Vermont § 2906 - Campaign database; candidate information web page

§ 2906. Campaign database; candidate information web page

• (a) Campaign database. For each election, the Secretary of State shall develop and continually update a publicly
  accessible campaign database, which shall be made available to the public through
  the Secretary of State’s home page online service or through printed reports from
  the Secretary of State in response to a public request within 14 days of the date
  of the request. The database shall contain: (1) at least the following information for all candidates for statewide, county, and local
  office and for the General Assembly: (A) for candidates receiving public financing grants, the amount of each grant awarded;
  and (B) the information contained in any reports submitted pursuant to subchapter 4 of this
  chapter; (2) an Internet link to campaign finance reports filed by Vermont’s candidates for federal
  office; (3) the adjustments for inflation made to monetary amounts as required by this chapter;
  and (4) any photographs, biographical sketches, and position statements submitted to the Secretary
  of State pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. (b) Candidate information web page. (1) Any candidate for statewide office and any candidate for federal office qualified
  to be on the ballot in this State may submit to the Secretary of State a photograph,
  biographical sketch, and position statement of a length and format specified by the
  Secretary of State for the purposes of preparing a candidate information web page
  within the website of the Secretary of State. (2) Without making any substantive changes in the material presented, the Secretary of
  State shall prepare a candidate information web page on the Secretary of State’s website
  that includes the candidates’ photographs, biographies, and position statements; a
  brief explanation of the process used to obtain candidate submissions; and, with respect
  to offices for which public financing is available, an indication of which candidates
  are receiving Vermont campaign finance grants and which candidates are not receiving
  Vermont campaign finance grants. (3) The Secretary of State shall populate the candidate information web page by posting
  each candidate’s submission no later than three business days after receiving the
  candidate’s submission. (Added 2013, No. 90 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 23, 2014.)