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.
Subchapter
001
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PENALTIES UPON OFFICERS
(Cite as: 17 V.S.A. § 1932)
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§ 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.)