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2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2923. Political parties; registration; checking accounts; treasurer

§ 2923. Political parties; registration; checking accounts; treasurer
(a)(1) Each political party that has accepted contributions or made expenditures of $1,000.00 or more in any two-year general election cycle shall register with the Secretary of State within 10 days of reaching the $1,000.00 threshold. In its registration, the party shall state its full name and address, the name and address of the bank in which it maintains its campaign checking account, and the name and address of the treasurer responsible for maintaining the checking account.
(2) A political party may permit any subsidiary, branch, or local unit of the political party to maintain its own checking account. If a subsidiary, branch, or local unit of a political party is so permitted, it shall file with the Secretary of State within five days of establishing the checking account its full name and address, the name of the political party, the name and address of the bank in which it maintains its campaign checking account, and the name and address of the treasurer responsible for maintaining the checking account.
(b) All expenditures by a political party or its subsidiary, branch, or local unit shall be paid by either a credit card or a debit card, check, or other electronic transfer from the single campaign checking account in the bank designated by the political party, subsidiary, branch, or local unit under subsection (a) of this section, or if under $250.00, the political party, subsidiary, branch, or local unit may make the expenditure from cash from that campaign checking account if accompanied by a receipt, a copy of which shall be maintained by the political party, subsidiary, branch, or local unit for at least two years from the end of the two-year general election cycle in which the expenditure was made. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the payment of fees required to be made from a separately held online account designated solely to collect campaign contributions made to the political party, subsidiary, branch, or local unit.
(c) A political party or its subsidiary, branch, or local unit whose principal place of business or whose treasurer is not located in this State shall file a statement with the Secretary of State designating a person who resides in this State upon whom may be served any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon the political party, subsidiary, branch, or local unit. This statement shall be filed at the same time as the registration required in subsection (a) of this section. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2924. Candidates; surplus campaign funds; new campaign accounts

§ 2924. Candidates; surplus campaign funds; new campaign accounts
(a) A candidate who has surplus funds after all campaign debts have been paid shall not convert the surplus to personal use, other than to reduce personal campaign debts or as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(b) Surplus funds in a candidate’s account shall be:
(1) contributed to other candidates, political parties, or political committees subject to the contribution limits set forth in this chapter;
(2) contributed to a charity;
(3) contributed to the Secretary of State Services Fund;
(4) rolled over into a new campaign or be carried forward for surplus maintenance as provided in subsection (d) of this section; or
(5) liquidated using a combination of the provisions set forth in subdivisions (1)-(4) of this subsection.
(c) The “final report” of a candidate shall indicate the amount of the surplus and how it has been liquidated.
(d)(1)(A) A candidate who chooses to roll over any surplus into a new campaign for public office shall close out his or her former campaign by converting all debts and assets to the new campaign.
(B) A candidate who does not intend to be a candidate in a subsequent election but who chooses to carry forward any surplus shall maintain that surplus by closing out his or her former campaign and converting all debts and assets to surplus maintenance.
(2) The candidate may use his or her former campaign’s treasurer and bank account for the new campaign under subdivision (1)(A) of this subsection or the maintenance of surplus under subdivision (1)(B) of this subsection. A candidate shall be required to file a new bank designation form only if there has been a change in the treasurer or the location of the campaign account. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2925. Political committees; surplus campaign funds

§ 2925. Political committees; surplus campaign funds
(a) A member of a political committee that has surplus funds after all campaign debts have been paid shall not convert the surplus to personal use.
(b) Surplus funds in a political committee’s account shall be:
(1) contributed to other candidates, political parties, or political committees subject to the contribution limits set forth in this chapter;
(2) contributed to a charity;
(3) contributed to the Secretary of State Services Fund; or
(4) liquidated using a combination of the provisions set forth in subdivisions (1)-(3) of this subsection.
(c) The “final report” of a political committee shall indicate the amount of the surplus and how it has been liquidated. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2941. Limitations of contributions

§ 2941. Limitations of contributions
(a) In any election cycle:
(1)(A) A candidate for State Representative or for local office shall not accept contributions totaling more than:
(i) $1,000.00 from a single source; or
(ii) $1,000.00 from a political committee.
(B) Such a candidate may accept unlimited contributions from a political party.
(2)(A) A candidate for State Senator or for county office shall not accept contributions totaling more than:
(i) $1,500.00 from a single source; or
(ii) $1,500.00 from a political committee.
(B) Such a candidate may accept unlimited contributions from a political party.
(3)(A) A candidate for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Auditor of Accounts, or Attorney General shall not accept contributions totaling more than:
(i) $4,000.00 from a single source; or
(ii) $4,000.00 from a political committee.
(B) Such a candidate may accept unlimited contributions from a political party.
(4) A political committee shall not accept contributions totaling more than:
(A) $4,000.00 from a single source;
(B) $4,000.00 from a political committee; or
(C) $4,000.00 from a political party.
(5) A political party shall not accept contributions totaling more than:
(A) $10,000.00 from a single source;
(B) $10,000.00 from a political committee; or
(C) $60,000.00 from a political party.
(6) [Repealed.]
(b) A single source, political committee, or political party shall not contribute more to a candidate, political committee, or political party than the candidate, political committee, or political party is permitted to accept under this section.
(c) As used in this section:
(1) For a candidate described in subdivisions (a)(1)-(3) of this section, an “election cycle” means:
(A) in the case of a general or local election, the period that begins 38 days after the previous general or local election for the office and ends 38 days after the general or local election for the office for which that person is a candidate, and includes any primary or run-off election related to that general or local election; or
(B) in the case of a special election, the period that begins on the date the special election for the office was ordered and ends 38 days after that special election, and includes any special primary or run-off election related to that special election.
(2) For a political committee, political party, or single source described in subdivisions (4)-(6) of subsection (a), an “election cycle” means a two-year general election cycle. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2015; amended 2015, No. 30, § 31, eff. May 26, 2015.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2942. Exceptions

§ 2942. Exceptions
The contribution limitations established by this subchapter shall not apply to contributions to a political committee made for the purpose of advocating a position on a public question, including a constitutional amendment. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2943. Limitations adjusted for inflation

§ 2943. Limitations adjusted for inflation
The contribution limitations contained in this subchapter shall be adjusted for inflation pursuant to the Consumer Price Index as provided in section 2905 of this chapter. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2945. Accepting contributions

§ 2945. Accepting contributions
(a) A candidate, political committee, or political party accepts a contribution when the contribution is deposited in the candidate’s, committee’s, or party’s campaign account or five business days after the candidate, committee, or party receives it, whichever comes first.
(b) A candidate, political committee, or political party shall not accept a monetary contribution in excess of $100.00 unless made by check, credit or debit card, or other electronic transfer. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2946. Candidate’s attribution to previous cycle

§ 2946. Candidate’s attribution to previous cycle
A candidate’s expenditures related to a previous campaign and contributions used to retire a debt of a previous campaign shall be attributed to the earlier campaign. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2947. Contributions from a candidate

§ 2947. Contributions from a candidate
This subchapter shall not be interpreted to limit the amount a candidate may contribute to his or her own campaign. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2948. Prohibition on transferring contributions

§ 2948. Prohibition on transferring contributions
A candidate, political committee, or political party shall not accept a contribution that the candidate, political committee, or political party knows is not directly from the contributor but was transferred to the contributor by another person for the purpose of transferring the same to the candidate, political committee, or political party or otherwise circumventing the provisions of this chapter. It shall be a violation of this chapter for a person to make a contribution with the explicit or implicit understanding that the contribution will be transferred in violation of this section. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2949. Use of term “candidate”

§ 2949. Use of term “candidate”
As used in this subchapter, the term “candidate” includes the candidate’s committee, except in regard to the provisions of section 2947 of this subchapter. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2950. State officers and State office candidates; contractor contribution restrictions

§ 2950. State officers and State office candidates; contractor contribution restrictions
(a) Contributor restrictions on contracting.
(1) If a person makes a contribution to a State officer or a candidate for a State office, or if his, her, or its principal or spouse makes such a contribution, that person shall not negotiate or enter into a sole source contract valued at $50,000.00 or more or multiple sole source contracts valued in the aggregate at $100,000.00 or more with that State office or with the State on behalf of that office within one year following:
(A) that contribution, if the contribution was made to the incumbent State officer; or
(B) the beginning of the term of the office, if the contribution was made to a candidate for the State office who is not the incumbent.
(2) The prohibition set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection shall end after the applicable one-year period described in subdivision (1) or upon the State officer vacating the office, whichever occurs first.
(b) Contractor restrictions on contributions.
(1)(A) A person who enters into a sole source contract valued at $50,000.00 or more or multiple sole source contracts valued in the aggregate at $100,000.00 or more with the office of a State officer or with the State on behalf of that office, or that person’s principal or spouse, shall not make a contribution to a candidate for that State office or to that State officer.
(B) The candidate for State office or his or her candidate’s committee or the State officer shall not solicit or accept a contribution from a person if that candidate, candidate’s committee, or State officer knows the person is prohibited from making that contribution under this subdivision (1).
(2) The prohibitions set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be limited to a period beginning from the date of execution of the contract and ending with the completion of the contract.
(c) As used in this section:
(1) “Contract” means a “contract for services,” as that term is defined in 3 V.S.A. § 341.
(2) “Person’s principal” means an individual who:
(A) has a controlling interest in the person, if the person is a business entity;
(B) is the president, chair of the board, or chief executive officer of a business entity or is any other individual that fulfills equivalent duties as a president, chair of the board, or chief executive officer of a business entity;
(C) is an employee of the person and has direct, extensive, and substantive responsibilities with respect to the negotiation of the contract; or
(D) is an employee of a business entity whose compensation is determined directly, in whole or in part, by the award or payment of contracts by the State to the entity employing the employee. A regular salary that is paid irrespective of the award or payment of a contract with the State shall not constitute “compensation” under this subdivision (D). (Added 2017, No. 79, § 4, eff. Dec. 16, 2018.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2961. Submission of reports to the Secretary of State

§ 2961. Submission of reports to the Secretary of State
(a)(1) The Secretary of State shall provide on the online database set forth in section 2906 of this chapter digital access to the form that he or she provides for any report required by this chapter. Digital access shall enable any person required to file a report under this chapter to file the report by completing and submitting the report to the Secretary of State online.
(2) The Secretary of State shall maintain on the online database all reports that have been filed digitally on it so that any person may have direct machine-readable electronic access to the individual data elements in each report and the ability to search those data elements as soon as a report is filed.
(b) Any person required to file a report with the Secretary of State under this chapter shall file the report digitally on the online database.
Notwithstanding the definition of “file” set forth in section 2103 of this title, such a report is required to be filed on or before the day provided in this chapter. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 15, 2015; amended 2015, No. 30, § 32, eff. May 26, 2015.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2962. Reports; general provisions

§ 2962. Reports; general provisions
(a) Any report required to be submitted to the Secretary of State under this chapter shall contain the statement “I hereby certify that the information provided on all pages of this campaign finance disclosure report is true to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief” and places for the signature of the candidate or the treasurer of the candidate, political committee, or political party.
(b) Any person required to file a report under this chapter shall provide the information required in the Secretary of State’s reporting form. Disclosure shall be limited to the information required to administer this chapter.
(c) [Repealed.] (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014; amended 2015, No. 30, § 33, eff. May 26, 2015.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2963. Campaign reports; Secretary of State; forms; filing

§ 2963. Campaign reports; Secretary of State; forms; filing
(a) The Secretary of State shall prescribe and provide a uniform reporting form for all campaign finance reports. The reporting form shall be designed to show the following information:
(1) the full name, town of residence, and mailing address of each contributor who contributes an amount in excess of $100.00, the date of the contribution, and the amount contributed;
(2) the total amount of all contributions of $100.00 or less and the total number of all contributors making such contributions;
(3) each expenditure listed by amount, date, to whom paid, for what purpose; and
(A) if the expenditure was a related campaign expenditure made on a candidate’s behalf:
(i) the name of the candidate or candidates on whose behalf the expenditure was made; and
(ii) the name of any other candidate or candidates who were otherwise supported or opposed by the expenditure; or
(B) if the expenditure was not a related campaign expenditure made on a candidate’s behalf but was made to support or oppose a candidate or candidates, the name of the candidate or candidates;
(4) the amount contributed or loaned by the candidate to his or her own campaign during the reporting period; and
(5) each debt or other obligation, listed by amount, date incurred, to whom owed, and for what purpose, incurred during the reporting period.
(b)(1) The form shall require the reporting of all contributions and expenditures accepted or spent during the reporting period and during the campaign to date and shall require full disclosure of the manner in which any indebtedness is discharged or forgiven.
(2) Contributions and expenditures for the reporting period and for the campaign to date also shall be totaled in an appropriate place on the form. The total of contributions shall include a subtotal of nonmonetary contributions and a subtotal of all monetary contributions.
(3) The form shall contain a list of the required filing times so that the person filing may designate for which time period the filing is made.
(4) Contributions accepted and expenditures spent after 5:00 p.m. on the third day prior to the filing deadline shall be reported on the next report. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014; amended 2015, No. 30, § 34, eff. May 26, 2015.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2965. Final reports; candidates for State office, the General Assembly, and county office; political committees; political parties; end-of-cycle reports for political committees and political parties

§ 2965. Final reports; candidates for State office, the General Assembly, and county office; political committees; political parties; end-of-cycle reports for political committees and political parties
(a) At any time, but not later than December 15 following the general election, each candidate required to report under the provisions of section 2964 of this subchapter shall file with the Secretary of State a “final report” that lists a complete accounting of all contributions and expenditures since the last report and liquidation of surplus and that shall constitute the termination of his or her campaign activities.
(b)(1) At any time, but not later than December 15 following the general election, each political committee or political party that has not filed a final report as set forth in subdivision (2) of this subsection shall file an end-of-cycle report that lists a complete accounting of all contributions and expenditures since the last report.
(2) At any time, a political committee or a political party may file a “final report” that lists a complete accounting of all contributions and expenditures since the last report and liquidation of surplus and that shall constitute the termination of its campaign activities. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014; amended 2015, No. 30, § 36, eff. May 26, 2015.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2966. Reports by candidates not reaching monetary reporting threshold

§ 2966. Reports by candidates not reaching monetary reporting threshold
(a) Each candidate for State office, the General Assembly, or a two-year-term county office who was not required to report under the provisions of section 2964 of this subchapter shall file with the Secretary of State 10 days following the general election a statement that the candidate either did not roll over any amount of surplus into his or her new campaign or has not made expenditures or accepted contributions of $500.00 or more during the two-year general election cycle.
(b) Each candidate for a four-year-term county office who was not required to report under the provisions of section 2964 of this subchapter shall file with the Secretary of State 10 days following the general election a statement that the candidate either did not roll over any amount of surplus into his or her new campaign or has not made expenditures or accepted contributions of $500.00 or more during the four-year general election cycle. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2967. Additional campaign reports; candidates for State office and the General Assembly

§ 2967. Additional campaign reports; candidates for State office and the General Assembly
(a) In addition to any other reports required to be filed under this chapter, a candidate for State office or for the General Assembly who accepts a monetary contribution in an amount over $2,000.00 within 10 days of a primary or general election shall report the contribution to the Secretary of State within 24 hours of receiving the contribution.
(b) A report required by this section shall include the following information:
(1) the full name, town of residence, and mailing address of the contributor; the date of the contribution; and the amount contributed; and
(2) the amount contributed or loaned by the candidate to his or her own campaign. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2968. Campaign reports; local candidates

§ 2968. Campaign reports; local candidates
(a) Each candidate for local office who has rolled over any amount of surplus into his or her new campaign or who has made expenditures or accepted contributions of $500.00 or more since the last local election for that office shall file with the Secretary of State campaign finance reports 30 days before, 10 days before, four days before, and two weeks after the local election.
(b) Within 40 days after the local election, each candidate for local office required to report under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall file with the Secretary of State a “final report” that lists a complete accounting of all contributions and expenditures since the last report and a liquidation of surplus and which shall constitute the termination of his or her campaign activities.
(c) The failure of a local candidate to file a campaign finance report under this section shall be deemed an affirmative statement that the candidate either did not roll over any amount of surplus into his or her new campaign or has not accepted contributions or made expenditures of $500.00 or more since the last local election for that office. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014; amended 2017, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Dec. 14, 2018.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2969. Reporting of surplus maintenance by former candidates

§ 2969. Reporting of surplus maintenance by former candidates
A former candidate who has maintained surplus by carrying it forward as provided in subdivision 2924(d)(1)(B) of this chapter but who is not otherwise required to file campaign reports under this chapter shall file a report of the amount of his or her surplus and any liquidation of it two weeks after each general election until liquidation of all surplus has been reported. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2970. Campaign reports; other entities; public questions

§ 2970. Campaign reports; other entities; public questions
(a) Any formal or informal committee of two or more individuals or a corporation, labor organization, public interest group, or other entity, not including a political party, that makes expenditures of $1,000.00 or more during the election cycle for the purpose of advocating a position on a public question in any election shall file a report of its expenditures 30 days before, 10 days before, and two weeks after the election with the Secretary of State.
(b) As used in this section, “election cycle” means:
(1) in the case of a public question in a general or local election, the period that begins 38 days after the general or local election prior to the one in which the public question is posed and ends 38 days after the general or local election in which the public question is posed; or
(2) in the case of a public question in a special election, the period that begins on the date the special election for the public question was ordered and ends 38 days after that special election. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2972. Identification in electioneering communications

§ 2972. Identification in electioneering communications
(a) An electioneering communication shall contain the name and mailing address of the person, candidate, political committee, or political party that paid for the communication. The name and address shall appear prominently and in a manner such that a reasonable person would clearly understand by whom the expenditure has been made, except that:
(1) An audio electioneering communication paid for by a candidate does not need to contain the candidate’s address.
(2) An electioneering communication paid for by a person acting as an agent or consultant on behalf of another person, candidate, political committee, or political party shall clearly designate the name and mailing address of the person, candidate, political committee, or political party on whose behalf the communication is published or broadcast.
(b) If an electioneering communication is a related campaign expenditure made on a candidate’s behalf as provided in section 2944 of this chapter, then in addition to other requirements of this section, the communication shall also clearly designate the candidate on whose behalf it was made by including language such as “on behalf of” such candidate.
(c)(1) In addition to the identification requirements in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, an electioneering communication paid for by or on behalf of a political committee or political party shall contain the name of any contributor who contributed more than 25 percent of all contributions and more than $2,000.00 to that committee or party since the beginning of the two-year general election cycle in which the electioneering communication was made to the date on which the expenditure for the electioneering communication was made.
(2) For the purposes of this subsection, a political committee or political party shall be treated as having made an expenditure if the committee or party or person acting on behalf of the committee or party has executed a contract to make the expenditure.
(d) If it is not practicable to meet the identification requirements of this section within an electioneering communication that is broadcast over the Internet, such an electioneering communication shall contain a link that shall be clear and conspicuous and that, if clicked, takes the reader to a web page or social media page that provides all of the identification information as required by this section.
(e) The identification requirements of this section shall not apply to lapel stickers or buttons, nor shall they apply to electioneering communications made by a single individual acting alone who spends, in a single two-year general election cycle, a cumulative amount of not more than $150.00 on those electioneering communications, adjusted for inflation pursuant to the Consumer Price Index as provided in section 2905 of this chapter. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014; amended 2017, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 16, 2018.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2973. Specific identification requirements for radio, television, or Internet communications

§ 2973. Specific identification requirements for radio, television, or Internet communications
(a) In addition to the identification requirements set forth in section 2972 of this subchapter, a person, candidate, political committee, or political party that makes an expenditure for an electioneering communication shall include in any communication that is transmitted through radio, television, or online video, in a clearly spoken manner, an audio statement of the name and title of the person who paid for the communication and that the person paid for the communication.
(b) If the person who paid for the communication is not an individual, the audio statement required by this section shall include the name of that person and the name and title of the treasurer in the case of a political committee or political party or the principal officer in the case of any other person that is not an individual. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014; amended 2017, No. 50, § 66; 2017, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 16, 2018.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2981. Definitions

§ 2981. Definitions
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Affidavit” means the Vermont campaign finance affidavit required under section 2982 of this chapter.
(2) “General election period” means the period beginning the day after the primary election and ending the day of the general election.
(3) “Primary election period” means the period beginning the day after primary petitions must be filed under section 2356 of this title and ending the day of the primary election.
(4) “Vermont campaign finance qualification period” means the period beginning February 15 of each even-numbered year and ending on the date on which primary petitions must be filed under section 2356 of this title. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2982. Filing of Vermont campaign finance affidavit

§ 2982. Filing of Vermont campaign finance affidavit
(a) A candidate for the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor who intends to seek Vermont campaign finance grants from the Secretary of State Services Fund shall file a Vermont campaign finance affidavit on the date on or before which primary petitions must be filed, whether the candidate seeks to enter a party primary or is an independent candidate.
(b) The Secretary of State shall prepare a Vermont campaign finance affidavit form, informational materials on procedures and financial requirements, and notification of the penalties for violation of this subchapter.
(c)(1) The Vermont campaign finance affidavit shall set forth the conditions of receiving grants under this subchapter and provide space for the candidate to agree that he or she will abide by such conditions and all expenditure and contribution limitations, reporting requirements, and other provisions of this chapter.
(2) The affidavit shall also state the candidate’s name, legal residence, business or occupation, address of business or occupation, party affiliation, if any, the office sought, and whether the candidate intends to enter a party primary.
(3) The affidavit shall also contain a list of all the candidate’s qualifying contributions together with the name and town of residence of the contributor and the date each contribution was made.
(4) The affidavit may further require affirmation of such other information as deemed necessary by the Secretary of State for the administration of this subchapter.
(5) The affidavit shall be sworn and subscribed to by the candidate. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2983. Vermont campaign finance grants; conditions

§ 2983. Vermont campaign finance grants; conditions
(a) A person shall not be eligible for Vermont campaign finance grants if, prior to February 15 of the general election year during any two-year general election cycle, he or she becomes a candidate by announcing that he or she seeks an elected position as Governor or Lieutenant Governor or by accepting contributions totaling $2,000.00 or more or by making expenditures totaling $2,000.00 or more.
(b) A candidate who accepts Vermont campaign finance grants shall:
(1) not solicit, accept, or expend any contributions except qualifying contributions, Vermont campaign finance grants, and contributions authorized under section 2985 of this chapter, which contributions may be solicited, accepted, or expended only in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter;
(2) deposit all qualifying contributions, Vermont campaign finance grants, and any contributions accepted in accordance with the provisions of section 2985 of this chapter in a federally insured noninterest-bearing checking account; and
(3) not later than 40 days after the general election, deposit in the Secretary of State Services Fund, after all permissible expenditures have been paid, the balance of any amounts remaining in the account established under subdivision (2) of this subsection. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2984. Qualifying contributions

§ 2984. Qualifying contributions
(a) In order to qualify for Vermont campaign finance grants, a candidate for the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall obtain during the Vermont campaign finance qualification period the following amount and number of qualifying contributions for the office being sought:
(1) for Governor, a total amount of no less than $35,000.00 collected from no fewer than 1,500 qualified individual contributors making a contribution of no more than $50.00 each; or
(2) for Lieutenant Governor, a total amount of no less than $17,500.00 collected from no fewer than 750 qualified individual contributors making a contribution of no more than $50.00 each.
(b) A candidate shall not accept more than one qualifying contribution from the same contributor and a contributor shall not make more than one qualifying contribution to the same candidate in any Vermont campaign finance qualification period. For the purpose of this section, a qualified individual contributor means an individual who is registered to vote in Vermont. No more than 25 percent of the total number of qualified individual contributors may be residents of the same county.
(c) Each qualifying contribution shall indicate the name and town of residence of the contributor and the date accepted and be acknowledged by the signature of the contributor.
(d) A candidate may retain and expend qualifying contributions obtained under this section. A candidate may expend the qualifying contributions for the purpose of obtaining additional qualifying contributions and may expend the remaining qualifying contributions during the primary and general election periods. Amounts expended under this subsection shall be considered expenditures for purposes of this chapter. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2985. Vermont campaign finance grants; amounts; timing

§ 2985. Vermont campaign finance grants; amounts; timing
(a)(1) The Secretary of State shall make grants from the Secretary of State Services Fund in separate grants for the primary and general election periods to candidates who have qualified for Vermont campaign finance grants under this subchapter.
(2) To cover any campaign finance grants to candidates who have qualified under this subchapter, the Secretary of State shall report to the Commissioner of Finance and Management, who shall anticipate receipts to the Services Fund and issue warrants to pay for those grants. The Commissioner shall report any such anticipated receipts and warrants issued under this subdivision to the Joint Fiscal Committee on or before December 1 of the year in which the warrants were issued.
(b) Whether a candidate has entered a primary or is an independent candidate, Vermont campaign finance grants shall be in the following amounts:
(1) For Governor, $150,000.00 in a primary election period and $450,000.00 in a general election period, provided that the grant for a primary election period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the candidate’s qualifying contributions.
(2) For Lieutenant Governor, $50,000.00 in a primary election period and $150,000.00 in a general election period, provided that the grant for a primary election period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the candidate’s qualifying contributions;
(3) A candidate who is an incumbent of the office being sought shall be entitled to receive a grant in an amount equal to 85 percent of the amount listed in subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection.
(c) In an uncontested general election and in the case of a candidate who enters a primary election and is unsuccessful in that election, an otherwise eligible candidate shall not be eligible for a general election period grant. However, such candidate may solicit and accept contributions and make expenditures as follows: contributions shall be subject to the limitations set forth in subchapter 3 of this chapter, and expenditures shall be limited to an amount equal to the amount of the grant set forth in subsection (b) of this section for the general election for that office.
(d) Grants awarded in a primary election period but not expended by the candidate in the primary election period may be expended by the candidate in the general election period.
(e) Vermont campaign finance grants for a primary election period shall be paid to qualifying candidates within the first 10 business days of the primary election period. Vermont campaign finance grants for a general election period shall be paid to qualifying candidates during the first 10 business days of the general election period. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 17 - Elections › Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance › § 2986. Monetary amounts adjusted for inflation

§ 2986. Monetary amounts adjusted for inflation
The monetary amounts contained in sections 2983-2985 of this subchapter shall be adjusted for inflation pursuant to the Consumer Price Index as provided in section 2905 of this chapter. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 1 - Department of Health; General Provisions › § 1. General powers of Department of Health

§ 1. General powers of Department of Health
In accordance with this title, the Department of Health shall have power to supervise and direct the execution of all laws relating to public health and substance abuse. (Amended 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 34a; 2007, No. 15, § 8; 2023, No. 6, § 88, eff. July 1, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 1 - Department of Health; General Provisions › § 2. Definitions

§ 2. Definitions
The following words and phrases, as used in this title, will have the following meanings unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Department” means the Department of Health.
(2) [Repealed.]
(3) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Health or the Commissioner’s designee.
(4) “Health officer” means Commissioner of Health, the Commissioner’s designee, or a local or district health officer.
(5) “Local board of health” means the local health officer, with the selectboard of the town or city council of a city.
(6) “Palliative care” means interdisciplinary care given to improve the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with a serious medical condition. Palliative care through the continuum of illness involves addressing physical, cognitive, emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs and facilitating patient autonomy, access to information, and choice.
(7) “Permit” means any permit or license issued pursuant to this title.
(8) “Person” means any individual, company, corporation, association, partnership, the U.S. government or any department or agency thereof, and the State of Vermont or any department, agency, subdivision, or municipality thereof.
(9) “Public health hazard” means the potential harm to the public health by virtue of any condition or any biological, chemical, or physical agent. In determining whether a health hazard is public or private, the Commissioner shall consider at least the following factors:
(A) the number of persons at risk;
(B) the characteristics of the person or persons at risk;
(C) the characteristics of the condition or agent that is the source of potential harm;
(D) the availability of private remedies;
(E) the geographical area and characteristics thereof where the condition or agent that is the source of the potential harm or the receptors exist; and
(F) Department policy as established by rule or agency procedure.
(10) “Public health risk” means the probability of experiencing a public health hazard.
(11) “Selectboard,” in the context of this title, includes trustees of an incorporated village, or a city council when appropriate.
(12) “Significant public health risk” means a public health risk of such magnitude that the Commissioner or a local health officer has reason to believe that it must be mitigated. The magnitude of the risk is a factor of the characteristics of the public health hazard and the degree and the circumstances of exposure to such public health hazard. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 1977, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.); 1985, No. 267 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2009, No. 25, § 2; 2023, No. 53, § 17, eff. June 8, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 1 - Department of Health; General Provisions › § 4. Agencies and employees

§ 4. Agencies and employees
The Commissioner may set up such departmental agencies, to be known as divisions, as may be needed to effect the full purpose of the consolidation herein made, and to make the service rendered by the Department of the highest possible efficiency, and may employ such division directors, such institution superintendents and personnel, and such clerical assistants, not otherwise authorized by law, as may be needed to maintain proper operation of the several departments and functions herein consolidated, and may, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Human Resources, fix the compensation and expense allowance of such employees. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 2003, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 2023, No. 53, § 18, eff. June 8, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 1 - Department of Health; General Provisions › § 5. Duties of Department of Health

§ 5. Duties of Department of Health
The Department of Health shall:
(1) Conduct studies, develop State plans, and administer programs and State plans for hospital survey and construction, hospital operation and maintenance, medical care, and treatment of substance abuse.
(2) Provide methods of administration and such other action as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of federal acts and regulations as relate to studies, development of plans and administration of programs in the fields of health, public health, health education, hospital construction and maintenance, and medical care.
(3) Appoint advisory councils, with the approval of the Governor.
(4) Cooperate with necessary federal agencies in securing federal funds that become available to the State for all prevention, public health, wellness, and medical programs.
(5) Seek accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board.
(6) Create a State Health Improvement Plan and facilitate local health improvement plans in order to encourage the design of healthy communities and to promote policy initiatives that contribute to community, school, and workplace wellness, which may include providing assistance to employers for wellness program grants, encouraging employers to promote employee engagement in healthy behaviors, and encouraging the appropriate use of the health care system.
(7) Serve as the leader on State rental housing health laws.
(8) Provide policy assistance and technical support to municipalities concerning the implementation and enforcement of State rental housing health and safety laws. (Amended 2011, No. 48, § 26, eff. May 26, 2011; amended 2019, No. 48, § 5.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 1 - Department of Health; General Provisions › § 6. Interfering with health officers; penalty

§ 6. Interfering with health officers; penalty
A person who in any way interferes with a local health officer; or the director, chemist, or inspectors of the State laboratory in the performance of their duties under this title shall be fined not more than $50.00 for the first offense and for each subsequent offense shall be fined $100.00. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 2023, No. 53, § 19, eff. June 8, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 1 - Department of Health; General Provisions › § 8. Prosecutions; penalties

§ 8. Prosecutions; penalties
The State’s Attorney to whom the Commissioner of Health reports a violation of this title shall cause proceedings to be commenced and prosecution in the proper court without delay for the enforcement of penalties as in such case provided. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 2023, No. 53, § 20, eff. June 8, 2023.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 1 - Department of Health; General Provisions › § 9. Blood donations

§ 9. Blood donations
A person who is 16 years of age or over shall have legal capacity, without consent or authorization of the person’s parent or guardian, to donate blood and to consent to the withdrawal of blood from his or her body, in connection with any voluntary blood donation program under which no compensation is paid or received. (Added 1973, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), eff. March 22, 1974; amended 1975, No. 136 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Feb. 17, 1976; 2011, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 24, 2012.)
2023 Vermont Statutes › Title 18 - Health › Chapter 1 - Department of Health; General Provisions › § 12. Provision of information regarding contraceptives

§ 12. Provision of information regarding contraceptives
In order to prevent or reduce unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, the Department of Health, in partnership with health care providers and health insurers, shall communicate to adolescents and other individuals of reproductive age information regarding contraceptive access and coverage. (Added 2019, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.)