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§ 1908. Powers of Board

§ 1908. Powers of Board The Legislative Apportionment Board shall have the following powers: (1) To call for, and receive, the assistance of any State, county, or municipal official or employee in obtaining information regarding the population in any county, town, city, village, ward, precinct, or water, fire, or school district; (2) To hold public […]

§ 1909. Review

§ 1909. Review (a) Within 30 days of the effective date of any apportionment bill enacted pursuant to section 1906b, 1906c, or 1907 of this chapter, any five or more voters of the State aggrieved by the plan or act may petition the Supreme Court of Vermont for review of same. (b) The sole grounds […]

§ 1931. Presiding officer receiving illegal vote

§ 1931. Presiding officer receiving illegal vote A presiding officer in a local, primary, or general election who knowingly receives and counts a vote from a person not a qualified voter or knowingly receives from a voter, at any one balloting for the same office, more than one vote shall be fined not more than […]

§ 1932. Counting ballots and opening ballot boxes before proper time

§ 1932. Counting ballots and opening ballot boxes before proper time A presiding officer at a primary or general election who allows the ballots for representative to the General Assembly, or State, county, or congressional officers to be counted or, except as provided in section 2499 of this title, the ballot box containing the same […]

§ 1933. Nonperformance of duty by public officer

§ 1933. Nonperformance of duty by public officer Except as otherwise provided by this title, a public officer upon whom a duty is imposed by the provisions of this title who willfully neglects to perform such duty or who willfully performs it in such a way as to hinder the object of the provisions of […]

§ 1906. Initial districts; final proposal; final plan

§ 1906. Initial districts; final proposal; final plan Upon receiving recommendations made under section 1905 of this title, the Board shall consider the same, and shall, not later than August 15, prepare a final proposal for dividing the State into initial districts for the election of 150 Representatives. The Chair of the Board shall, on […]

§ 1906a. Final division into representative districts

§ 1906a. Final division into representative districts (a) Each initial district listed in section 1893 of this title that is entitled to one Representative shall constitute a Representative district and may elect one Representative at elections for Representatives until the next reapportionment. (b) Each initial district listed in section 1893 of this title that is […]

§ 1906b. Division of two-member representative districts

§ 1906b. Division of two-member representative districts (a) An initial district entitled to two Representatives under section 1893 of this title may be divided into single-member representative districts as provided in this section. (b) As soon as practical after enactment of a final plan for initial districts under section 1906 of this title, the boards […]

§ 1906c. Division of districts having three or more Representatives

§ 1906c. Division of districts having three or more Representatives (a) An initial district entitled to three or more Representatives under section 1893 of this title shall be divided into single- and two-member representative districts as provided in this section. (b) As soon as practical after enactment of a final plan for initial districts under […]

§ 1907. Senate apportionment

§ 1907. Senate apportionment (a)(1) On or before July 1 of each year following the taking of a decennial census under the authority of Congress, the Board shall prepare a proposal for reapportionment of the Senate, apportioning the 30 senatorial seats among the counties or combinations of counties with a maximum of three members in […]