An act relating to miscellaneous changes to election law

H 474, now law after being signed by the Governor on June 25, 2025, makes two key changes to Vermont's election rules. First, it prevents candidates who lose a major party primary from appearing as independents on the general election ballot for the same office (Sec. 4-5). Second, it requires write-in candidates for state or federal offices to file a form with the Secretary of State by 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday before the election to have their votes counted, and sets a minimum vote threshold to qualify as a primary winner (Sec. 9-10). These changes directly affect candidates running for office and election officials handling ballots. The bill also updates procedures for military/overseas voters to request electronic ballot delivery (Sec. 7), but this is a minor amendment to existing process.