Vermont Statutes
Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance
§ 2970. Campaign reports; other entities; public questions

§ 2970. Campaign reports; other entities; public questions
(a) Any formal or informal committee of two or more individuals or a corporation, labor organization, public interest group, or other entity, not including a political party, that makes expenditures of $1,000.00 or more during the election cycle for the purpose of advocating a position on a public question in any election shall file a report of its expenditures 30 days before, 10 days before, and two weeks after the election with the Secretary of State.
(b) As used in this section, “election cycle” means:
(1) in the case of a public question in a general or local election, the period that begins 38 days after the general or local election prior to the one in which the public question is posed and ends 38 days after the general or local election in which the public question is posed; or
(2) in the case of a public question in a special election, the period that begins on the date the special election for the public question was ordered and ends 38 days after that special election. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)

Structure Vermont Statutes

Vermont Statutes

Title 17 - Elections

Chapter 61 - Campaign Finance

§ 2901. Definitions

§ 2902. Exceptions

§ 2903. Penalties

§ 2904. Civil investigation

§ 2904a. Reports to the State Ethics Commission

§ 2905. Adjustments for inflation

§ 2906. Campaign database; candidate information web page

§ 2907. Administration

§ 2921. Candidates; registration; checking account; treasurer

§ 2922. Political committees; registration; checking account; treasurer

§ 2923. Political parties; registration; checking accounts; treasurer

§ 2924. Candidates; surplus campaign funds; new campaign accounts

§ 2925. Political committees; surplus campaign funds

§ 2941. Limitations of contributions

§ 2942. Exceptions

§ 2943. Limitations adjusted for inflation

§ 2944. Accountability for related expenditures

§ 2945. Accepting contributions

§ 2946. Candidate’s attribution to previous cycle

§ 2947. Contributions from a candidate

§ 2948. Prohibition on transferring contributions

§ 2949. Use of term “candidate”

§ 2950. State officers and State office candidates; contractor contribution restrictions

§ 2961. Submission of reports to the Secretary of State

§ 2962. Reports; general provisions

§ 2963. Campaign reports; Secretary of State; forms; filing

§ 2964. Campaign reports; candidates for State office, the General Assembly, and county office; political committees; political parties

§ 2965. Final reports; candidates for State office, the General Assembly, and county office; political committees; political parties; end-of-cycle reports for political committees and political parties

§ 2966. Reports by candidates not reaching monetary reporting threshold

§ 2967. Additional campaign reports; candidates for State office and the General Assembly

§ 2968. Campaign reports; local candidates

§ 2969. Reporting of surplus maintenance by former candidates

§ 2970. Campaign reports; other entities; public questions

§ 2971. Report of mass media activities

§ 2972. Identification in electioneering communications

§ 2973. Specific identification requirements for radio, television, or Internet communications

§ 2981. Definitions

§ 2982. Filing of Vermont campaign finance affidavit

§ 2983. Vermont campaign finance grants; conditions

§ 2984. Qualifying contributions

§ 2985. Vermont campaign finance grants; amounts; timing

§ 2986. Monetary amounts adjusted for inflation