Vermont Statutes
Chapter 51 - Conduct of Elections
§ 2473. Provisions relative to presidential election

§ 2473. Provisions relative to presidential election
(a) When the President and Vice President are to be elected, the ballot shall contain the names of all candidates for these offices, arranged in alphabetical order according to the surname of the presidential candidate of each party. The names of the electors shall not be printed on the ballot. A vote for the presidential and vice presidential nominees of a party shall constitute a vote for the electors nominated by that party.
(b) The name and state of residence of the presidential and vice presidential candidate of each party shall be listed on separate lines joined together by a bracket, followed by the party designations and a single square for that pair of candidates. In lieu of the instructions: “Vote for not more than (the number of candidates to be elected),” the following instructions shall appear: “Mark ONE oval only.”
(c)(1) If a candidate whose name is not printed on the ballot receives the greatest number of votes for President, the Secretary of State shall notify him or her of that fact, and within two weeks thereafter, the candidate shall file with the Secretary of State a list of voters equal to the number of electors that the State is entitled to elect. The list shall be signed by the candidate personally.
(2) The persons so named shall be electors, having the duties prescribed in this title. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2007, No. 54, § 6; 2019, No. 67, § 12.)

Structure Vermont Statutes

Vermont Statutes

Title 17 - Elections

Chapter 51 - Conduct of Elections

§ 2451. Board of civil authority

§ 2452. Presiding officer

§ 2453. Duties of presiding officer

§ 2454. Assistant election officers

§ 2455. Election officials; duties; political party representation

§ 2456. Disqualifications

§ 2457. Workshops and information for election officials

§ 2458. Complaint procedure

§ 2471. General election ballot

§ 2472. Contents

§ 2473. Provisions relative to presidential election

§ 2474. Choice of party

§ 2475. Death or withdrawal of candidate

§ 2478. Number of paper ballots to be printed and furnished

§ 2479. Manner of distribution

§ 2480. Substitute ballots

§ 2481. Printed ballots required

§ 2491. Political subdivision; vote tabulators

§ 2493. Rules for use of vote tabulators; audits

§ 2494. Construction with other laws

§ 2499. Transfer of paper ballots from vote tabulators

§ 2501. Determining districts

§ 2502. Location of polling places; outdoor polling places

§ 2504. Voting booths

§ 2505. Guardrail

§ 2506. Ballot boxes; signs for depositing ballots

§ 2507. Distribution of checklists

§ 2508. Campaigning during polling hours; voter access

§ 2521. Warnings and notices

§ 2522. Sample ballots

§ 2523. Posting at polling place on election day

§ 2531. Application for early voter absentee ballot

§ 2532. Authorized applicants; application form; duplicates

§ 2532a. Mobile polling stations

§ 2533. Notification of invalid application

§ 2534. List of early or absentee voters

§ 2535. Form of early voter absentee ballots and envelopes; federal or military requirements

§ 2536. Furnishing early voter absentee ballot envelopes

§ 2537. Early or absentee voting in the town clerk’s office

§ 2537a. Mailing of general election ballots

§ 2538. Delivery of ballots by justices of the peace

§ 2539. Delivery of early voter absentee ballots

§ 2540. Instructions to be sent with ballots

§ 2541. Marking of ballots

§ 2542. Signing certificate

§ 2543. Return of ballots

§ 2543a. Provision of secure ballot drop boxes

§ 2546. Receipt of ballots by clerk; voter status; opportunity to cure; processing absentee ballots

§ 2546a. Deposit of early voter absentee ballots in vote tabulator

§ 2546b. Early voting in town clerk’s office; deposit into vote tabulator

§ 2547. Defective ballots

§ 2548. Voting in person

§ 2549. Use of federal war ballot

§ 2550. Early or absentee voters deemed “present and voting”

§ 2555. Provisional ballot envelopes

§ 2556. Provisional voting

§ 2557. Town clerk approval of provisional voter attestation

§ 2561. Hours of voting; extended hours

§ 2562. Presiding officer to assign duties to election officials

§ 2563. Admitting voter

§ 2564. Challenges

§ 2565. Delivery of ballots

§ 2566. Marking ballots

§ 2567. Voting systems for voters with disabilities

§ 2568. Removing ballots from polling place; replacement and unused ballots

§ 2569. Assistance to voter

§ 2570. Depositing ballots

§ 2571. Checking voter’s name upon leaving

§ 2572. Viewing of the checklist

§ 2573. No counting before polls close

§ 2581. Closing polls

§ 2582. Presiding officer to direct count; transporting ballots or checklist

§ 2583. Official checklist to be tallied; storage of checklist

§ 2584. Opening of ballot boxes; distribution of ballots

§ 2585. Ballots not to be written upon

§ 2586. Tally sheets; summary sheets; returns

§ 2587. Rules for counting votes

§ 2588. Filing returns

§ 2589. Identifying ballots

§ 2590. Securing and storing ballots, tally sheets, and checklists

§ 2591. Return not received

§ 2592. Canvassing committees; canvass of votes in general or special elections

§ 2593. Participation to be entered on statewide checklist by town clerk

§ 2601. Recount threshold

§ 2602. Petitions for recounts; setting date of recount

§ 2602a. Appointment of recount committee

§ 2602b. Assignment of duties; recount materials

§ 2602c. Preparation for recount; general rules

§ 2602d. Review of official return of votes; examination of checklist

§ 2602e. Sorting ballots; ballot review; recount of removed ballots by hand

§ 2602f. Recount of remaining ballots by vote tabulator

§ 2602h. Completing the tally

§ 2602i. Costs

§ 2602j. Court hearing and judgment

§ 2602k. Recount ties

§ 2602m. Storage and return of election materials

§ 2603. Contest of elections

§ 2605. House of Representatives

§ 2606. Senate

§ 2607. Canvassing committee

§ 2616. Jurisdiction to prosecute criminal offenses

§ 2617. Jurisdiction of Superior Courts