Vermont Statutes
Chapter 51 - Conduct of Elections
§ 2481. Printed ballots required

§ 2481. Printed ballots required
Except in the case of voice votes from the floor, divisions, or voting at a floor meeting by paper ballot at a local election, no voting shall occur in any local, primary, or general election that does not use printed ballots. (Added 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 26.)

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