Vermont § 2647 - Incompatible offices

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§ 2647. Incompatible offices

  • (a)(1) An auditor shall not be town clerk, town treasurer, selectboard member, first constable,
    collector of current or delinquent taxes, trustee of public funds, town manager, road
    commissioner, water commissioner, sewage system commissioner, sewage disposal commissioner,
    cemetery commissioner, or town school district director; nor shall a spouse of or
    any person assisting any of these officers in the discharge of official duties be
    eligible to hold office as auditor. (2)(A) A selectboard member or school director shall not be first constable, collector of
    taxes, town treasurer, assistant town treasurer, auditor, or town agent. (B) A selectboard member shall not be lister or assessor. (3) A cemetery commissioner or library trustee shall not be town treasurer, assistant
    town treasurer, or auditor. (4) A town manager shall not hold any elective office in that town or town school district. (5) Election officers at local elections shall be disqualified as provided in section 2456 of this title.

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Section 2647 ("Incompatible offices") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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