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
005
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WARNINGS, NOTICES, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND OTHER VOTER INFORMATION
(Cite as: 17 V.S.A. § 2521)
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§ 2521. Warnings and notices
(a) Not less than 30 days before the election, the town clerk shall cause a warning and
notice to be posted informing the voters of the town about the election.
(1) The warning shall include the date and time of the election, location of the polling
place or places, nature of the election, and offices or questions to be voted upon.
(2) The notice shall contain information on voter registration and early or absentee voting,
on how to obtain ballots, mark them, get help marking them, and obtain new ballots
if an error is made; information about offenses relating to elections; instructions
on how to get help if there is a problem on election day; instructions for registrants
by mail; instructions for first-time voters; instructions on who may cast a provisional
ballot; instructions on how to cast a provisional ballot; information on federal and
State laws prohibiting fraud and misrepresentation; instructions on how to contact
the appropriate official if a person believes any of his or her rights to vote have
been violated; and other appropriate information.
(3) The warning and notice shall be posted in at least two public places within each town
and in or near the town clerk’s office. If a town has more than one polling place,
the warning and notice shall be posted in at least two public places within each voting
district and in or near the town clerk’s office.
(4) The checklist shall also be posted as required in section 2141 of this title.
(b) The Secretary of State shall prepare forms for the warning and notice and shall furnish
each town clerk with at least five copies of the forms for each polling place in the
town at least five days before they must be posted. Information required in the warnings
and notices that varies from town to town shall be left blank by the Secretary of
State and filled in by the town clerk. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 61; 1985, No. 196 (Adj. Sess.), § 23; 1989, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2001, No. 6, § 12(c), eff. April 10, 2001; 2003, No. 59, § 25; 2017, No. 50, § 25.)