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
002
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ORDINANCES
(Cite as: 24 App. V.S.A. ch. 126, § 13)
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§ 13. Repeal of ordinances by referendum
All Town ordinances, except those specified in section 16 of this charter, may be
repealed by vote of the Town if a petition signed by not less than 15 percent of the
registered voters, specifying the particular ordinance on which the vote is requested,
is filed with the Town Clerk. The Selectboard shall call a special Town meeting to
be held within 60 days after the date the petition is filed to vote on whether the
ordinance shall be repealed. The ordinance subject to the vote shall be repealed if
at least 15 percent of the Town’s registered voters vote on the question to repeal
the ordinance and a majority of those voting vote to repeal the ordinance. (Added 2023, No. M-14, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.)