Vermont § 2124 - Voter’s oath or affirmation; how administered; application

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§ 2124. Voter’s oath or affirmation; how administered; application

  • (a) The voter’s oath may be administered by: (1) a person authorized by the law of this State to administer oaths and affirmations; (2) a member of a board of civil authority; (3) a commissioned officer of the military service; (4) any other person qualified to administer oaths and affirmations, within or outside
    the United States, by the laws of the place in which the oath or affirmation is administered; (5) any other person over the age of 18; or (6) an applicant for addition to the checklist who attests to having taken the oath or
    affirmation under the penalty of perjury. (b) [Repealed.] (c) At a minimum, the town clerk shall keep the completed applications for addition to
    the checklist, or an electronic copy thereof, through the end of the general election
    cycle that follows the one in which the application was received. The town clerk shall
    verify, upon request, that a voter has been given the oath or affirmation. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1989, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1997, No. 47, § 10; 2001, No. 6, § 12(b), eff. April 10, 2001; 2007, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2015, No. 30, § 1, eff. May 26, 2015; 2015, No. 80 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. July 1, 2017.)

Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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