Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 24, § 962 (2026)

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Subchapter 006 : VACANCIES IN TOWN OFFICES

(Cite as: 24 V.S.A. § 962)
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Cited in 2 cases, 2005–2006 · leading case: Town of Brattleboro v. Garfield, 2006 VT 56 (Vt. 2006).
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Town of Brattleboro v. Garfield, 2006 VT 56 (Vt. 2006). · cites it 2× “” 24 V.S.A. § 962. Even though § 963 automatically requires a special election if a majority of seats were vacant, § 962 is permissive and would allow a special election to fill a single vacant seat.”
Town of Brattleboro v. Deangelo (Vt. Super. Ct. 2005). “Further, Petitioners argue, that since “[a] town at a special meeting may fill a vacancy in a town office,” pursuant to 24 V.S.A. §962, the “legislative body may warn a special municipal meeting when they deem it necessary and shall call a special meeting on the application of…”
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