Vermont § 307 Judge of qualification

Vermont Statutes

§ 307 — Judge of qualification

Vermont § 307

Title 24Title 24 Appendix: Municipal Charters

Ch. 19Chapter 019: City of Winooski

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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 24, § 307 (2026).

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The Council shall be the judge of the election and qualifications of its members and of the grounds for forfeiture of their office and for that purpose shall have power to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and require the production of evidence. A member charged with conduct constituting grounds for forfeiture of this office shall be entitled to a public hearing on demand, and notice of such hearing shall be given as for notice of a special City Council meeting. A decision that a Councilor has forfeited his or her office shall require a two-thirds vote of the entire Council. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)

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The Council shall be the judge of the election and qualifications of its members and of the grounds for forfeiture of their office and for that purpose shall have power to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and require the production of evidence. A member charged with conduct constituting grounds for forfeiture of this office shall be entitled to a public hearing on demand, and notice of such hearing shall be given as for notice of a special City Council meeting. A decision that a Councilor has forfeited his or her office shall require a two-thirds vote of the entire Council. (Added 2013, No. M-9, § 3, eff. June 4, 2013; amended 2015, No. M-19 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 17, 2016.)