The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
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Title 24 Appendix : Municipal Charters
Chapter 117 : Town of Essex
Subchapter 002 : OFFICERS
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 117, § 210)-
§ 210. Recall of Selectboard members
(a) A petition signed by 15 percent of the registered voters of the municipality, based upon the total number of registered voters at the last preceding municipal election, demanding the recall of the Selectboard member or members cited in the petition, shall be filed with the Town Clerk.
(b) Within 60 days after receiving a valid petition, the Selectboard shall call a special meeting or, if annual meeting is within 60 days, include a question on the annual Town meeting ballot to vote on whether the elected officer shall be removed. The vote shall be held by Australian ballot.
(c) The Selectboard member shall be removed only if at least as many registered voters of the Town vote as voted in the election wherein the officer was elected or at least one-third of the registered voters of the Town vote, whichever is greater, and a majority of that number vote for removal. The Selectboard member or members shall be removed from office immediately, and the Selectboard shall then name a successor in accordance with the replacement provisions of this charter.
(d) A recall petition shall not be brought against an individual more than once within 12 months. (Added 2023, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 29, 2024.)
