2021-2022 Session
Change SessionS.15 (Act 60)
An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
- Sponsor(s)
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- Sen. Cheryl Hooker
- Additional Sponsors
- Sen. Michael Sirotkin
- Last Recorded Action
- House 5/21/2021 - Senate Message, signed by Governor June 7, 2021
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2021-2022
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 2:00 PM
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S.15 - An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Voted out of committee
Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- 2:45 PM
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S.15 - An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Committee review/discussion/vote
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 3:30 PM
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S.15 - An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Proposed amendments
Sen. Joe Benning, Sponsor, Caledonia District
Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 1:15 PM
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S.15 - An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Discuss proposed amendment
Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sen. Corey Parent, Sponsor
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 2:00 PM
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S.15 - An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Discuss Parent Amendment, Draft 2.0
Sen. Corey Parent, Sponsor
Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations
- 4:04 PM
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S.15 - An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Introduction
Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations
- 10:30 AM
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S.15 - An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Introduction continued
Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Testimony
Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
Carol Dawes, Legislative Chair, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association
- 15 min after the Floor adjourns-
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S.15 - An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Continued testimony
Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
Lila Richardson, Volunteer, League of Women Voters
Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
A.J. Ruben, Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont
Greg Marchildon, State Director, AARP
Audrey Kline, Policy Director, National Vote at Home Institute
David O'Brien, Policy Counsel, RepresentUs
Shelden Goodwin, Political Outreach Associate, Vermont Conservation Voters
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations
- 10:45 AM
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S.15 - An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Committee discussion
Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, April 29, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations
- 9:00 AM
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S.15 - An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Carol Dawes, Legislative Chair, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association
- 10:30 AM
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S.15 - An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Continued
Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
Carol Dawes, Legislative Chair, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association
Falko Shilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance
Morgan Nichols, State Director, Main Street Alliance of Vermont
Christopher Miller, Global Activism Strategy Manager, Ben and Jerry's Homemade, Inc.
Friday, April 30, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations
- 1:00 PM
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S.15 - An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Mark up and vote
Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Carol Dawes, Legislative Chair, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association
Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
Audrey Kline, Policy Director, National Vote at Home Institute
- 4:37 PM
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S.15 - An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Continued - Mark up and vote
Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
- 5:15 PM
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S.15 - An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Continued - Mark up and vote
Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Carol Dawes, Legislative Chair, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association
Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Appropriations
- 9:30 AM
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S.15 - An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Reporter, House Committee On Government Operations
Rep. Michael McCarthy, Reporter, House Committee On Government Operations
Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
Thursday, May 6, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Appropriations
- 1:45 PM
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S.15 - An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Committee Discussion/Amendment/Vote
Thursday, May 6, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations
- 2:50 PM
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S.15 - An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Update on bill progress in Appropriations
Committee discussion
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations
- 9:00 AM
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S.15 - An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Toof Amendment
Rep. Maida Townsend, Sponsor of amendment
Townsend Amendment
McCarthy Amendment
Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Rep. Michael McCarthy, Sponsor of amendment
Rep. Casey Toof, Sponsor of amendment
Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 2:30 PM
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S.15 - An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Committee discussion
Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 3:15 PM
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S.15 - An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Committee discussion
Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations
- 11:00 AM
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S.15 - An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Toof Amendment
Rep. Michael McCarthy, Sponsor of amendment
McCarthy Amendment
Strong Amendment
Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Rep. Casey Toof, Sponsor of amendment
Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
Rep. Vicki Strong, Sponsor of Amendment
Committee Documents
An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2021-2022
House Committee on Appropriations
- Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Reporter, House Committee On Government Operations
- Rep. Michael McCarthy, Reporter, House Committee On Government Operations
- Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
House Committee on Government Operations
- Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
- Carol Dawes, Legislative Chair, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association
- Shelden Goodwin, Political Outreach Associate, Vermont Conservation Voters
- Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance
- Audrey Kline, Policy Director, National Vote at Home Institute
- Greg Marchildon, State Director, AARP
- Rep. Michael McCarthy, Sponsor of amendment
- Christopher Miller, Global Activism Strategy Manager, Ben and Jerry's Homemade, Inc.
- Morgan Nichols, State Director, Main Street Alliance of Vermont
- David O'Brien, Policy Counsel, RepresentUs
- Lila Richardson, Volunteer, League of Women Voters
- A.J. Ruben, Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont
- Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
- Falko Shilling, Advocacy Director, ACLU of Vermont
- Rep. Vicki Strong, Sponsor of Amendment
- Rep. Casey Toof, Sponsor of amendment
- Rep. Maida Townsend, Sponsor of amendment
- Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
Senate Committee on Government Operations
- Amerin Aborjaily, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Sen. Joe Benning, Sponsor, Caledonia District
- Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
- Sen. Corey Parent, Sponsor
- Will Senning, Director, Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
- Chris Winters, Deputy Secretary, Secretary of State's Office
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Fiscal Information
Fiscal Notes and Related Documents
- S.15 (Act 60) An act relating to correcting defective ballots–As passed by the General Assembly
- S.15 An act relating to correcting defective ballots–As Recommended by the House Committee on Government Operationsand Further Amended by the House Committee on Appropriations –Draft 3.1
- S.15 An act relating to correcting defective ballots–As Recommended by the House Committee on Government Operations–Draft 1.4
- S.15 An act relating to correcting defective ballots – As Recommended by House Government Operations – Draft 1.1
No committee of conference members found for S.15 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2021-2022
No committee of conference meeting history found for S.15 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
No committee of conference report found for S.15 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
Act
- Signed into law 6/7/2021
- As Enacted (ACT 60)
- Act Summary
An act relating to mailing out ballots, correcting defective ballots, and miscellaneous changes to State election laws
Statutes Affected
Regular Session 2021-2022
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| 17 V.S.A. § 2154. Statewide voter checklist |
| 17 V.S.A. § 2361. Consent of candidate |
| 17 V.S.A. § 2502. Location of polling places; outdoor polling places |
| 17 V.S.A. § 2532. Authorized applicants; application form; duplicates |
| 17 V.S.A. § 2536. Furnishing early voter absentee ballot envelopes |
| 17 V.S.A. § 2537. Early or absentee voting in the town clerk's office |
| 17 V.S.A. § 2537a. Mailing of general election ballots |
| 17 V.S.A. § 2539. Delivery of early voter absentee ballots |
| 17 V.S.A. § 2540. Instructions to be sent with ballots |
| 17 V.S.A. § 2543. Return of ballots |
| 17 V.S.A. § 2543a. Provision of secure ballot drop boxes |
| 17 V.S.A. § 2545. Repealed. 2021, No. 60, § 12, effective June 7, 2021. |
| 17 V.S.A. § 2546. Receipt of ballots by clerk; voter status; opportunity to cure; processing absentee ballots |
| 17 V.S.A. § 2546a. Deposit of early voter absentee ballots in vote tabulator |
| 17 V.S.A. § 2546b. Early voting in town clerk's office; deposit into vote tabulator |
| 17 V.S.A. § 2547. Defective ballots |
| 17 V.S.A. § 2548. Voting in person |
| 17 V.S.A. § 2565. Delivery of ballots |
| 17 V.S.A. § 2566. Marking ballots |
| 17 V.S.A. § 2680. Australian ballot system; general |
