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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 17, § 2661 (2026)

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Subchapter 002 : TOWN MEETINGS AND LOCAL ELECTIONS IN GENERAL

(Cite as: 17 V.S.A. § 2661)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1980–2024 · leading case: Kalakowski v. Town of Clarendon, 431 A.2d 478 (Vt. 1981).
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Kalakowski v. Town of Clarendon, 431 A.2d 478 (Vt. 1981). · cites it 4× “§ 706(a) and 17 V.S.A. § 2661. II. An examination into the validity of the procedures underlying this complex scenario must be preceded by a caveat involving the statutory requirements.”
Bethel v. Mount Anthony Union High Sch. Dist., 795 A.2d 1215 (Vt. 2002). · cites it 2× “2 17 V.SA § 2661(c) provides that a question voted on shall not be presented for reconsideration or rescission at more than one subsequent meeting within the succeeding twelve months except with the approval of the legislative body.”
Santi v. Roxbury Town Sch. Dist., 685 A.2d 301 (Vt. 1996). · cites it 5× “Within chapter 55 of Title 17, however, is the statute relied upon by plaintiffs, 17 V.S.A. § 2661(b): (b) Where a petition signed by not less than five percent of the qualified voters of a municipality requesting reconsideration or rescission of a question considered or voted…”
Concerned Voters ex rel. Caliaro v. Prouty, 417 A.2d 927 (Vt. 1980). · cites it 4× “The trial court concluded that the issue as framed on the May 8 ballot was substantially “in accordance with the petition,” as that phrase is used in 17 V.S.A. § 2661 (b). We do not agree. The petition requested a vote to rescind a prior vote.”
Cota v. Town Sch. Dist., 481 A.2d 1267 (Vt. 1984). “Pursuant to a properly, filed petition requesting reconsideration and rescission of the June 3rd vote, 17 V.S.A. § 2661, another vote on the bonding issue was held on August 27th.”
Wesolow v. Town of Lowell, 90 A.3d 898 (Vt. 2014). · cites it 5× “This case raises the question of whether 17 V.S.A. § 2661 permits a petition for reconsideration of an article “passed over” by vote of town residents at town meeting.”
kehoe v. beshay (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024). · cites it 7× “” 17 V.S.A. § 2661(a). An experienced town moderator, for this reason, typically pauses for a few beats after announcing the outcome of a vote on a main article in order “to allow adequate time for a motion for reconsideration to be made before taking up the next article.”
Wesolow v. Town of Lowell, 195 Vt. 422 (Vt. 2014). · cites it 5× “Plaintiff Edward Wesolow was among the signers of a petition to place two articles on the warning for the Town of Lowell’s 2012 annual meeting.”
roxbury v. montpelier-roxbury (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024). · cites it 2× “, 17 V.S.A. § 2661. Allowing challenges to budget votes to be brought years after they occurred defies both logic and the settled expectations of the electorate.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 17, § 2661(a) — 2 cases
Kalakowski v. Town of Clarendon, 431 A.2d 478 (Vt. 1981). “§ 706(a) and 17 V.S.A. § 2661. II. An examination into the validity of the procedures underlying this complex scenario must be preceded by a caveat involving the statutory requirements.”
kehoe v. beshay (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024). “” 17 V.S.A. § 2661(a). An experienced town moderator, for this reason, typically pauses for a few beats after announcing the outcome of a vote on a main article in order “to allow adequate time for a motion for reconsideration to be made before taking up the next article.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 17, § 2661(b) — 5 cases
Santi v. Roxbury Town Sch. Dist., 685 A.2d 301 (Vt. 1996). “Within chapter 55 of Title 17, however, is the statute relied upon by plaintiffs, 17 V.S.A. § 2661(b): (b) Where a petition signed by not less than five percent of the qualified voters of a municipality requesting reconsideration or rescission of a question considered or voted…”
Concerned Voters ex rel. Caliaro v. Prouty, 417 A.2d 927 (Vt. 1980). “The trial court concluded that the issue as framed on the May 8 ballot was substantially “in accordance with the petition,” as that phrase is used in 17 V.S.A. § 2661 (b). We do not agree. The petition requested a vote to rescind a prior vote.”
Wesolow v. Town of Lowell, 90 A.3d 898 (Vt. 2014). “This case raises the question of whether 17 V.S.A. § 2661 permits a petition for reconsideration of an article “passed over” by vote of town residents at town meeting.”
kehoe v. beshay (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024). “” 17 V.S.A. § 2661(a). An experienced town moderator, for this reason, typically pauses for a few beats after announcing the outcome of a vote on a main article in order “to allow adequate time for a motion for reconsideration to be made before taking up the next article.”
Wesolow v. Town of Lowell, 195 Vt. 422 (Vt. 2014). “Plaintiff Edward Wesolow was among the signers of a petition to place two articles on the warning for the Town of Lowell’s 2012 annual meeting.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 17, § 2661(c) — 2 cases
Bethel v. Mount Anthony Union High Sch. Dist., 795 A.2d 1215 (Vt. 2002). “2 17 V.SA § 2661(c) provides that a question voted on shall not be presented for reconsideration or rescission at more than one subsequent meeting within the succeeding twelve months except with the approval of the legislative body.”
Santi v. Roxbury Town Sch. Dist., 685 A.2d 301 (Vt. 1996). “Within chapter 55 of Title 17, however, is the statute relied upon by plaintiffs, 17 V.S.A. § 2661(b): (b) Where a petition signed by not less than five percent of the qualified voters of a municipality requesting reconsideration or rescission of a question considered or voted…”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 17, § 2661(d)(1) — 1 case
kehoe v. beshay (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024). “” 17 V.S.A. § 2661(a). An experienced town moderator, for this reason, typically pauses for a few beats after announcing the outcome of a vote on a main article in order “to allow adequate time for a motion for reconsideration to be made before taking up the next article.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 17, § 2661(e) — 2 cases
Bethel v. Mount Anthony Union High Sch. Dist., 795 A.2d 1215 (Vt. 2002). “2 17 V.SA § 2661(c) provides that a question voted on shall not be presented for reconsideration or rescission at more than one subsequent meeting within the succeeding twelve months except with the approval of the legislative body.”
kehoe v. beshay (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024). “” 17 V.S.A. § 2661(a). An experienced town moderator, for this reason, typically pauses for a few beats after announcing the outcome of a vote on a main article in order “to allow adequate time for a motion for reconsideration to be made before taking up the next article.”
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