§ 2906. Campaign database; candidate information web page
(a) Campaign database. For each election, the Secretary of State shall develop and continually update a publicly
accessible campaign database, which shall be made available to the public through
the Secretary of State’s home page online service or through printed reports from
the Secretary of State in response to a public request within 14 days of the date
of the request. The database shall contain:
(1) at least the following information for all candidates for statewide, county, and local
office and for the General Assembly:
(A) for candidates receiving public financing grants, the amount of each grant awarded;
and
(B) the information contained in any reports submitted pursuant to subchapter 4 of this
chapter;
(2) an Internet link to campaign finance reports filed by Vermont’s candidates for federal
office;
(3) the adjustments for inflation made to monetary amounts as required by this chapter;
and
(4) any photographs, biographical sketches, and position statements submitted to the Secretary
of State pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Candidate information web page.
(1) Any candidate for statewide office and any candidate for federal office qualified
to be on the ballot in this State may submit to the Secretary of State a photograph,
biographical sketch, and position statement of a length and format specified by the
Secretary of State for the purposes of preparing a candidate information web page
within the website of the Secretary of State.
(2) Without making any substantive changes in the material presented, the Secretary of
State shall prepare a candidate information web page on the Secretary of State’s website
that includes the candidates’ photographs, biographies, and position statements; a
brief explanation of the process used to obtain candidate submissions; and, with respect
to offices for which public financing is available, an indication of which candidates
are receiving Vermont campaign finance grants and which candidates are not receiving
Vermont campaign finance grants.
(3) The Secretary of State shall populate the candidate information web page by posting
each candidate’s submission no later than three business days after receiving the
candidate’s submission. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)