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Statewide Primary Election is August 24, 2010
Major Parties (Democratic, Progressive, Republican)
Candidate petitions of nomination and consent forms
must be filed no sooner than Monday,
May 10, 2010 and no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 17, 2010.
General Election is November 2, 2010
Minor Parties (Libertarian, Liberty Union, Working Families)
As proposed by S. 122 which has passed and was signed by the Governor:
Statements of nomination and consent forms
must be filed
by the designated political party committee no sooner than Monday, May 10, 2010 and
no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 17, 2010.
Independent Candidates (including Justice of the Peace)
As proposed by S. 122 which has passed and was signed by the Governor:
Candidate petitions of nomination and consent forms
must be filed no sooner than Monday, May 10, 2010 and
no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 17, 2010.
Justices of the Peace:
Information on Nominations for Justice of the Peace
Independent JPs must file by 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 17, 2010
Party Nominations must be filed no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, August 27, 2010
Offices to be elected in 2010: U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer,
Secretary of State, Auditor of Accounts, Attorney General, ALL State Senate seats, ALL State Representative seats, State's Attorney, Assistant Judge,
Probate Judge, Sheriff, High Bailiff and Justices of the Peace.
All candidates: You MUST file your Consent of Candidate form at the same time as your nomination paperwork (petitions). This
applies to major party candidates in the Primary Election, independent candidates in the General Election and candidates nominated by party caucus
(including candidates for Justice of the Peace).
Number of Signatures Required - MAJOR PARTY Candidates
| Office
Sought |
Number of Signatures |
Place
to File |
| State/Congressional Officers |
500 signatures |
Office of the Secretary of State |
| State Senate |
100 signatures |
Senatorial District Clerk |
| State Representative |
50 signatures |
Representative District Clerk |
| County Office (State's Attorney, Assistant Judge, Probate Judge, Sheriff and High Bailiff) |
100 signatures |
County Clerk |
Number of Signatures Required - INDEPENDENT Candidates
| Office
Sought |
Number of Signatures |
Place
to File |
| State/Congressional Officers |
500 signatures |
Office of the Secretary of State |
| State Senate |
100 signatures |
Office of the Secretary of State |
| State Representative |
50 signatures |
Office of the Secretary of State |
| County Office (State's Attorney, Assistant Judge, Probate Judge, Sheriff and High Bailiff) |
100 signatures |
Office of the Secretary of State |
| Justice of the Peace |
30 signatures or 1 percent of legal voters of town, whichever is LESS |
Town Clerk |
You MUST fill out the petition heading before seeking signatures. When obtaining signatures on a petition, you must fill in the name of the office
(i.e. governor, state representative, etc.) you are seeking BEFORE having voters sign. For state senate and state representative, you must fill in the
district name, for example Washington 3-2 or Caledonia Senate District. You can add the names of the towns in the district if you choose, but if you
do not also include the district name your petition will not be accepted.
Don't start too early. Although Vermont statute is silent on when to start collecting signatures on a petition, if you obtain signatures too far in advance,
some of those signors may move from the town they lived in when they originally signed the petition, invalidating the signature.
Get extra signatures. It's always a good idea to obtain more than the minimum number of signatures, as some signatures may not be valid.
MINOR PARTY NOMINATION
For the 2010 election cycle, all minor parties organized in Vermont will be posted on the Secretary of State's website after January 1, 2010. This listing
will include contact information for the party's chair and/or executive director.
Minor party candidates do not participate in the primary elections. Instead, minor party state committees meet to nominate candidates. The chair of the
committee sets a date, time and place for the meeting and gives five days' notice to all members of the committee. If the chair of the committee
has not called a meeting then any three members of the committee may set the date, time and place of meeting.
The committee then files a Statement of Nomination with the Secretary of State. An original signed
copy of the Consent of Candidate form for each candidate nominated by a minor party MUST be filed at the same time as the Statement of
Nomination or the nomination will NOT be accepted. In order to ensure that your candidate(s) will appear on the ballot, you should have the
candidate(s) sign the Consent of Candidate form(s) at the meeting to nominate.
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