NVLSlady/VA wrote
"An Oath (affirmation) is an oath ... not to mention a notarial act (identity verified), paper-based or not.
"I'm coRnfused!"
Are you taking issue with whether the notary must check the identity of a person taking an oath? Although administering an oath is a notarial act, until RULONA goes into effect, VT does not require me to identify the affiant. I sent the following question to the VT SOS notary public administrator:
1. In Vermont, must a notary establish the identity of the person about to take an oath? Some states require it, some don't, Vermont notary law is silent.
2. Some election related forms, such as the Voter Affirmation of Residence/Domicile or Affidavit of Undelivered or Lost Absentee Ballot have language indicating the voter is taking an oath or affirmation, but there is no certificate on the form for a notary to fill out. Do these oaths/affirmations need to be taken before a notary?
The notary public administrator forwarded my questions to William Senning, Director of Elections, Office of the Secretary of State. His answer was "The answer to both of your questions, below, is no." (March 10, 2017)
After RULONA goes into effect, as I mentioned before, I will have to verify identity for verifications on oath or affirmation, but, as I read it, not other oaths or affirmations. |
