2014 Vermont Statutes
Title 17 - Elections
Chapter 51 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS
Subchapter 9: RECOUNTS AND CONTEST OF ELECTIONS
§ 2606 Senate
§ 2606. Senate
(a) A candidate for the office of state senator in the general election, or any 100 voters in the senatorial district may request the senate to exercise its constitutional authority to judge of the elections and qualifications of its own members by filing a written request with the secretary of state specifying the candidate or candidates whose election is being challenged. The request must be filed no later than the latest of the following:
(1) 20 days after the date of the election;
(2) 10 days after a final court judgment, if there is a recount under section 2602 of this title; or
(3) 10 days after a final court judgment, if there is a contest under section 2603 of this title.
(b) The secretary of state shall notify the attorney general, who shall investigate the facts, take such depositions as may be necessary, prepare an opinion on the law and facts, and send his or her report and opinion to the secretary of the senate at least 10 days before the general assembly convenes. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 97.)
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