Vermont § 10 - Specified; election; term (a)(1) The ward officers shall be a Clerk and three inspectors of election
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§ 10. Specified; election; term (a)(1) The ward officers shall be a Clerk and three inspectors of election
- . All three inspectors
of election may not be members of the same political party. In such event, the City
Council shall forthwith appoint an inspector who shall serve instead of the candidate
who received the third largest number of votes. (2) Ward clerks and inspectors of election elected at the annual City meeting shall take
office on the first Monday in April in the year of their election. (b)(1) Ward clerks shall be chosen for two-year terms and inspectors of elections for three-year
terms by the legal voters of each ward at the annual City election. (2) The ward clerks elected March 3, 2015 shall take office April 6, 2015. (3) Three inspectors of election shall be elected in each ward on March 3, 2015. (A) One inspector of election shall be elected for a one-year term commencing April 6,
2015 and terminating April 4, 2016, and who shall thereafter be elected for a three-year
term. (B) One inspector of election shall be elected for a two-year term commencing April 6,
2015 and terminating April 3, 2017, and who shall thereafter be elected for a three-year
term. (C) One inspector of election shall be elected for a three-year term commencing April
6, 2015 and terminating April 2, 2018, and who shall thereafter be elected for a three-year
term. (Amended 1997, No. M-18 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 23, 1998; 1999, No. M-7, § 2, eff. May 19, 1999; 2013, No. M-15 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 3, 2015.)
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