Vermont State and Local Government

The Green Papers: State and Local Government

Vermont

Governor:	1	(Term Limit: None; 2-year term)
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2000 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
2002 Representatives:	1	(0.23% of 435)
2004 Electors:	3	(0.56% of 535)
1990 Census:	562,758	(0.23% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census:	609,890	(0.22% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (2000):	427,354
Estimated Voting age population (2000):	460,000
Capital:	Montpelier

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States Alphabetically Current Vermont Statewide Office Holders


Official Name/Status All States
	The STATE of Vermont
	Vermont declared itself an independent Republic prior to Statehood (specifically, on 17 January 1777 as "New Connecticut"; the name "Vermont" was first utilized in the nascent State's 1st Constitution drafted in July 1777 and formally ratified the following March): however its territory was claimed by the State of New York; only when New York was induced to renounce its claim in exchange for financial remuneration (an agreement formally accepted by both jurisdictions as of 28 October 1790) was Statehood possible
	Admitted to the Union as a State: 4 March 1791 by an Act of Congress of 18 February 1791 (1 Stat. 191) recognizing a State government already formed
	The 14th state.


Traditional Sections and Regions All States
	Section: NORTHEAST
	Region: New England
	Survey: Metes & Bounds

Constitutions All States Links to State Constitutions

Enabling Act: [Vermont never had an Enabling Act prior to Statehood]

• 1st (1777-1786) [Adopted: 8 July 1777 Convention convened, 2 July 1777, Ratified: March 1778 not submitted to the People: accepted by the General Assembly on this date]

• 2nd (1786-1793) [Adopted: 4 July 1786 Convention convened, 29 June 1786, Ratified: March 1787 not submitted to the People: accepted by the General Assembly on this date]

• 3rd (1793--) [Adopted: 9 July 1793 Convention convened, 3 July 1793, Ratified: 1793 not submitted to the People]

Executive Branch All States

Chief Executive
	• GOVERNOR
Successor to a Vacancy
	• Lieutenant Governor [elected separately from GOVERNOR]

Major Executive Officers Elected Statewide All States 2008 Office holders
	• Governor: 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2004. Term Limit: None
	• Lieutenant Governor: 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2004
	• Secretary of State: 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2004
	• Attorney General: 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2004
	• Treasurer: 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2004
	• Auditor of Accounts: 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2004

Legislative Branch All States

Legislature
	• GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Upper House
	• Senate
Lower House
	• House of Representatives

Judicial Branch All States

Court of Last Resort
	• Supreme Court

Local Government


PRIMARY CIVIL DIVISION All States
	• county [Type: Weak, Executive and Legislative: Assistant ["Side"] Judges [of Superior Court]]
	MINOR CIVIL DIVISION All States
		• TOWN [Type: Very Strong, Executive: Board of Selectmen, Legislative: TOWN MEETING]

Incorporated Municipalities All States

Localities
	• Vermont Civil Divisions and Municipalities

Statutory Election Information All States

Presidential Primary All States
	• 1st Tuesday in March of Presidential Election years [VT Statutes 2701]
State Primary All States
	• 2d Tuesday in September of even-numbered years [Vt. Statutes 2351]
Polling times All States
	• ... the polls shall open no earlier than 5:00 a.m. and no later than 10:00 a.m. as set by the board of civil authority in each town unless the board of civil authority has elected to open the polls earlier than 6:00 a.m. as provided in section 2494 of this title. The polls in all polling places shall close at 7:00 p.m. [Vt. Statutes 2561]

Links Links to other web sites

Election Authority
	• Vermont Secretary of State
	• Vermont Secretary of State - Elections and Campaign Finance
Legislature
	• State of Vermont Legislature
Democratic
	• The Vermont Democratic Party
Republican
	• Vermont Republican Party
Third Party
	• Burlington Vermont Green Party
	• Constitution Party of Vermont
	• Liberty Union Party
	• Socialist Party of Vermont
	• Vermont Libertarian Party
	• Vermont Progressive Party
	• Vermont Right to Life Committee
Media & others
	• Bennington Banner
	• Brattleboro Reformer
	• Burlington Free Press
	• DC's Political Report - Vermont
	• News & Citizen - Morrisville
	• Politics1.com - Vermont
	• Rutland Herald
	• The Addison County Independent
	• The Barre Montpelier Times Argus
	• The Deerfield Valley News - West Dover
	• The Dwinell Political Report
	• The Stowe Reporter
	• The World - Barre
	• Valley News - White River Junction
	• Valley Reporter - Waitsfield
	• Vermont Guardian
	• Vermont Public Radio
	• Vermont Public Television
	• WCAX TV - CBS - Burlington
	• Williston Observer
	• WPTZ & WNNE TV - NBC - The Champlain Channel - Plattsburgh - Burlington
	• WVNY TV - ABC - Burlington - Plattsburgh