2025-2026 Session

Change Session

H.474 (Act 70)

An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Sponsor(s)

House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

Last Recorded Action

Senate 6/16/2025 - House message: Governor approved bill on June 25, 2025

Bill/Resolution Text

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Senate Proposal of Amendment
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As Enacted | Act Summary

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Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

10:15 AM

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Discussion of proposed amendments

Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor
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

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Discussion of proposed amendments

Rep. Patricia McCoy, Sponsor
Rep. Mark Higley, Sponsor
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

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

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

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 Clerks and Treasurers Association

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Committee(s):: Senate Committee on Government Operations
2:45 PM: 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: 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: 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

Friday, April 18, 2025

Committee(s):: Senate Committee on Government Operations
1:05 PM: 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: 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: 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

Friday, May 2, 2025

Committee(s):: Senate Committee on Government Operations
2:10 PM: H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Chelsea Magwire, Clerk, Orange County, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association
Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thomas Weiss, Resident, City of Montpelier

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Committee(s):: Senate Committee on Government Operations
2:00 PM: H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
Flor Diaz Smith, President, Vermont School Boards Association
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, May 14, 2025

Committee(s):: Senate Committee on Government Operations
2:40 PM: H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
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

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Committee(s):: Senate Committee on Government Operations
3:35 PM: 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

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Committee(s):: Senate Committee on Government Operations
2:00 PM: H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
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, May 21, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Government Operations

1:30 PM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Independent Only Threshold

Leslie Welts, Assistant Attorney General and Chief of the General Counsel and Administrative Law Division, Attorney General's Office

1:55 AM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Committee discussion; Section 14

Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Matthew Birong, Chair, House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Government Operations

1:45 PM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Committee discussion

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

Friday, May 23, 2025

Committee(s):: Senate Committee on Government Operations
2:05 PM: H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Leslie Welts, Assistant Attorney General and Chief of the General Counsel and Administrative Law Division, Attorney General's Office
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, May 28, 2025

Committee(s):: Senate Committee on Government Operations
1:35 PM: H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Committee(s):

House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

11:50 AM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Review Senate Proposal of Amendment

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Committee(s):

Senate Committee on Government Operations

1:00 PM

H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

Vote

Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Monday, June 16, 2025

Committee(s):: House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
12:45 PM: H.474 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Sen. Brian Collamore, Reporter
Lauren Hibbert, Deputy Secretary of State, Secretary of State's Office
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office

Committee Documents

Witnesses Who Testified

Print Report

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
Sen. Brian Collamore, Reporter
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
Rep. Kate Logan, Chittenden-16
Chelsea Magwire, Clerk, Orange County, Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association
Rep. Patricia McCoy, Sponsor
Sean Sheehan, Director of Elections and Campaign Finance, Secretary of State's Office
Rep. Laura Sibilia, Amendment Co-Sponsor
Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor

Senate Committee on Government Operations

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Rep. Matthew Birong, Chair, House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
Robert Bristow-Johnson, Resident, City of Burlington
Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association
C.Jay Coles, Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs, Verified Voting
Tim Devlin, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Flor Diaz Smith, President, Vermont School Boards Association
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 Clerks and Treasurers Association
Sharon Toborg, Treasurer, Vermont Right to Life
Rep. Chea Waters Evans, Ranking Member, House Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
Thomas Weiss, Resident, City of Montpelier
Leslie Welts, Assistant Attorney General and Chief of the General Counsel and Administrative Law Division, Attorney General's Office

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Act

Statutes Affected

Statute
1 V.S.A. § 310. Definitions
17 V.S.A. § 1971. Casting more than one ballot
17 V.S.A. § 1973. Repealed. 2025, No. 70, § 21, eff. June 25, 2025.
17 V.S.A. § 2103. Definitions
17 V.S.A. § 2145a. Registrations at the Department of Motor Vehicles
17 V.S.A. § 2358. Examining petitions; supplementary petitions
17 V.S.A. § 2370. Write-in candidates
17 V.S.A. § 2381. Applicability of subchapter
17 V.S.A. § 2401. Applicability of subchapter
17 V.S.A. § 2402. Requisites of statement
17 V.S.A. § 2413. Nomination of justices of the peace
17 V.S.A. § 2472. Contents
17 V.S.A. § 2539. Delivery of early voter absentee ballots
17 V.S.A. § 2546. Receipt of ballots by clerk; voter status; opportunity to cure; processing absentee ballots
17 V.S.A. § 2587. Rules for counting votes
17 V.S.A. § 2702. Nominating petition
17 V.S.A. § 2703. Examining petitions; supplementary petitions
17 V.S.A. § 2901. Definitions
17 V.S.A. § 2921. Registration; candidates
17 V.S.A. § 2922. Registration; political committees; independent expenditure-only political committees
17 V.S.A. § 2925. Political committees; surplus campaign funds
17 V.S.A. § 2945. Accepting contributions
17 V.S.A. § 2962. Reports; general provisions
17 V.S.A. § 2964. Campaign reports; candidates for State office, the General Assembly, and county office; political committees; independent expenditure-only political committees; political parties
17 V.S.A. § 2965. Final reports; end-of-cycle reports
17 V.S.A. § 2966. Repealed. 2025, No. 70, § 16, eff. June 25, 2025.
17 V.S.A. § 2970. Campaign reports; public questions
17 V.S.A. § 2972. Identification in electioneering communications
17 V.S.A. § 2973. Specific identification requirements for radio, television, or internet communications

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