Vermont § 1973 - Permissive referendum

§ 1973. Permissive referendum

• (a) An ordinance or rule adopted by a municipality may be disapproved by a vote of a majority
  of the qualified voters of the municipality voting on the question at an annual or
  special meeting duly warned for the purpose, pursuant to a petition signed and submitted
  in accordance with subsection (b) of this section. (b) A petition for a vote on the question of disapproving an ordinance or rule shall be
  signed by not less than five per cent of the qualified voters of the municipality,
  and presented to the legislative body or the clerk of the municipality within 44 days
  following the date of adoption of the ordinance or rule by the legislative body. (c) When a petition is submitted in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, the
  legislative body shall call a special meeting within 60 days from the date of receipt
  of the petition, or include an article in the warning for the next annual meeting
  of the municipality if the annual meeting falls within the 60-day period, to determine
  whether the voters will disapprove the ordinance or rule. (d) Not less than two copies of the ordinance or rule shall be posted at each polling
  place during the hours of voting, and copies thereof made available to voters at the
  polls on request. It shall be sufficient to refer to the ordinance or rule in the
  warning by title. (e) If a petition for an annual or a special meeting is duly submitted in accordance with
  this section, to determine whether an ordinance or rule shall be disapproved by the
  voters of the municipality, the ordinance or rule shall take effect on the conclusion
  of the meeting, or at such later date as is specified in the ordinance or rule, unless
  a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question at the meeting vote to disapprove
  the ordinance or rule in which event it shall not take effect. (Added 1969, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. March 2, 1970; amended 1971, No. 14, § 12, eff. March 11, 1971.)