Vermont § 2658 - Duties The moderator shall be the presiding officer of municipal meetings, shall decide questions of order and shall make public declaration of votes taken, except in elections using the Australian ballot system

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§ 2658. Duties The moderator shall be the presiding officer of municipal meetings, shall decide questions of order and shall make public declaration of votes taken, except in elections using the Australian ballot system

  • . When a vote declared by him or her is immediately questioned
    by one voter, he or she shall divide the meeting, and if requested by seven voters,
    shall cause the vote to be taken by paper ballot, unless the town has provided some
    other procedure in such cases. Robert’s Rules or some other rules of order shall
    govern all municipal meetings, except in elections using the Australian ballot system. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 103; 1981, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)

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