The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
003
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LOCAL ELECTIONS USING THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT SYSTEM
(Cite as: 17 V.S.A. § 2687)
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§ 2687. Appeal to Superior Court
Within five days after the declaration of the clerk, an aggrieved candidate may appeal
to the Superior Court by giving a written notice to that effect to the other candidates
who appeared before the board of civil authority. The original of the notice shall
be filed with the county clerk. No entry fee shall be charged in these matters.
The Superior Court shall immediately issue an order directing the town clerk to transmit
to the county clerk all ballots, papers, and records affecting the appeal, and fixing
a time for hearing in open court or before a referee not later than five days from
the making of the order. The order shall be served upon the town clerk and all other
candidates who have appeared before the board. A reference may be ordered upon any
or all questions. At the time and place so fixed, the matter shall be summarily heard
and determined and the costs taxed as in other civil actions. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1985, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)