§ 2101 - Purposes - Vermont Statutes

§ 2101. Purposes

This act is intended to carry out the mandate contained in Article 8 of the Constitution of the state of Vermont. In this pursuit, the specific purposes of this act are:

-to provide equal opportunity for all citizens of voting age to participate in political processes;

-to assure that political campaigns are fairly and honestly conducted and financed;

-to define unacceptable conduct among political candidates and public servants;

-to insure that public service will be in the public interest, rather than the special interest of groups or individuals, and

-to encourage citizens to become more actively involved in the political processes which affect the quality of life;

-to provide uniform practices and procedures in the conduct of elections throughout the state. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)