2011 Vermont Code
Title 17 Elections
Chapter 49 NOMINATIONS
§ 2412 Withdrawal of candidacy
§ 2412. Withdrawal of candidacy
A candidate who has been validly nominated by one of the methods prescribed in this chapter shall have a right to withdraw his or her candidacy up until 5:00 p.m. on the third day following the primary by filing a written notice of withdrawal with the town clerk in case of a candidate for justice of the peace, and with the secretary of state in case of all other offices. The name of a candidate who has withdrawn shall not be printed on the ballot. After that date, if the candidate has filed a written notice of withdrawal, the town clerk or secretary of state may still remove the candidate's name from the ballot up until the printing deadline. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), { 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), { 35; 2003, No. 59, { 14.)
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