The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
001
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 17 V.S.A. § 2902)
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§ 2902. Exceptions
The definitions of “contribution,” “expenditure,” and “electioneering communication”
shall not apply to:
(1) any news story, commentary, or editorial distributed through the facilities of any
broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, or other periodical publication that has
not been paid for or such facilities are not owned or controlled by any political
party, committee, or candidate; or
(2) any communication distributed through a public access television station if the communication
complies with the laws and rules governing the station and if all candidates in the
race have an equal opportunity to promote their candidacies through the station. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)