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§ 2561. Hours of voting; extended hours

§ 2561. Hours of voting; extended hours (a) At all elections using the Australian ballot system, the polls may open no earlier than 5:00 a.m. and shall open no later than 10:00 a.m. as set by the board of civil authority in each town. The polls in all polling places shall close at 7:00 p.m. […]

§ 2562. Presiding officer to assign duties to election officials

§ 2562. Presiding officer to assign duties to election officials At each polling place, the presiding officer shall assign specific duties to each election official present. Insofar as practical, he or she shall assign election officials to work in pairs, with each pair containing members from different political parties. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), […]

§ 2563. Admitting voter

§ 2563. Admitting voter Before a person may be admitted to vote, he or she shall announce his or her name and, if requested, his or her place of residence in a clear and audible tone of voice, or present his or her name in writing, or otherwise identify himself or herself by appropriate documentation. […]

§ 2564. Challenges

§ 2564. Challenges (a)(1)(A) Each organized political party, each candidate on the ballot not representing an organized political party, and each committee supporting or opposing any public question on the ballot shall have the right to have not more than two representatives for each voting district, in a polling place but outside the guardrail, for […]

§ 2565. Delivery of ballots

§ 2565. Delivery of ballots Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2548(b) of this title, as each voter passes through the entrance of the guardrail, an election official or officials shall hand him or her one of each kind of ballot. The election officials shall also answer any questions a voter may ask concerning the […]

§ 2549. Use of federal war ballot

§ 2549. Use of federal war ballot In addition to and supplementing the provisions of this title, the provisions of any federal statute for a federal war ballot and for procedures affecting and facilitating voting by members of the military service of the United States are hereby authorized for use in this State. (Added 1977, […]

§ 2550. Early or absentee voters deemed “present and voting”

§ 2550. Early or absentee voters deemed “present and voting” A voter voting by early voter absentee ballot shall be deemed as “present and voting,” for purposes of any provision in which the phrase “present and voting” is used in the Vermont Statutes Annotated or in the acts of the General Assembly. (Added 1977, No. […]

§ 2555. Provisional ballot envelopes

§ 2555. Provisional ballot envelopes The clerk shall deliver to each polling place on the date of the election a sufficient number of provisional ballot envelopes printed with a voter attestation. The attestation shall include: (1) A statement informing the applicant of the requirements for voter eligibility set forth in section 2121 of this title […]

§ 2556. Provisional voting

§ 2556. Provisional voting (a) If an individual’s name does not appear on the checklist and the individual claims to have submitted an application for the checklist and refuses to complete a new application in accordance with subdivision 2563(2) of this chapter, or if the individual’s registration application has been rejected and the individual disputes […]

§ 2557. Town clerk approval of provisional voter attestation

§ 2557. Town clerk approval of provisional voter attestation (a) The town clerk may make such investigation as he or she deems proper to verify any fact stated in the application. In making the determination whether to accept the provisional voter’s attestation, the town clerk shall determine whether the applicant meets all of the registration […]