Vermont § 508 - Conduct of meetings

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§ 508. Conduct of meetings

  • (a) At all special meetings of the District, the following provisions of 17 V.S.A. chapter
    51 shall apply except where clearly inapplicable: subchapter 1 (election officials),
    subchapter 3 (vote tabulators), subchapter 4 (polling places), subchapter 6 (early
    or absentee voters), subchapter 7 (process of voting), subchapter 8 (count and return
    of votes), subchapter 9 (recounts and contest of elections), and subchapter 10 (jurisdiction
    of courts). For purposes of this charter, the District Clerk shall perform the functions
    assigned to the Secretary of State under 17 V.S.A. chapter 51. (b) Rutland Superior Court shall have jurisdiction over petitions for recounts. (c) The District shall bear the cost of election expenses. (Added 2019, No. M-2, § 2, eff. April 19, 2019.)

Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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