Vermont § 2660 - Conduct of election

§ 2660. Conduct of election

• (a) When voting is at a floor meeting by paper ballot, the polls shall be kept open a
  reasonable time and reasonable notice shall be given before they close. (b) When election is by ballot, a majority of all votes cast for any office shall be required
  for an election, unless otherwise provided by law; provided that when there is but
  one nominee for an office, unless objection is made, the legal voters may vote to
  instruct the town clerk to cast one ballot for such nominee and upon such ballot being
  cast he or she shall be declared elected. (c) If no person has obtained a majority by the end of the third vote, the moderator shall
  announce that the person receiving the least number of votes in the last vote and
  in each succeeding vote shall no longer be a candidate, and the voting shall continue
  until a candidate receives a majority. (d) The article entitled “other business” shall not be used for taking binding municipal
  action, and the moderator shall so rule. (Added 1977, No. 260 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 104; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 49.)