Vermont § 2148 - Appeal from board of civil authority

§ 2148. Appeal from board of civil authority

• (a) Any person whose application to vote has been rejected or whose name has been removed
  from the checklist may appeal to any Superior judge in the county in which the applicant
  claims residence. If there is no judge available in the county the appeal may be
  taken to any Superior judge. When an appeal is initiated after the Thursday immediately
  preceding the day of an election, it shall be conducted at once by the judge. In
  all instances, the appeal shall be conducted with sufficient speed, in order to resolve,
  when possible, all issues on appeal in sufficient time to permit a successful appellant
  to vote at the pending election. Neither formal pleadings nor filing fee shall be
  required and an appellant may represent himself or herself. (b) An appeal is commenced by presenting an informal but written notice of appeal to the
  judge to whom the appeal is taken. The notice need only be sufficient to identify
  the appellant and the town in which he or she has been denied eligibility to vote.
  The judge shall forthwith schedule a hearing and notify the appellant and the town
  clerk, personally or by certified mail. The appellant and any other person may present
  evidence at the hearing, which shall be conducted informally so as to do substantial
  justice to all parties. (c) Upon conclusion of the hearing the judge shall issue a written order, either affirming
  the decision of the board of civil authority, or ordering that the appellant’s name
  be added to the checklist. The applicant shall not be permitted to vote unless and
  until the town clerk receives a written order from the court ordering that the applicant
  be permitted to vote. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 15; 1985, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 8.)