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Read. Follow. Verify.Vermont permits September biennial party caucuses and empowers county chairs to call missed town caucuses
Last action · February 28, 2025: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military AffairsSponsor: Gina Galfetti
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What This Bill Would Do
Vermont HB 449 requires political parties to hold town es on any date between September 10 and September 30 in odd-numbered years, and permits county chairs or local voters to call a caucus if a town fails to hold one on the designated day.
Changes the scheduling window for local political party meetings and establishes a backup procedure for towns that miss the state-designated date, taking effect July 1, 2025.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
political parties
State and local party organizations must schedule biennial caucuses within the September 10 through 30 window in odd-numbered years.
voters
Party voters gain the ability for three or more residents to call a caucus if their town fails to hold one on the state-designated day.
county chairs
County chairs are authorized to call and hold a caucus in any town within their jurisdiction that fails to hold one on the designated day.
Key Facts
- The State committee chair of a party must set biennial party caucus dates between September 10 and September 30, inclusive, in each odd-numbered year.
- If party voters in any town fail to hold a caucus on the designated day, the county chair or three or more local voters may call and hold a caucus at any time thereafter.
- The person or persons calling a makeup caucus must designate one person to perform the duties of the town chair pursuant to section 2303.
- The act takes effect on July 1, 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 28, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
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