2025-2026 Session
Change SessionH.474
An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
- Sponsor(s)
- Location
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- Last Recorded Action
- Senate 3/28/2025 - Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations
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An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2025-2026
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An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2025-2026
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 10:15 AM
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H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Walk-through and discussion
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 1:50 PM
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H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Walk-through
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 9:00 AM
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H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Statewide election audit
Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Chelsea Magwire, Clerk, Orange County, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association
Friday, February 28, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 1:00 PM
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H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Fusion candidates and ranked choice voting
Rep. Kate Logan, Chittenden-16
Rep. Abbey Duke, Chittenden-17
Josh Daniels, Former County Clerk/Auditor, Utah Legislature
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 9:05 AM
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H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Secretary of State's office proposed language
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
- 10:25 AM
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H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Electronic ballots for overseas and disabled voters
C.Jay Coles, Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs, Verified Voting
- 11:00 AM
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H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Clerk testimony
Chelsea Magwire, Clerk, Orange County, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association
- 11:05 AM
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H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Discussion and mark-up
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, March 13, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 9:25 AM
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H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Discussion and mark-up
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
- 11:15 AM
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H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Discussion, mark-up, and vote
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, March 20, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 9:30 AM
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H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Discussion of proposed amendments
Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor of amendment
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Chelsea Magwire, Clerk, Orange County, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association
Friday, March 21, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 1:30 PM
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H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Discussion of proposed amendments
Rep. Patricia McCoy, Sponsor of amendment
Rep. Mark Higley, Sponsor of amendment
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Hilary Francis, Town Clerk, Brattleboro
Chelsea Magwire, Clerk, Orange County, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 9:00 AM
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H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Discussion of proposed amendments and vote
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- 11:00 AM
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H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Discussion and vote on Sibilia Amendment
Rep. Laura Sibilia, Amendment Co-Sponsor
Rep. Troy Headrick, Amendment Co-Sponsor
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 1:30 PM
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H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Introduction and walk through
Rep. Chea Waters Evans, Ranking Member, House Committee On Government Operations and Military Affairs
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Emma Shouldice, Lobbyist, Vermont Municipal Clerk Treasurer Association
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 2:45 PM
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H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Rep. Chea Waters Evans, Ranking Member, House Committee On Government Operations and Military Affairs
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Chelsea Magwire, Clerk, Orange County, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association
- 3:50 PM
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H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Chris Saxman, Former State Legislator, Virginia
Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Thomas Weiss, Resident, City of Montpelier
Friday, April 11, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 1:00 PM
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H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Robert Bristow-Johnson, Resident, City of Burlington
Sharon Toborg, Treasurer, Vermont Right to Life Political Committee
Friday, April 18, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 1:05 PM
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H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Rep. Chea Waters Evans, Ranking Member, House Committee On Government Operations and Military Affairs
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
C.Jay Coles, Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs, Verified Voting
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 2:35 PM
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H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Thursday, April 24, 2025
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Government Operations
- 3:05 PM
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H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Committee Documents
An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
- Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- C.Jay Coles, Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs, Verified Voting
- Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
- Josh Daniels, Former County Clerk/Auditor, Utah Legislature
- Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Abbey Duke, Chittenden-17
- Hilary Francis, Town Clerk, Brattleboro
- Rep. Troy Headrick, Amendment Co-Sponsor
- Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
- Rep. Mark Higley, Sponsor of amendment
- Rep. Kate Logan, Chittenden-16
- Chelsea Magwire, Clerk, Orange County, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association
- Rep. Patricia McCoy, Sponsor of amendment
- Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
- Rep. Laura Sibilia, Amendment Co-Sponsor
- Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor of amendment
Senate Committee on Government Operations
- Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Robert Bristow-Johnson, Resident, City of Burlington
- Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
- C.Jay Coles, Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs, Verified Voting
- Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
- Chelsea Magwire, Clerk, Orange County, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association
- Chris Saxman, Former State Legislator, Virginia
- Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
- Emma Shouldice, Lobbyist, Vermont Municipal Clerk Treasurer Association
- Sharon Toborg, Treasurer, Vermont Right to Life Political Committee
- Rep. Chea Waters Evans, Ranking Member, House Committee On Government Operations and Military Affairs
- Thomas Weiss, Resident, City of Montpelier
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An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2025-2026
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Regular Session 2025-2026
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Act
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Staff & Other Information
- Staff
- Timothy Devlin, Legislative Counsel
- Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel
