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. § 2905)
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§ 2905. Adjustments for inflation
(a)(1) Whenever it is required by this chapter, the Secretary of State shall make adjustments
to monetary amounts provided in this chapter based on the Consumer Price Index. Increases
shall be rounded to the nearest $10.00 and shall apply for the term of two two-year
general election cycles. Increases shall be effective for the first two-year general
election cycle beginning after the general election held in 2016.
(2) As used in this section, Consumer Price Index shall mean the Northeast Region Consumer
Price Index for all urban consumers, designated as “CPI-U,” in the northeast region,
as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
(b) On or before the first two-year general election cycle beginning after the general
election held in 2016, the Secretary of State shall calculate and publish on the online
database set forth in section 2906 of this chapter each adjusted monetary amount that
will apply to those two two-year general election cycles. On or before the beginning
of each second subsequent two-year general election cycle, the Secretary of State
shall publish the amount of each adjusted monetary amount that shall apply for that
two-year general election cycle and the next two-year general election cycle. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014; amended 2015, No. 30, § 30, eff. May 26, 2015.)