Vermont § 26 - Selectboard; terms of office

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§ 26. Selectboard; terms of office

  • (a) Each member of the Selectboard shall be elected for a term of three years. In the
    first election after this charter is approved by the General Assembly, two members
    of the Selectboard shall be elected for terms of three years, two members shall be
    elected for terms of two years, and one member shall be elected for a term of one
    year. After the first election following adoption of this charter, members of the
    Selectboard shall be elected for terms of three years as prior terms expire. (b) The members of the Selectboard shall be elected at large. The candidates with the
    largest number of votes for offices of equal terms shall be elected to those offices. (Added 2023, No. M-14, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.)

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