The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
002
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SECRETARY
(Cite as: 3 V.S.A. § 2423)
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§ 2423. Deputy Secretary
(a) The Secretary, with the approval of the Governor, may appoint a Deputy Secretary to
serve at his or her pleasure and to perform such duties as the Secretary prescribes.
The Deputy Secretary shall be exempt from the classified service. The appointment
shall be in writing and recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State.
(b) The Deputy Secretary shall discharge the duties and responsibilities of the Secretary
in the Secretary’s absence. In case a vacancy occurs in the Office of the Secretary
the Deputy shall assume and discharge the duties of the office until the vacancy is
filled. (Added 1969, No. 271 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(d), eff. Jan. 10, 1971; amended 1989, No. 67, § 20.)