Vermont § 2682 - Process of voting; appointments
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 2682 — Process of voting; appointments, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2682. Process of voting; appointments
- (a) Election expenses shall be assumed by the municipality. (b) Returns shall be filed with the town clerk. (c) In a municipal election controlled by this subchapter, the person receiving the greatest
number of votes for an office shall be declared elected to that office and a certificate
of election need not be issued. (d) In the event no person files a petition for an office that is to be filled at the
annual or special meeting of a municipality, and if no person is otherwise elected
to fill the office, a majority of the legislative body of the municipality may appoint
a voter of the municipality to fill the office until the next annual meeting. (e) [Repealed.] (f) When the same number of persons are nominated for any town office as there are positions
to be filled, the presiding officer may declare the whole slate of candidates elected
without making individual tallies, provided each person on the slate has more votes
than the largest number of write-in votes for any one write-in candidate. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 111; 2007, No. 54, § 14; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 53.)
Frequently Asked Questions About Vermont § 2682
What does Vermont Statutes Online § 2682 cover?
Section 2682 ("Process of voting; appointments") 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.
How do I cite Vermont § 2682?
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Is this the official text of Vermont law?
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