Vermont § 415 - Action on petitions

§ 415. Action on petitions

• (a) Action by Council. When an initiative or referendum petition has been finally determined sufficient,
  the Council shall promptly consider the proposed initiative ordinance in the manner
  provided in this Article or reconsider the referred ordinance by voting its repeal.
  If the Council fails to adopt a proposed initiative ordinance without any change in
  substance within 60 days or fails to repeal the referred ordinance within 30 days
  after the date the petition was finally determined sufficient, it shall submit the
  proposed or referred ordinance to the voters of the City. (b) Submission to voters. The vote of the City on a proposed or referred ordinance shall be held not less than
  30 days from the date of the final Council vote thereon. If no regular City election
  is to be held within the period prescribed in this subsection, the Council shall provide
  for a special election; otherwise, the vote shall be held at the same time as such
  regular election, except that the Council may in its discretion provide for a special
  election at an earlier date within the prescribed period. Copies of the proposed or
  referred ordinance shall be made available at the polls. (c) Withdrawal of petitions. An initiative or referendum petition may be withdrawn at any time prior to the 15th
  day preceding the day scheduled for a vote of the City by filing with the City Clerk
  a request for withdrawal signed by the petitioners. Upon the filing of such request,
  the petition shall have no further force or effect and all proceedings thereon shall
  be terminated. (Added 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)