Vermont § 2642 - Warning and notice contents
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§ 2642. Warning and notice contents
- (a)(1) The warning shall include the date and time of the election, location of the polling
place or places, and the nature of the meeting or election. (2) It shall, by separate articles, specifically indicate the business to be transacted,
to include the offices and the questions to be voted upon. (3)(A) The warning shall also contain any article or articles requested by a petition signed
by at least five percent of the voters of the municipality and filed with the municipal
clerk not less than 47 days before the day of the meeting. (B) The clerk receiving the petitions shall immediately proceed to examine them to ascertain
whether they contain the required number of signatures of registered voters set forth
in subdivision (A) of this subdivision (3). If found not to conform, he or she shall
state in writing on the petition why it cannot be accepted, and within 24 hours from
receipt, he or she shall return it to the petitioners. In this case, supplementary
petitions may be filed not later than 48 hours after the petition was returned to
the petitioners by the clerk or the filing deadline set forth in subdivision (A) of
this subdivision (3), whichever is later. However, supplementary petitions shall not
be accepted if petitions with signatures of different persons totaling at least the
number specified in subdivision (A) of this subdivision (3) were not filed by the
filing deadline. (C) A petition submitted under this subdivision (3):
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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