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SUMMARY:General Election | Town Offices Closed
DESCRIPTION:NOTICE TO VOTERS\n\nA general election will be held on Tuesday\
 , November 5\, 2024 to select candidates for U.S. President and Vice Presi
 dent\, U.S. Senator\, Representative to Congress\, Governor\, Lieutenant G
 overnor\, State Treasurer\, Secretary of State\, Auditor of Accounts\, Att
 orney General\, State Senator\, State Representative\, High Bailiff and Ju
 stice of the Peace.\n\nIT'S NOT TOO LATE TO RETURN YOUR EARLY/ABSENTEE BAL
 LOT\n\nIt IS too late to return your ballot by mail—ballots must be rece
 ived (not just postmarked) by 7 pm on Election Day—but there are other o
 ptions if you don't want to stand in line at the polling place on November
  5th:\n\n 	First\, make sure you've filled out the certification envelope 
 and sealed your voted ballot inside.\n 	You or anyone of your choosing can
  hand-deliver your voted ballot to the Town Office. There is a secure drop
  box at the southwest corner of the building where ballots can be returned
  even if the office is not open. We'll be checking it daily\, and several 
 times during the day on Election Day until 7 pm.\n 	Ballots can also be re
 turned directly to the Community Hall polling place from 10 am to 7 pm on 
 November 8th.\n\nVOTING IN PERSON ON ELECTION DAY\n\nPOLLS OPEN at the COM
 MMUNITY HALL 10 am to 7 pm  All registered voters should have received a 
 ballot in the mail\, please bring your ballot with you to the polls to fil
 l out in the voting booth. For voters who were issued a ballot but don't h
 ave it with them\, ballots will be available but you will be asked to comp
 lete an Affidavit of No Ballot Cast before voting.\n\n13 V.S.A. §2901 –
  Punishment for perjury: “A person who\, being lawfully required to depo
 se the truth in a proceeding in a court of justice\, commits perjury shall
  be imprisoned not more than fifteen years and fined not more than $10\,00
 0.00\, or both.”\n\n17 V.S.A. §1971 – “A legal voter who knowingly 
 casts more than one ballot at any one time of balloting for the same offic
 e shall be fined not more than $1\,000.00 if the offense is committed at a
  primary or general election\, and not more than $100.00 if committed at a
  local election.”\n\nHeidi Chandler\nTown Clerk
CATEGORIES:Community,Town Clerk Reminders,Townwide Events
LOCATION:Community Hall\, 2724 Stage Road\, Benson\, Vermont\, 05743\, Unit
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