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. 175, § 26)
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§ 26. Initiative
Any lawful ordinance may be enacted by vote of the Town as follows: A petition signed
by not less than five percent of the registered voters shall be filed with the Town
Clerk requesting enactment of the ordinance and accompanied by the text thereof. The
Selectboard shall call a special Town meeting to be held within 60 days of the date
the petition is filed unless, prior to such meeting, the Selectboard shall have enacted
the ordinance. The warning for the meeting shall include the text of the proposed
ordinance and shall provide for a “yes” or “no” vote to its enactment. The ordinance
shall be adopted if at least 15 percent of the registered voters vote and a majority
of that number vote for adoption. (Added 2013, No. M-8, § 2, eff. May 23, 2013.)