The Vermont Statutes Online
The Vermont Statutes Online have been updated to include the actions of the 2023 session of the General Assembly.
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Title 17 : Elections
Chapter 051 : Conduct of Elections
Subchapter 009 : Recounts and Contest of Elections
(Cite as: 17 V.S.A. § 2602m)-
§ 2602m. Storage and return of election materials
(a)(1) After the recount, the county clerk shall store the sealed containers and any other recount materials in the county clerk’s vault until returned to the towns.
(2) The county clerk shall release all containers to the respective town clerks after issuance of the court’s judgment, together with a copy of the judgment.
(3) The respective town clerks or their designees shall transport the containers to the towns from which they came.
(b) Upon receiving from the court any ballots containing questionable votes and defective ballots, the county clerk shall keep them in a sealed container for a period of two years. (Added 2017, No. 50, § 1.)
