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.
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 19, § 416)
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§ 416. Results of election
(a) Initiative. If a majority of the qualified voters voting on a proposed initiative ordinance vote
in its favor, it shall be considered adopted upon certification of the election results
and shall be treated in all respects in the same manner as ordinances of the same
kind adopted by the Council. If conflicting ordinances are approved at the same election,
the one receiving the greatest number of affirmative votes shall prevail to the extent
of such conflict.
(b) Referendum. If a majority of the qualified voters voting on a referred ordinance vote against
it, it shall be considered repealed upon certification of the election results. (Added 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)