Vermont § 31a - Establishment of voting precincts within wards permitted
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 31a — Establishment of voting precincts within wards permitted, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31a. Establishment of voting precincts within wards permitted
- (a) The City Council may, by resolution, establish voting precincts within one or more
of the several wards of the City, and from time to time amend or alter the boundaries
thereof, which said precincts so established shall be designated by number. (b)(1) In the event such precincts are so established, the ward officers previously elected
shall, from the remainder of their respective terms, be the precinct officers of the
first numbered precincts in their ward, whether or not they reside therein, and the
City Council shall appoint additional precinct officers for each additional precinct. (2) At the annual City meeting following the establishment of such precincts, and at each
annual City meeting thereafter, precinct officers shall be chosen by the legal voters
of each precinct from among the legal votes thereof. (Amended 2013, No. M-15 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 3, 2015.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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