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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 17, § 2617 (2026)

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Subchapter 010 : JURISDICTION OF COURTS

(Cite as: 17 V.S.A. § 2617)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1983–2026 · leading case: Kennedy v. Chittenden, 457 A.2d 626 (Vt. 1983).
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Kennedy v. Chittenden, 457 A.2d 626 (Vt. 1983). “1 17 V.S.A. § 2617 purports to confer general jurisdiction on the superior court “to hear and determine matters relating to elections and to fashion appropriate relief.”
roxbury v. montpelier-roxbury (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024). · cites it 2× “§ 1 The catch-all statute, 17 V.S.A. § 2617, presumably would apply if § 2603 did not.”
Paige v. State (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025). · cites it 2× “§2603 (Contests of Elections), 17 V.S.A. § 2617 (Jurisdiction of Superior Courts), 12 V.”
Noble v. Sec'y of State (Vt. Super. Ct. 2010). · cites it 2× “See 17 V.S.A. § 2617. (a) The result of an election for any office .”
petition of morse (Vt. Super. Ct. 2023). “17 V.S.A. §2617 | authorizes this court to determine matters relating to elections and fashion appropriate relief in cases for which no other provision has been made.”
Paige v. Copeland-Hanzas (Vt. Super. Ct. 2025). “17 V.S.A. § 2617; see Anderson v. Celebrezze, 460 U.”
H. Brooke Paige v. State of Vermont & Sarah Copeland-Hanzas (Vt. 2026). “§ 2603, which allows “any legal voter” to contest the “result of an election for any office,” and 17 V.S.A. § 2617, which grants the superior court jurisdiction “to hear and determine matters relating to elections.”
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