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VT H0314
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/25/2025
Primary Sponsor
Laura Sibilia
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AI Summary
- Establishes a nonpartisan "top-four" primary election system where the four candidates receiving the most votes for each office advance to the general election, regardless of party affiliation
- Primary elections would no longer determine party nominees; instead, they narrow the candidate field for all offices except President, Vice President, their electors, and justices of the peace
- Removes party affiliation labels from primary ballots and eliminates the requirement that voters choose only one party's ballot in primaries
- Repeals provisions allowing party committees to nominate candidates and eliminates the independent candidate petition process for most offices, consolidating all candidates into the single primary system
- Effective date of January 1, 2026, with the short title "People over Party Provision for Vermont's Primary Elections Act of 2025"
Legislative Description
An act relating to a top-four nonpartisan primary election system
Last Action
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
2/25/2025
Committee Referrals
Government Operations and Military Affairs2/25/2025
Full Bill Text
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