Vermont § 2643 - Special meetings

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§ 2643. Special meetings

  • (a) The legislative body may warn a special municipal meeting when it deems it necessary
    and shall call a special meeting on the application of five percent of the voters.
    A special meeting shall be warned within 60 days of receipt of the application by
    the municipal clerk. A voter may withdraw his or her name from a petition for a special
    meeting at any time prior to the signing of the warning by a majority of the legislative
    body. (b) [Repealed.] (c) The legislative body may rescind the call of a special meeting called by them but
    not a special meeting called on application of five percent of the voters. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 47; 2015, No. 30, § 24, eff. May 26, 2015.)

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Section 2643 ("Special meetings") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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