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VT H0450
Bill
Status
2/28/2025
Primary Sponsor
Alice Emmons
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AI Summary
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Requires candidates in a contested election to nominate only "disinterested individuals" to serve on recount committees, with each candidate submitting a minimum of 10 nominees
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Defines "disinterested individual" as someone who is not a relative of or subordinate to the candidates and shares no direct pecuniary interest with them
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Prohibits the Superior Court from appointing interested parties to recount committees; court must appoint an equal number of disinterested individuals representing each candidate
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Establishes timeline requirements: candidates have 2 business days to submit initial nominee lists, with an additional 24 hours if lists are not delivered on time
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Takes effect July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
An act relating to prohibiting the appointment of interested parties to a recount committee
Last Action
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
2/28/2025