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Title 24 Appendix : Municipal Charters
Chapter 103 : TOWN OF BENNINGTON
Subchapter 001 : POWERS OF THE TOWN
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 103, § 103)-
§ 103. Initiative; advisory votes
The voters of the Town have the power to petition for a nonbinding advisory vote to reflect public sentiment. Such petition shall be signed by at least five percent of the voters of the Town and shall state that it is advisory only. The Select Board, upon receipt of such a petition, shall place the article on the warning for the next Town meeting or any other Town election.