Polling places; firearms prohibited (a)(1) A person shall not knowingly possess a firearm at a polling place or on the walks leading to a building in which a polling place is located on an election day. (2) The provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall apply to the town clerk’s office during any period when a board of civil authority has voted to permit early voting pursuant to 17 V.S.A. § 2546b(a)(1). (b) A person who violates this section shall be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than $1,000.00, or both. (c) This section shall not apply to:(1) a firearm carried for legitimate law enforcement purposes by a federal law enforcement officer or a law enforcement officer certified as a law enforcement officer by the Vermont Criminal Justice Council pursuant to 20 V.S.A. § 2358; (2) a firearm carried by a person while preforming the person’s official duties as an employee of the United States; a department or agency of the United States; a state; or a department, agency, or political subdivision of a state if the person is authorized to carry a firearm as part of the person’s official duties; or (3) a firearm stored in a motor vehicle.(d) Notice a department, agency, or political subdivision of a state if the person is authorized to carry a firearm as part of the person’s official duties; or (3) a firearm stored in a motor vehicle.(d) Notice of the provisions of this section shall be posted conspicuously at each public entrance to each polling place. (e) As used in this section:(1) 'Firearm' has the same meaning as in section 4017 of this title.(2) 'Polling place' means a place that a municipality has designated to the Secretary of State as a polling place pursuant to 17 V.S.A. § 2502(f). (Added 2023, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. May 28, 2024.)
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