Vermont § 25 Referendum

Vermont Statutes

§ 25 — Referendum

Vermont § 25

Title 24Title 24 Appendix: Municipal Charters

Ch. 175Chapter 175: Town of Woodford

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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 24, § 25 (2026).

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All Town ordinances, except as specified, may be repealed by vote of the Town as follows: A petition signed by not less than five percent of the registered voters shall be filed with the Town Clerk requesting a vote on a question of repealing the ordinance. The Selectboard shall call a special Town meeting to be held within 60 days of the date of filing the petition to vote on whether the ordinance shall be repealed. The ordinance shall be repealed only if 15 percent of the registered voters vote and a majority of that number vote for repeal.

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All Town ordinances, except as specified, may be repealed by vote of the Town as follows: A petition signed by not less than five percent of the registered voters shall be filed with the Town Clerk requesting a vote on a question of repealing the ordinance. The Selectboard shall call a special Town meeting to be held within 60 days of the date of filing the petition to vote on whether the ordinance shall be repealed. The ordinance shall be repealed only if 15 percent of the registered voters vote and a majority of that number vote for repeal.

Legislative History

(Added 2013, No. M-8, § 2, eff. May 23, 2013.)

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