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
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EARLY OR ABSENTEE VOTERS
(Cite as: 17 V.S.A. § 2541)
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§ 2541. Marking of ballots
(a) An early or absentee voter to whom ballots, envelopes, and instructions are mailed
shall mark the ballots in accordance with the instructions.
(b) A person who gives assistance to a voter in the marking or registering of ballots
shall not in any way divulge any information regarding the choice of the voter or
the manner in which the voter’s ballot was cast.
(c) If an early or absentee voter makes an error in marking a ballot, the voter may return
that ballot by mail or in person to the town clerk and receive another ballot, consistent
with the provisions of section 2568 of this chapter. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 71; 2001, No. 6, § 9, eff. April 10, 2001; 2017, No. 50, § 30; 2019, No. 67, § 14.)