The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below now include the actions of the 2026 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Title 17 : Elections
Chapter 035 : Offenses Against the Purity of Elections
Subchapter 002 : Penalties upon Voters
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§ 1975. Interference with voters and election officials
(a) No person shall intentionally or recklessly intimidate, threaten, or coerce, or attempt to intimidate, threaten, or coerce:
(1) any other person for the purpose of:
(A) obstructing the right of the other person to vote or to vote as the other person may choose; or
(B) causing the other person to vote for, or not to vote for, any candidate for public office or public question at any election; or
(2) a public servant, an election official, or a public employee for the purpose of obstructing the administration of an election.
(b) A person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be imprisoned not more than two years or fined not more than $2,000.00, or both. (Added 2025, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. June 8, 2026.)