MONTPELIER â Following an unprecedented general election in 2020, the Vermont House on Wednesday passed an amended Senate bill that, among other things, would establish universal vote-by-mail for general elections in Vermont.
The bill, S.15, passed through the Senate in March and will return to that chamber to consider amendments made by the House before going to the governorâs desk.
The bill also creates a means of fixing defective ballots that have been mailed in. The House Committee on Appropriations recommended the House propose to the Senate an amendment that would establish appropriations for election-related expenses in fiscal year 2022 in the bill.