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17 V.S.A. § 2688
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 55 - Local Elections|§ 2688. Recount on question submitted

§ 2688. Recount on question submitted|(a) A registered voter or, in the case of a union school district, at least one registered voter from each member of the union district may demand a recount of ballots on any question submitted to the vote of the municipality using the Australian ballot system, if the margin by which the question passed or failed is less than five percent of the total votes cast on the question.(b) The request shall be filed with the municipal clerk within 10 days after the vote. The procedure shall be the same as in the case of recount of the votes cast for a candidate at an election.(c) The petitioner and his or her designated representative and a voter representing the other side of the question voted upon and his or her designated representative may inspect the vote and observe the recount under the guidance of the board of civil authority. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 115; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 59.)
17 V.S.A. § 2689
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 55 - Local Elections|§ 2689. Preservation of ballots

§ 2689. Preservation of ballots|In an election in which the Australian ballot system is used, the ballots shall be preserved as provided in this title in the case of general elections. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
17 V.S.A. § 2701
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 57 - Presidential Elections|§ 2701. Presidential primary; time of holding; form of ballot

§ 2701. Presidential primary; time of holding; form of ballot|In presidential election years, a presidential primary for each major political party shall be held in all municipalities on the first Tuesday in March. The Secretary of State shall prepare and distribute for use at the primary an official ballot for each party for which one or more candidates qualify for the placing of their names on the ballot under section 2702 of this title. Ballots shall be printed on index stock and configured to be readable by vote tabulators. (Added 1979, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 6, 1980; amended 1995, No. 38, § 2; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 33.)
17 V.S.A. § 2702
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 57 - Presidential Elections|§ 2702. Nominating petition

§ 2702. Nominating petition|(a) The name of any person shall be printed upon the primary ballot as a candidate for nomination by any major political party if petitions signed by at least 1,000 voters in accordance with sections 2353, 2354, and 2358 of this title are filed with the Secretary of State, together with the written consent of the person to the printing of the person's name on the ballot.(b) Petitions shall be filed not later than 5:00 p.m. on the 15th day of December preceding the primary election.(c) The petition shall be in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State.(d) A person's name shall not be listed as a candidate on the primary ballot of more than one party in the same election.(e) Each petition shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $2,000.00 to be paid to the Secretary of State. However, if the petition of a candidate is accompanied by the affidavit of the candidate, which shall be available for public inspection, that the candidate and the candidate's campaign committee are without sufficient funds to pay the filing fee, the Secretary of State shall waive all but $300.00 of the payment of the filing fee by that candidate. (Added 1979, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 6, 1980; amended 1995, No. 38, § 3; 2011, No. 66, § 16, eff. June 1, 2011; amended 2013, No. 1, § 82; 2017, No. 50, § 62.)
17 V.S.A. § 2703
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 57 - Presidential Elections|§ 2703. Examining petitions; supplementary petitions

§ 2703. Examining petitions; supplementary petitions|The Secretary of State shall examine the petitions and ascertain whether they conform to the provisions of this chapter, and sections 2353, 2354, and 2358 of this title. If found not to conform, he or she shall state in writing why a particular petition cannot be accepted, and within 72 hours from receipt he or she shall return it to the candidate in whose behalf it was filed. In such case, supplementary petitions may be filed not later than 10 days after the deadline for filing petitions. However, supplementary petitions shall not be accepted if petitions with the signatures of at least 1,000 persons were not filed by the deadline for filing petitions set forth in section 2702 of this chapter. (Added 1979, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 6, 1980; amended 2015, No. 30, § 29, eff. May 26, 2015.)
17 V.S.A. § 2704
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 57 - Presidential Elections|§ 2704. Ballots

§ 2704. Ballots|A person voting at the primary shall be required to ask for the ballot of the party in which the voter wishes to vote and an election official shall record the voter's choice of ballot by marking the entrance checklist with a letter code, as designated by the Secretary of State, to indicate the voter's party choice. The names of all candidates on the ballot shall be listed in alphabetical order. Each voter may vote for one candidate for the presidential nomination of one party, either by placing a mark opposite the printed name of a candidate as in other primaries, or by writing in the name of the candidate of the voter's choice. (Added 1979, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 6, 1980; amended 1995, No. 38, § 4; 2003, No. 59, § 43.)
17 V.S.A. § 2705
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 57 - Presidential Elections|§ 2705. Checklist

§ 2705. Checklist|The checklist for the primary shall be the checklist to be used at the annual town meeting, except that the names of residents of unorganized towns and gores shall be added to the checklist in the manner provided in section 2123 of this title and it shall be stated next to their names that they are eligible to vote in the presidential primary but not on town meeting items. Towns that do not hold an annual meeting on the first Tuesday or the Monday evening before the first Tuesday in March shall update their checklist before the election as required by chapter 43 of this title. (Added 1979, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 6, 1980; 1995, No. 38, § 5.)
17 V.S.A. § 2706
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 57 - Presidential Elections|§ 2706. Provisions applicable

§ 2706. Provisions applicable|The appropriate provisions of this title shall apply to presidential primaries, unless clearly inconsistent herewith. (Added 1979, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 6, 1980; amended 1995, No. 38, § 6.)
17 V.S.A. § 2715
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 57 - Presidential Elections|§ 2715. Party convention to elect delegates

§ 2715. Party convention to elect delegates|(a) The State committee of each major political party holding a national convention shall call a party convention, under rules proposed in advance and adopted by the committee, to be held during the month of May or June in each presidential election year. At the convention, delegates and alternates to the national convention of such party, to the number apportioned to this State, shall be elected by the rules adopted by each major political party.(b) Each major political party shall adopt rules relating to the delegates and alternates of a candidate who has withdrawn as a candidate. A declaration of withdrawal shall be made in writing and becomes effective when filed with the Secretary of State.(c) Each major political party shall adopt rules relating to the manner in which the delegates elected in accordance with this section shall represent, at the national convention, the voters for whom the delegates were elected. (Added 1979, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 6, 1980; amended 1991, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 10, 1992; 1995, No. 38, § 7.)
17 V.S.A. § 2716
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 57 - Presidential Elections|§ 2716. Notification to Secretary of State

§ 2716. Notification to Secretary of State|Not later than 5:00 p.m. on the 65th day before the day of the general election, the chair of the State committee of each major political party shall certify in writing to the Secretary of State the names of the presidential and vice presidential nominees selected at the party's national convention. (Added 1979, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 6, 1980; amended 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 60; 2017, No. 50, § 63.)
17 V.S.A. § 2721
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 57 - Presidential Elections|§ 2721. Nomination of presidential electors

§ 2721. Nomination of presidential electors|In presidential election years, presidential electors for major political parties shall be nominated at the party platform convention held pursuant to this title. Electors for all other presidential candidates shall be nominated pursuant to chapter 49, subchapter 3 of this title. (Added 1979, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 6, 1980.)
17 V.S.A. § 2722
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 57 - Presidential Elections|§ 2722. Certification of nominees for electors

§ 2722. Certification of nominees for electors|After adjournment of the platform convention of a major political party, the chair and secretary of the convention shall promptly execute a sworn statement certifying the names, towns of residence, and correct mailing addresses of the persons nominated by the convention to serve as electors, and shall promptly file the statement with the Secretary of State, along with the written consent of each person to be a nominee for elector. (Added 1979, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 6, 1980.)
17 V.S.A. § 2731
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 57 - Presidential Elections|§ 2731. Certificates of election

§ 2731. Certificates of election|When the canvassing board provided for in section 2592 of this title meets, it shall issue its certificates of election, with respect to the presidential election, to the electors nominated by the party whose candidate for president has received the greatest number of votes. (Added 1979, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 6, 1980.)
17 V.S.A. § 2732
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 57 - Presidential Elections|§ 2732. Meeting of electors

§ 2732. Meeting of electors|The electors shall meet at the State House on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December next following their election, to vote for President and Vice President of the United States, agreeably to the laws of the United States. If there is a vacancy in the electoral college on that day, occasioned by death, refusal to act, neglect to attend, failure of a person elected to qualify, or for other cause, the other electors present shall at once fill such vacancy viva voce and by a plurality of votes. When all the electors appear or a vacancy therein is filled, the electors shall perform the duties required of them by the Constitution and laws of the United States. If a vacancy occurs and is filled as aforesaid, the electors shall attach to the certificate of their votes a statement showing how such a vacancy occurred and their action thereon. The electors must vote for the candidates for President and Vice President who received the greatest number of votes at the general election. (Added 1979, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 6, 1980.)
17 V.S.A. § 2751
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 58 - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote|§ 2751. Article I- Membership

§ 2751. Article I- Membership|Any state of the United States and the District of Columbia may become a member of this agreement by enacting this agreement. (Added 2011, No. 10, § 1.)
17 V.S.A. § 2752
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 58 - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote|§ 2752. Article II- Right of the people in member states to vote for president and vice president

§ 2752. Article II- Right of the people in member states to vote for president and vice president|Each member state shall conduct a statewide popular election for President and Vice President of the United States. (Added 2011, No. 10, § 1.)
17 V.S.A. § 2753
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 58 - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote|§ 2753. Article III- Manner of appointing presidential electors in member states

§ 2753. Article III- Manner of appointing presidential electors in member states|(a) Prior to the time set by law for the meeting and voting by the presidential electors, the chief election official of each member state shall determine the number of votes for each presidential slate in each State of the United States and in the District of Columbia in which votes have been cast in a statewide popular election and shall add such votes together to produce a "national popular vote total" for each presidential slate.(b) The chief election official of each member state shall designate the presidential slate with the largest national popular vote total as the "national popular vote winner."(c) The presidential elector certifying official of each member state shall certify the appointment in that official's own state of the elector slate nominated in that state in association with the national popular vote winner.(d) At least six days before the day fixed by law for the meeting and voting by the presidential electors, each member state shall make a final determination of the number of popular votes cast in the state for each presidential slate and shall communicate an official statement of such determination within 24 hours to the chief election official of each other member state.(e) The chief election official of each member state shall treat as conclusive an official statement containing the number of popular votes in a state for each presidential slate made by the day established by federal law for making a state's final determination conclusive as to the counting of electoral votes by Congress.(f) In event of a tie for the national popular vote winner, the presidential elector-certifying official of each member state shall certify the appointment of the elector slate nominated in association with the presidential slate receiving the largest number of popular votes within that official's own state.(g) If, for any reason, the number of presidential electors nominated in a member state in association with the national popular vote winner is less than or greater than that state's number of electoral votes, the presidential candidate on the presidential slate that has been designated as the national popular vote winner shall have the power to nominate the presidential electors for that state and that state's presidential elector certifying official shall certify the appointment of such nominees.(h) The chief election official of each member state shall immediately release to the public all vote counts or statements of votes as they are determined or obtained.(i) This article shall govern the appointment of presidential electors in each member state in any year in which this agreement is, on July 20, in effect in states cumulatively possessing a majority of the electoral votes. (Added 2011, No. 10, § 1.)
17 V.S.A. § 2754
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 58 - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote|§ 2754. Article IV- Other provisions

§ 2754. Article IV- Other provisions|(a) This agreement shall take effect when states cumulatively possessing a majority of the electoral votes have enacted this agreement in substantially the same form and the enactments by such states have taken effect in each state.(b) Any member state may withdraw from this agreement, except that a withdrawal occurring six months or less before the end of a President's term shall not become effective until a President or Vice President shall have been qualified to serve the next term.(c) The chief executive of each member state shall promptly notify the chief executive of all other states of when this agreement has been enacted and has taken effect in that official's state, when the state has withdrawn from this agreement, and when this agreement takes effect generally.(d) This agreement shall terminate if the electoral college is abolished.(e) If any provision of this agreement is held invalid, the remaining provisions shall not be affected. (Added 2011, No. 10, § 1.)
17 V.S.A. § 2755
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 58 - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote|§ 2755. Article V- Definitions

§ 2755. Article V- Definitions|For purposes of this agreement:  (1) "Chief election official" shall mean the state official or body that is authorized to certify the total number of popular votes for each presidential slate. (2) "Chief executive" shall mean the governor of a state of the United States or the mayor of the District of Columbia. (3) "Elector slate" shall mean a slate of candidates who have been nominated in a state for the position of presidential elector in association with a presidential slate. (4) "Presidential elector" shall mean an elector for President and Vice President of the United States. (5) "Presidential elector certifying official" shall mean the state official or body that is authorized to certify the appointment of the state's presidential electors. (6) "Presidential slate" shall mean a slate of two persons, the first of whom has been nominated as a candidate for President of the United States and the second of whom has been nominated as a candidate for Vice President of the United States, or any legal successors to such persons, regardless of whether both names appear on the ballot presented to the voter in a particular state. (7) "State" shall mean a state of the United States and the District of Columbia; and (8) "Statewide popular election" shall mean a general election in which votes are cast for presidential slates by individual voters and counted on a statewide basis. (Added 2011, No. 10, § 1.)
17 V.S.A. § 2902
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance|§ 2902. Exceptions

§ 2902. Exceptions|The definitions of "contribution," "expenditure," and "electioneering communication" shall not apply to:  (1) any news story, commentary, or editorial distributed through the facilities of any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, or other periodical publication that has not been paid for or such facilities are not owned or controlled by any political party, committee, or candidate; or (2) any communication distributed through a public access television station if the communication complies with the laws and rules governing the station and if all candidates in the race have an equal opportunity to promote their candidacies through the station. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)
17 V.S.A. § 2903
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance|§ 2903. Penalties

§ 2903. Penalties|(a) A person who knowingly and intentionally violates a provision of subchapter 2, 3, or 4 of this chapter shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.(b) A person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $10,000.00 for each violation and shall refund to the Secretary of State an amount equivalent to any contributions or expenditures that violate subdivision 2983(b)(1) of this chapter.(c) In addition to the other penalties provided in this section, a State's Attorney or the Attorney General may institute any appropriate action, injunction, or other proceeding to prevent, restrain, correct, or abate any violation of this chapter. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014; amended 2015, No. 30, § 29a, eff. May 26, 2015.)
17 V.S.A. § 2904a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance|§ 2904a. Reports to the State Ethics Commission

§ 2904a. Reports to the State Ethics Commission|Upon receipt of a complaint made in regard to a violation of this chapter or of any rule made pursuant to this chapter, the Attorney General or a State's Attorney shall:  (1) Forward a copy of the complaint to the State Ethics Commission established in 3 V.S.A. chapter 31. The Attorney General or State's Attorney shall provide this information to the Commission within 10 days of his or her receipt of the complaint. (2) File a report with the Commission regarding his or her decision as to whether to bring an enforcement action as a result of that complaint. The Attorney General or State's Attorney shall make this report within 10 days of that decision. (Added 2017, No. 79, § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.)
17 V.S.A. § 2905
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 17 - Elections|Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance|§ 2905. Adjustments for inflation

§ 2905. Adjustments for inflation|(a)(1) Whenever it is required by this chapter, the Secretary of State shall make adjustments to monetary amounts provided in this chapter based on the Consumer Price Index. Increases shall be rounded to the nearest $10.00 and shall apply for the term of two two-year general election cycles. Increases shall be effective for the first two-year general election cycle beginning after the general election held in 2016.  (2) As used in this section, Consumer Price Index shall mean the Northeast Region Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers, designated as "CPI-U," in the northeast region, as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.   (b) On or before the first two-year general election cycle beginning after the general election held in 2016, the Secretary of State shall calculate and publish on the online database set forth in section 2906 of this chapter each adjusted monetary amount that will apply to those two two-year general election cycles. On or before the beginning of each second subsequent two-year general election cycle, the Secretary of State shall publish the amount of each adjusted monetary amount that shall apply for that two-year general election cycle and the next two-year general election cycle. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014; amended 2015, No. 30, § 30, eff. May 26, 2015.)