Vermont S0297 proposes allowing local municipalities to adopt electronic ballot return systems for local elections.

Vermont S0297 introduces a bill to authorize towns, cities, and incorporated villages to implement electronic ballot return systems for local elections. These systems would allow voters to return their marked ballots electronically. The bill mandates that electronic ballot return systems must offer robust data security and voter integrity protections, including security auditability, end-to-end encryption, verifiability, dual-factor authentication, and biometric or equivalent digital identity verification technologies.

Vermont S0297 proposes allowing local municipalities to adopt electronic ballot return systems for local elections.

Vermont S0297 introduces a bill to authorize towns, cities, and incorporated villages to implement electronic ballot return systems for local elections. These systems would allow voters to return their marked ballots electronically. The bill mandates that electronic ballot return systems must offer robust data security and voter integrity protections, including security auditability, end-to-end encryption, verifiability, dual-factor authentication, and biometric or equivalent digital identity verification technologies.