The Vermont Statutes Online
The Vermont Statutes Online have been updated to include the actions of the 2023 session of the General Assembly.
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Title 17 : Elections
Chapter 035 : Offenses Against the Purity of Elections
Subchapter 001 : Penalties upon Officers
(Cite as: 17 V.S.A. § 1932)-
§ 1932. Counting ballots and opening ballot boxes before proper time
A presiding officer at a primary or general election who allows the ballots for representative to the General Assembly, or State, county, or congressional officers to be counted or, except as provided in section 2499 of this title, the ballot box containing the same to be opened before the closing of the polls shall be fined not more than $200.00 nor less than $20.00. (Amended 1961, No. 198, § 4, eff. July 5, 1961; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
