Vermont § 1002 - Salary of Governor-Elect
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 1002 — Salary of Governor-Elect, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1002. Salary of Governor-Elect
- (a) The person receiving the major number of votes for Governor as determined by the certificates
transmitted to the Secretary of State under provisions of 17 V.S.A. § 2592 shall be designated the Governor-Elect. (b) The Governor-Elect shall be entitled to receive a salary of 70 percent of the regular
weekly salary of the Governor for the period before a new Governor qualifies for office.
This amount shall be reduced by the amount the Governor-Elect receives from the State
during this period for services performed in fulfilling the duties of any office to
which he or she was elected or appointed. (Added 1963, No. 121; amended 1987, No. 121, § 1; 2011, No. 3, § 91, eff. Feb. 17, 2011; 2015, No. 58, § B.1109.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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