The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
003
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LOCAL ELECTIONS USING THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT SYSTEM
(Cite as: 17 V.S.A. § 2688)
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§ 2688. Recount on question submitted
(a) A registered voter or, in the case of a union school district, at least one registered
voter from each member of the union district may demand a recount of ballots on any
question submitted to the vote of the municipality using the Australian ballot system,
if the margin by which the question passed or failed is less than five percent of
the total votes cast on the question.
(b) The request shall be filed with the municipal clerk within 10 days after the vote.
The procedure shall be the same as in the case of recount of the votes cast for a
candidate at an election.
(c) The petitioner and his or her designated representative and a voter representing the
other side of the question voted upon and his or her designated representative may
inspect the vote and observe the recount under the guidance of the board of civil
authority. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 115; 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 59.)