Vermont § 2386 - Time for filing statements

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§ 2386. Time for filing statements

  • (a) In the case of the failure of a major political party to nominate a candidate by primary,
    a statement shall be filed not later than 5:00 p.m. on the sixth day following the
    primary. (b) In the case of the death or withdrawal of a candidate after the primary election,
    the party committee shall have seven days from the date of the death or withdrawal
    to nominate a candidate. In no event shall a statement be filed later than 60 days
    prior to the general election. (c)(1) In the case of a nomination by a minor political party, a statement shall be filed
    not earlier than the fourth Monday in April and not later than 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday
    preceding the primary election described in section 2351 of this chapter and not later
    than 5:00 p.m. on the third day prior to the day of a special primary election. (2) A statement shall apply only to the election cycle in which the statement is filed. (d) In the case of a nomination for the office of justice of the peace, a statement shall
    be filed as set forth in section 2413 of this chapter. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 28; 1985, No. 197 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2001, No. 83 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2003, No. 59, § 13; 2009, No. 73 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. April 7, 2010; 2009, No. 98 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 10, 2010; 2015, No. 30, § 6, eff. May 26, 2015; 2017, No. 50, § 16.)

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