The primary election for Vermont state offices always occurs on the second Tuesday in August: This year it's on August 11.
The number of pages in the 'easy-to-read,' unannotated, PDF version of the Vermont Election Laws produced by the elections division of the Secretary of State's Office.
The number of employees in the Vermont Secretary of State's Office who oversee elections.
The number of different ballots that the Secretary of State's office had to create, proofread and print for this primary election — a Republican, Democratic and Progressive ballot for each of the state's 275 legislative districts.
The number of signatures that candidates had to collect to appear on the primary and general election ballots this year. To slow the spread of COVID-19, Vermont lawmakers waived the usual signature requirements, which are: 500 for candidates seeking statewide offices, 100 for the Vermont Senate and county offices, and 50 for the Vermont House.
The number of town clerks responsible for managing elections at the local level.
Still have questions? Visit the website for the Vermont Secretary of State at sos.vermont.gov or call your town clerk.
The original print version of this article was headlined "Primary Primer | What you need to know but were afraid to ask"
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