2014 Vermont Statutes
Title 17 - Elections
Chapter 57 - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Subchapter 1: PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
§ 2703 Examining petitions, supplementary petitions
§ 2703. Examining petitions, supplementary petitions
The secretary of state shall examine the petitions and ascertain whether they conform to the provisions of this chapter, and sections 2353, 2354, and 2358 of this title. If found not to conform, he or she shall state in writing why a particular petition cannot be accepted, and within 72 hours from receipt he or she shall return it to the candidate in whose behalf it was filed. In such case, supplementary petitions may be filed not later than 10 days after the date for filing petitions. However, supplementary petitions shall not be accepted if petitions with the signatures of at least 1,000 persons were not filed by 5:00 p.m. on the third Monday of January preceding the primary election. (Added 1979, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 6, 1980.)
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