An act relating to voter protections

Summary

The bill establishes the Vermont Voting Rights Act, which makes it illegal for any municipality to adopt voting rules that dilute the voting power of people based on race, color, or language minority status. It forces towns and cities to get approval from the Attorney General before changing district lines or election methods, provides multilingual and disability voting assistance, and creates criminal and civil penalties for intimidation, false information, and ballot tampering. The law also changes how incarcerated people are counted for legislative reapportionment.

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