§ 2141. Posting of checklist (a) At least 30 days before any local, primary, or general election, the town clerk shall cause copies of the most recent checklist of the persons registered to vote to be posted in two or more public places in the municipality in addition to being posted at the town clerk’s […]
§ 2142. Revision of checklist (a) The town clerk shall call such meetings of the board of civil authority as may be necessary before an election or at other times for revision of the checklist. (b) Notice of a meeting, along with a copy of the most recent checklist and a separate list of names […]
§ 2143. Political representation on board of civil authority (a) If the board of civil authority of any political subdivision does not contain at least three members of each major political party and the party committee or at least three voters request increased representation for an underrepresented major political party by filing a written request […]
§ 2144. Submitting applications (a) On any day other than the day of an election, the town clerk shall accept a person’s application for his or her name to be placed on the checklist at the town clerk’s office during all normal business hours. (b) On the day of an election: (1) A person may […]
§ 2144a. Registration A person who desires to register to vote may apply in any of the following ways: (1) Simultaneously with his or her application for, or renewal of, a motor vehicle driver’s license or nondriver identification card as provided in section 2145a of this chapter. (2) By completing a voter registration application at […]
§ 2144b. Additions to checklist by town clerk (a)(1) A town clerk shall review all applications to the voter checklist and shall approve those applications that meet the requirements of this chapter. Once approved, application information shall be added to the statewide voter checklist within three business days of receipt by the town clerk’s office. […]
§ 2145. Application forms (a) The voter registration application shall be in the form approved by the Federal Election Commission or by the Secretary of State. The application form approved by the Secretary shall include: (1) A place for the applicant to swear or affirm, by checking the appropriate box, that he or she meets […]
§ 2145a. Registrations at the Department of Motor Vehicles (a) An application for, or renewal of, a motor vehicle driver’s license or nondriver identification card shall serve as a simultaneous application to register to vote unless the applicant checks the box on the application designating that he or she declines to use the application as […]
§ 2145b. Voter registration agencies (a) Each voter registration agency shall: (1) distribute voter registration application forms approved under section 2145 of this title; (2) assist applicants in completing voter registration application forms, unless the applicant refuses such assistance; and (3) accept completed voter registration applications and transmit completed applications to the Secretary of State […]
§ 2145c. Submission of voter registration forms by other persons or organizations Any person or any organization other than a voter registration agency that accepts a completed voter registration form on behalf of an applicant shall submit that form to the town clerk of the town of that applicant not later than seven days after […]
§ 2146. Action of board of civil authority or town clerk in revising checklist (a) At a meeting to revise the checklist, the board of civil authority shall determine whether any person who has applied to be registered to vote meets the requirements of section 2121 of this title. On demand of a majority of […]
§ 2147. Alteration of checklist (a) Pursuant to section 2150 of this title, the board of civil authority or, upon request of the board, the town clerk shall add to the checklist the names of the voters added and the names omitted by mistake and shall strike the names of persons not entitled to vote. […]
§ 2148. Appeal from board of civil authority (a) Any person whose application to vote has been rejected or whose name has been removed from the checklist may appeal to any Superior judge in the county in which the applicant claims residence. If there is no judge available in the county the appeal may be […]
§ 2149. Conclusiveness of list (a) A person shall not vote at an election unless his or her name is on the checklist applicable to the municipality, but the checklist may be amended and corrected for such election as provided in this title. The eligibility of a person to vote shall not be challenged on […]
§ 2150. Removing names from checklist (a)(1) When a voter from one political subdivision becomes a resident of another political subdivision and is placed on the checklist there, the town clerk shall notify the clerk of the political subdivision where the voter was formerly a resident by submitting the notification electronically within the statewide voter […]
§ 2151. Federal district court Within 10 days after the date of a presidential election, the town clerk shall send an unmarked checklist, which was up to date as of election day, to the clerk of the federal district court for the district of Vermont, and shall receive the normal fee for such documents. (Added […]
§ 2152. Division of checklist A town clerk may divide the checklist into active and inactive sections. The active section shall include all the qualified voters of the town, except for those voters included in the inactive section, pursuant to this provision. The inactive section shall include only those voters who have failed to respond […]
§ 2153. Birthday registration drive The Secretary of State may develop and implement a statewide voter registration program for the purpose of encouraging persons to register to vote on their 18th birthday. (Added 2001, No. 7, § 5, eff. April 10, 2001.)
§ 2154. Statewide voter checklist (a) The Secretary of State shall maintain a uniform and nondiscriminatory statewide voter checklist. This checklist shall serve as the official voter registration list for all elections in the State. In maintaining the statewide voter checklist, the Secretary shall: (1) limit a town clerk to adding, modifying, or deleting applicant […]
