§ 2542. Signing certificate
(a) There shall be printed on the face of the envelope provided for use in returning early voter absentee ballots a certificate in substantially the following form:
“Early or Absentee Voter Ballots of __________ ”
(print your name)
I, ___________ , solemnly swear or affirm that I am a resident of the town (city) of _________ , State of Vermont, and that I am a legal voter in this town (city).
_________________________________________
(your signature)
(b) The early or absentee voter must sign the certificate on the outside of the envelope in order for the ballot to be valid. When an early or absentee voter is physically unable to sign his or her name, he or she may mark an “X” or take an oath swearing or affirming to the statement on the certificate. The officers who deliver the ballots shall witness the mark or oath and sign their names with a statement attesting to this fact on the envelope. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 72; 1993, No. 80, § 3; 2001, No. 6, § 12(a), (b), eff. April 10, 2001; 2003, No. 59, § 28.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Chapter 51 - Conduct of Elections
§ 2451. Board of civil authority
§ 2453. Duties of presiding officer
§ 2454. Assistant election officers
§ 2455. Election officials; duties; political party representation
§ 2457. Workshops and information for election officials
§ 2471. General election ballot
§ 2473. Provisions relative to presidential election
§ 2475. Death or withdrawal of candidate
§ 2478. Number of paper ballots to be printed and furnished
§ 2479. Manner of distribution
§ 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
§ 2502. Location of polling places; outdoor polling places
§ 2506. Ballot boxes; signs for depositing ballots
§ 2507. Distribution of checklists
§ 2508. Campaigning during polling hours; voter access
§ 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
§ 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
§ 2549. Use of federal war ballot
§ 2550. Early or absentee voters deemed “present and voting”
§ 2555. Provisional ballot envelopes
§ 2557. Town clerk approval of provisional voter attestation
§ 2561. Hours of voting; extended hours
§ 2562. Presiding officer to assign duties to election officials
§ 2567. Voting systems for voters with disabilities
§ 2568. Removing ballots from polling place; replacement and unused ballots
§ 2571. Checking voter’s name upon leaving
§ 2572. Viewing of the checklist
§ 2573. No counting before polls close
§ 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
§ 2590. Securing and storing ballots, tally sheets, and checklists
§ 2592. Canvassing committees; canvass of votes in general or special elections
§ 2593. Participation to be entered on statewide checklist by town clerk
§ 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
§ 2602j. Court hearing and judgment
§ 2602m. Storage and return of election materials
§ 2605. House of Representatives