Interference with voters and election officials

17 V.S.A. ch. 035, § 1975, under Offenses Against the Purity of Elections.

17 V.S.A. ch. 035, § 1975

§ 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.)