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Legislative counsel outlines draft changes to Vermont Voting Rights Act
Summary
On April 23 the committee reviewed a new draft (3.1) of S.298. Legislative Counsel Tim Delin said it adds 'having a disability' to the protected‑class definition, revises statewide and municipal voter‑checklist attestations and filing locations, and suspends enforcement of candidate‑disclosure penalties through May 30, 2027.
Legislative Counsel Tim Delin presented draft 3.1 of S.298, the proposed Vermont Voting Rights Act, to the Government Operations & Military Affairs committee on April 23 and described three categories of changes: adding disability to the protected‑class definition, new voter‑checklist attestations, and a temporary suspension of penalties for delinquent candidate disclosures.
Delin said the draft will read that a "protected class" includes race, color, membership in a language‑minority group and "having a disability," citing the statutory reference in the draft. He read language that would bar any state‑imposed voting qualification, prerequisite, standard, practice or procedure that "results in a denial or abridgement" of voting rights on the basis of those…
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