Articles of Amendment to Vermont Constitution|§ 1850. Transmission of copies of chapter and forms to clerks

§ 1850. Transmission of copies of chapter and forms to clerks|(a) The Secretary of State shall send to the clerk of each city and town a copy of this chapter at least two months before the vote on the ratification of an article of amendment.(b) In any year in which a vote on ratification of an article of amendment is taken, the Secretary of State shall, within the period prescribed by section 1844 of this chapter, send to the clerk of each city and town ballots provided for in that section and blank forms for the returns of votes on the article of amendment. (Added 1971, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 3, 1972; amended 2019, No. 67, § 1.)
17 V.S.A. § 1881a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 33 - Apportionment of State Senators|§ 1881a. Senatorial districts; nominations and election

§ 1881a. Senatorial districts; nominations and election|(a) The laws relating to the election of Senators in single counties shall apply in senatorial districts except as their application may be inconsistent with this section or the structure of those districts.(b) In senatorial districts, the senatorial district clerk shall be the county clerk for those towns within the district aggregating the largest population.(c)(1) Petitions for nominating candidates for Senator in the General Assembly by primary or by certificates of nomination of candidates for that office by convention, caucus, committee, or voters under chapter 49 of this title may be filed in the office of any county clerk in a senatorial district.  (2)(A) On the day after the last day for filing those petitions or certificates for that office, the other county clerk shall notify the senatorial district clerk of the facts concerning those petitions or certificates.  (B) The senatorial district clerk shall be responsible for determining the names of candidates and other facts required by law to appear on the ballot for the office of Senator and for obtaining and distributing the ballots to the other clerks in the district.    (d) The clerk of the less populous county in a senatorial district shall report the results of voting in his or her county immediately after they are determined to the senatorial district clerk, who shall issue the certificates of nomination or election required by law as to the office of Senator.(e) The canvassing of votes in a senatorial district shall be done in each county in the district as in the case of single counties, but the clerk of the less populous county in a senatorial district shall send a copy of the appropriate certificate to the clerk of the senatorial district who shall issue necessary certificates for the senatorial district. (Added 1965, No. 187, § 2; amended 1975, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 69; 2019, No. 67, § 2.)
17 V.S.A. § 1891
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 34 - Apportionment of State Representatives|§ 1891. Statement of policy

§ 1891. Statement of policy|The order of the U.S. District Court for the district of Vermont entered August 3, 1964, modified and affirmed by the Supreme Court of the United States, January 12, 1965 ( Parsons v. Buckley, 85 S.Ct. 503, 379 U.S. 359, 13 L.Ed.2d 352) requires that both houses of the General Assembly of Vermont be apportioned and districted on a basis other than the manner provided for in the Constitution of this State. Such order further provides that if reapportionment legislation is not enacted by July 1, 1965, the district court shall reapportion the General Assembly so as to comply with the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In the light of this order, the General Assembly of Vermont declares that apportioning and districting is primarily a responsibility of the Legislature at this time to be accomplished by this chapter, and in such a manner as to achieve substantial equality in the choice of members of the General Assembly as guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States of America. It is further declared to be the policy of the State of Vermont that the constitutional basis of apportionment of the House of Representatives can best be measured in this State by population. (Added 1965, No. 98, § 2; amended 1981, No. 30, § 1, eff. April 16, 1981.)
17 V.S.A. § 1891a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 34 - Apportionment of State Representatives|§ 1891a. Definitions

§ 1891a. Definitions|As used in this chapter and in chapter 34A of this title:  (1) "Initial district" or "district" means a district created by law in the final plan enacted pursuant to section 1906 of this title and listed in section 1893 of this title. (2) "Representative district" means a district from which one or two Representatives are elected. (Added 1965, No. 187, § 3; amended 1973, No. 210 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. date, see note set out below; 1981, No. 30, § 6, eff. April 16, 1981, and shall apply to the 1981-82 reapportionment; 1981, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1991, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Feb. 13, 1992.)
17 V.S.A. § 1892
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 34 - Apportionment of State Representatives|§ 1892. House of Representatives membership

§ 1892. House of Representatives membership|The House of Representatives shall consist of 150 members, each of whom shall be elected from a district established by law. No person shall be elected a Representative until he or she has resided in this State two years, the last of which shall be in the district for which he or she is elected. (Added 1965, No. 98, § 3.)
17 V.S.A. § 1901
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 34A - Periodic Reapportionment|§ 1901. Purpose

§ 1901. Purpose|(a) The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires all state legislative bodies to be apportioned in such manner as to achieve substantially equal weighting of the votes of all voters in the choice of legislators.(b) To comply with such requirement it will be necessary to reapportion the House of Representatives and the Senate at periodic intervals, so that changes may be recognized in legislative apportionment.(c) It is the purpose of this chapter to achieve such reapportionment in an orderly and impartial manner. (Added 1965, No. 97, § 1; amended 2019, No. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2021; 2019, No. 67, § 3.)
17 V.S.A. § 1902
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 34A - Periodic Reapportionment|§ 1902. Definitions

§ 1902. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Apportionment standard for the House of Representatives" means the number obtained by dividing the total population in the State by the number of members of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly. (2) "Apportionment standard for the Senate" means the number obtained by dividing the total population in the State by the number of members of the Senate. (3) "Board" means the Legislative Apportionment Board. (4) "Population" means the most recent census taken under the authority of Congress or a special census ordered to be taken by the Legislature. (Added 1965, No. 97, § 2; amended 1981, No. 30, § 2, eff. April 16, 1981; 1991, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Feb. 13, 1992.)
17 V.S.A. § 1903
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 34A - Periodic Reapportionment|§ 1903. Periodic reapportionment; standards

§ 1903. Periodic reapportionment; standards|(a) The House of Representatives and the Senate shall be reapportioned and redistricted on the basis of population during the biennial session after the taking of each decennial census of the United States, or after a census taken for the purpose of such reapportionment under the authority of this State.(b) The standard for creating districts for the election of Representatives to the General Assembly shall be to form representative districts with minimum percentages of deviation from the apportionment standard for the House of Representatives. The standard for creating districts for the election of Senators on a county basis to the General Assembly shall be to form senatorial districts with minimum percentages of deviation from the apportionment standard for the Senate. The representative and senatorial districts shall be formed consistent with the following policies insofar as practicable:  (1) preservation of existing political subdivision lines; (2) recognition and maintenance of patterns of geography, social interaction, trade, political ties, and common interests; (3) use of compact and contiguous territory. (Added 1965, No. 97, § 3; amended 1973, No. 210 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. April 3, 1974; 1981, No. 30, §§ 3, 7, eff. April 16, 1981; 1991, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. Feb. 13, 1992.)
17 V.S.A. § 1904
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 34A - Periodic Reapportionment|§ 1904. Legislative Apportionment Board

§ 1904. Legislative Apportionment Board|(a) There is hereby created the Legislative Apportionment Board, consisting of: a special master designated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; one resident of the State of Vermont for five years immediately preceding the appointment, appointed by the Governor from each political party that has had more than three members serve as members of the General Assembly, who are not all from the same county, for at least three of the five biennial legislative sessions since the taking of the previous decennial census of the United States; and one resident of the State of Vermont for the five years immediately preceding the appointment, elected by the State committee of each of those political parties, a quorum of each committee being present and voting. No member of the Board shall serve as a member or employee of the General Assembly, or of either house thereof. The special master so designated shall be Chair of the Board, and shall call such meetings as may be necessary for the accomplishment of the duties of the Board hereafter set forth. The Secretary of State of Vermont shall be secretary of the Board, but shall have no vote. For the purpose of determining representation of a political party under this section, if a candidate for election to the General Assembly accepted a nomination from more than one political party, that candidate's party affiliation shall be only that political party to which he or she filed a petition for nomination.(b) Members of the Board shall first be selected on or before July 1, 1990, and thereafter members shall be selected decennially before July 1 and shall serve until their successors are selected. The appointing or electing authority shall fill vacancies.(c) For administrative purposes, the Board shall be part of the office of the Secretary of State, and funds for the Board's operation shall be appropriated for the Secretary of State, provided, however, that expenditures of such appropriation shall be directed by the Board.(d) Members of the Board not receiving a salary from the State shall receive per diem compensation and expenses as provided in 32 V.S.A. § 1010.(e) The Board may employ or contract for such expert assistants or services, or both, as may be necessary to carry out its duties. (Added 1965, No. 97, § 4; amended 1989, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 6a, 6b; 1991, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. Feb. 13, 1992; 2009, No. 18, § 1.)
17 V.S.A. § 1905
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 34A - Periodic Reapportionment|§ 1905. House apportionment- Tentative proposal

§ 1905. House apportionment- Tentative proposal|On or before July 1 of the year following each decennial census under the authority of Congress, the Board shall prepare a tentative proposal for the reapportionment of the House of Representatives. Whenever, in the tentative proposal, it appears that one town or city should be divided into two or more initial districts, or that part of one town or city should be combined with part or all of another town or city to form an initial district, the Board shall immediately notify the board of civil authority of each town and city thus affected. The boards of civil authority may, on or before August 1, recommend to the Legislative Apportionment Board the manner in which initial district lines within those towns and cities should be drawn, always having regard for the standards of apportionment set forth in section 1903 of this title. Upon request of any board of civil authority, the Legislative Apportionment Board shall designate one of its members, or a person designated in section 1908 of this title, to call and preside without vote over a joint meeting of two or more boards of civil authority for the purpose of making joint recommendations. (Added 1965, No. 97, § 5; amended 1973, No. 210 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. April 3, 1974; 1981, No. 30, § 4, eff. April 16, 1981, and shall apply to the 1981-82 reapportionment; 1989, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 6c; 1991, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. Feb. 13, 1992; 1999, No. 68 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2001, No. 36, § 1.)