Vermont § 2362 - Primary ballots

§ 2362. Primary ballots

• (a) A separate ballot for each major political party shall be printed and furnished to
  the towns by the Secretary of State and shall contain the names of all candidates
  for nomination by that party at the primary. Ballots shall be printed on index stock
  and configured to be readable by vote tabulators. Ballots shall be printed in substantially
  the following form: OFFICIAL VERMONT PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT VOTE ON ONE PARTY BALLOT ONLY AND PLACE IN BALLOT BOX OR VOTE TABULATOR ALL OTHER PARTY BALLOTS MUST BE PLACED IN UNVOTED BALLOT BOX ____________ [MAJOR POLITICAL PARTY NAME] ____________ Instructions to voters: Use black pen or pencil to fill in the oval. To vote for a
  person whose name is printed on the ballot, fill in the oval to the right of the name
  of that person. To vote for a person whose name is not printed on the ballot, write
  or stick his or her name in the blank space provided and fill in the oval to the right
  of the write-in space. Do not vote for more candidates than the “Vote for Not More
  Than” number for an office. If you make a mistake, tear, or deface the ballot, return
  it to an election official and obtain another ballot. Do not erase. (b) Following the names of candidates printed on the ballot after the name of each office
  to be filled shall be as many blank lines for write-in candidates as there are persons
  to be elected to that office. If no primary petition is filed for an office or for
  a candidate belonging to a party, the ballot shall contain the name of the office
  and blank lines for write-in candidates. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 22; 2007, No. 54, § 2; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; 2015, No. 30, § 4, eff. May 26, 2015; 2017, No. 50, § 11.)