§ 2502. Location of polling places; outdoor polling places
§ 2502. Location of polling places; outdoor polling places (a) Each polling place shall be located in a public place within the town. (b) Outdoor polling places. A polling place may be located outdoors if it can be operated in a manner consistent with the provisions of this chapter. (1) The board of civil authority […]
§ 2504. Voting booths
§ 2504. Voting booths At each polling place, there shall be a sufficient number, as determined by the board of civil authority, of voting booths. Each booth shall be of sturdy construction and shall allow a voter to mark his or her ballot conveniently without having his or her choices observed by any other person. […]
§ 2505. Guardrail
§ 2505. Guardrail A guardrail shall be so constructed that only persons inside the rail can approach within six feet of the ballot boxes and voting booths. Neither the ballot boxes nor the voting booths shall be hidden from those outside the guardrail. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
§ 2506. Ballot boxes; signs for depositing ballots
§ 2506. Ballot boxes; signs for depositing ballots All ballot boxes shall be rigid wood or metal containers. Ballot boxes shall be furnished at the expense of the town where they are to be used. When not in use, ballot boxes shall be in the custody of the town clerk. During voting hours there shall […]
§ 2507. Distribution of checklists
§ 2507. Distribution of checklists The town clerk shall furnish the presiding officer of each polling place with two certified copies of the checklist applicable to that polling place. One copy shall be used to check voters before they enter within the guardrail, and, unless the board of civil authority votes not to use an […]
§ 2491. Political subdivision; vote tabulators
§ 2491. Political subdivision; vote tabulators (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a board of civil authority may, at a meeting held not less than 60 days prior to an election and warned pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 801, vote to require the political subdivision for which it is elected to […]
§ 2493. Rules for use of vote tabulators; audits
§ 2493. Rules for use of vote tabulators; audits (a) The Secretary of State shall adopt rules governing the use and the selection of any vote tabulator in the State. These rules shall include requirements that: (1) All municipalities that have voted to use a vote tabulator shall use a uniform vote tabulator approved by […]
§ 2494. Construction with other laws
§ 2494. Construction with other laws (a) Except as this subchapter affects the method of registering votes and ascertaining the result, the laws of this State pertaining to elections shall be applicable. The laws pertaining to early or absentee voters shall in no way be affected by this subchapter, and votes cast by early or […]
§ 2499. Transfer of paper ballots from vote tabulators
§ 2499. Transfer of paper ballots from vote tabulators The presiding officer, with the assistance of at least two election officials, may transfer voted ballots from the box attached to the vote tabulator to another secure ballot box or secured ballot bag whenever necessary during election day in order to allow the vote tabulator to […]
§ 2501. Determining districts
§ 2501. Determining districts (a) The board of civil authority shall designate one or more polling places within a town; however, the voters at a regular or special meeting warned for that purpose may designate different polling places. If the questions and candidates to be voted upon are not identical for all voters in the […]