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Turning Eighteen

1 V.S.A. § 173 — a person is of age at 18, and until then a minor

A person 18 years old is of age, and until then is a minor; wherever the laws refer to an adult, they mean someone 18 or older.

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Someone who will be 18 by a general election may register and vote in the primary before it.

Sources for this section (2)
  1. 1 V.S.A. § 173 — Minors
  2. 17 V.S.A. § 2121 — Eligibility of voters

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