§ 10. Election of State and judicial officers
(a) At 10 o’clock and 30 minutes, forenoon, on the seventh Thursday after their biennial meeting and organization, the Senate and House of Representatives shall meet in joint assembly and proceed therein to elect the State officers, except judicial officers, whose election by the Constitution and laws devolves in the first instance upon them in joint assembly, including the Sergeant at Arms and legislative trustees of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College. In case election of all such officers shall not be made on that day, they shall meet in joint assembly at 10 o’clock and 30 minutes, forenoon, on each succeeding day, Saturdays and Sundays excepted, and proceed in such election, until all such officers are elected.
(b) At 10 o’clock and 30 minutes, forenoon, on the 11th Thursday after their biennial meeting and organization, and on the 11th Thursday of the second year of the biennial session, when necessary, the Senate and House of Representatives shall meet in joint assembly and proceed therein to elect the judicial officers whose election by the Constitution and laws devolves in the first instance upon them in joint assembly, including Justices of the Supreme Court and judges of all subordinate courts, except assistant judges and judges of probate. In case election of all such officers shall not be made on that day, they shall meet in joint assembly at 10 o’clock and 30 minutes, forenoon, on each succeeding day, Saturdays and Sundays excepted, and proceed in such election, until all such officers are elected.
(c) At 10 o’clock and 30 minutes, forenoon, on the seventh Thursday of the second year of the biennial session, the Senate and House of Representatives shall meet in joint assembly and proceed therein to elect the State Officers, whose election by the Constitution and laws devolves in the first instance upon them in joint assembly, including the legislative trustees of the Vermont State Colleges Corporation and the Adjutant and Inspector General. In case election of all such officers shall not be made on that day, they shall meet in joint assembly at 10 o’clock and 30 minutes, forenoon, on each succeeding day, Saturdays and Sundays excepted, and proceed in such election, until all such officers are elected. (Amended 1985, No. 98, § 8; 2021, No. 140 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 27, 2022.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
§ 1. Place of holding sessions
§ 2. Use of hall and Senate chamber
§ 3. Senate certificates; oaths; Secretary; canvassing committee
§ 6. House roll; election of Speaker
§ 7. House Clerk; canvassing committee
§ 8. Assistant Clerks of House
§ 10. Election of State and judicial officers
§ 12. Legislative elections; uniform ballots
§ 14. Stenographic assistance for journals
§ 16. Printing and distribution of daily calendar, journal, and bills
§ 19. Compensation to chaplains
§ 20. Limitation on distribution and duration of agency reports
§ 21. Employees; subpoena prohibited
§ 22. Complaint filed in the Superior Court to compel testimony or production of evidence
§ 23. Standing committees; authority to meet; out-of-state business