Vermont § 25 - Referendum All Town ordinances, except as specified, may be repealed by vote of the Town as follows:
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 25 — Referendum All Town ordinances, except as specified, may be repealed by vote of the Town as follows:, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25. Referendum All Town ordinances, except as specified, may be repealed by vote of the Town as follows:
- A petition signed by not less than five percent of the registered voters shall be
filed with the Town Clerk requesting a vote on a question of repealing the ordinance.
The Selectboard shall call a special Town meeting to be held within 60 days of the
date of filing the petition to vote on whether the ordinance shall be repealed. The
ordinance shall be repealed only if 15 percent of the registered voters vote and a
majority of that number vote for repeal. (Added 2013, No. M-8, § 2, eff. May 23, 2013.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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