§ 2570 - Depositing ballots - Vermont Statutes

§ 2570. Depositing ballots

(a) In primary elections, each voter shall separate all sections on the perforations, whether voted or unvoted, and fold each section separately. The voter shall first hand the unvoted section or sections to the appropriate election official, who shall deposit the section or sections in a receptacle marked for unvoted ballots. The voter shall then deposit the voted section of the ballot in the ballot box, unless the voter requires assistance in depositing the ballot.

(b) In all other elections, before leaving the booth, the voter shall fold his ballots separately, without displaying the marks thereon, and shall then himself, under the supervision of an election official, deposit each ballot into the proper ballot box.

(c) Except as provided in section 2569 of this title, no election official or other person shall look at the contents of any ballot or any voted or unvoted section of the ballot. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 77.)