The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 17 : Elections
Chapter 051 : Conduct of Elections
Subchapter 006 : Early or Absentee Voters
(Cite as: 17 V.S.A. § 2535)-
§ 2535. Form of early voter absentee ballots and envelopes; federal or military requirements
(a) Early voter absentee ballots shall be the same as the official ballots to be used at the election.
(b) If necessary, special ballots may be prepared to conform with minimum federal or military regulations and orders covering the transportation of such ballots, provided that the text is identical in substance, except as to type size, with that appearing on the official ballots.
(c) Envelopes, including return envelopes, containing early voter absentee ballots may, as circumstances require, be particularly imprinted, stamped, or superscribed with approved identification words or symbols designating the same as “Vermont Official Early or Absentee Voter Ballot” and with such additional words or devices as are necessary to comply with any censorship regulations or rules that may be in effect at the time of mailing. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2001, No. 6, § 12(a), (b), eff. April 10, 2001; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 29.)
