The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 2 V.S.A. § 3)
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§ 3. Senate certificates; oaths; Secretary; canvassing committee
The members-elect of the Senate shall deliver their certificates of election to the
President of the Senate before 10 o’clock in the forenoon of the first Wednesday next
after the first Monday of January, following their election; at which time, the Senate
shall be called to order by its President and the names of the Senators who have presented
their certificates shall be called. When a quorum appears, the members shall take
and subscribe the oath of allegiance and the oath prescribed for Representatives to
the General Assembly and shall then elect a Secretary, who shall appoint an Assistant
Secretary, for whose acts he or she shall be responsible. The Senate shall then appoint
a committee, consisting of one Senator from each district, to join such committee
as the House of Representatives appoints, to canvass the votes for Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, State Treasurer, Secretary of State, Auditor of Accounts, and Attorney General.