Vermont Statutes Title 17 Sec. 2354
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 17 Sec. 2354
- Candidate: means an individual who has taken any affirmative action to become a candidate for public office. See
- Town: includes "city. See
- Voter: means an individual who is qualified to vote in an election in this State or a political subdivision of this State, and whose name is registered on the checklist of a political subdivision of the State. See
§ 2354. Signing petitions
(a) Any number of voters may sign the same petition.
(b)(1) A voter‘s signature shall not be valid unless at the time he or she signs, the voter is registered and qualified to vote for the candidate whose petition he or she signs.
(2) Each voter shall indicate his or her town of residence next to his or her signature.
(c) The signature of a voter on a candidate’s petition does not necessarily indicate that the voter supports the candidate.
(d) A petition shall contain the name of only one candidate. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 18; 2017, No. 50, § 8; 2019, No. 67, § 10.)