An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election laws
This Vermont bill makes several changes to election laws, including rules for candidates who lose primary elections, campaign finance limits, and how candidate information is collected. It prevents candidates who lose a major party primary from being nominated by other party committees or running as independents for the same office. The bill also sets new contribution limits for political parties in statewide elections and requires committees to submit electronic lists of their members. Additionally, it updates requirements for collecting candidate demographic information and establishes a minimum vote threshold for write-in candidates to win primaries.
Bill status
passed both
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Failed
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Governor
Introduced Mar 15, 2023
Last action Jun 20, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 2, 2023
How they voted
57–72
Failed · 10 other
Total votes 139
Mar 2, 2023
D
Democratic99
69% Nay
I
Independent4
100% Yea
N
Libertarian1
0% Nay
R
Republican35
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
14
Jun 20, 2023
Committee
Recommitted to Committee on Government Operations on motion of Senator Baruth
upper
May 12, 2023
Introduced
Proposal of amendment agreed to on roll call, requested by Senator Hardy, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 17, Nays = 13
upper
May 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably by Senator Perchlik for Committee on Appropriations
upper
May 12, 2023
Introduced
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with proposal of amendment by Senator Hardy for Committee on Government Operations
upper
May 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
upper
May 12, 2023
Introduced
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
upper
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations
upper
May 11, 2023
Introduced
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
upper
May 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
upper
May 10, 2023
Introduced
Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on Government Operations
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Introduced
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Government Operations
upper
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced
Second division of amendment disagreed to
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced
First division of amendment disagreed to
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced
Rep. Sibilia of Dover moved to amend the bill
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced
Rep. Gregoire of Fairfield moved to amend the bill, which was disagreed to
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced
Rep. Gregoire of Fairfield moved to amend the bill
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Introduced
Rep. McCarthy of St. Albans City, Birong of Vergennes, Krasnow of South Burlington, and Small of Winooski moved to amend the bill, which was agreed to
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Introduced
Second division of amendment disagreed to
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Introduced
First division of amendment disagreed to
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Introduced
Rep. Sibilia of Dover moved to amend the bill
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rep. McCarthy of St. Albans City spoke for the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (57-72-10)
house
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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