§ 2682b. Tie votes for local office
If there is a tie vote for any office, the legislative body or, in its stead, the municipal clerk shall within seven days warn a runoff election to be held not less than 15 days nor more than 22 days after the warning. The only candidates in the runoff election shall be those who were tied in the original election. However, if one of the candidates that are tied withdraws his or her candidacy within five days after the election, the town clerk shall certify the other tied candidate as the winner, and there shall be no runoff election. (Added 2013, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 55.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
§ 2640a. Representative annual meetings
§ 2641. Warning and notice required; publication of warnings
§ 2642. Warning and notice contents
§ 2645. Charters; adoption, repeal, or amendment; procedure
§ 2646. Town officers; qualification; election
§ 2646a. Town officers; town vote to allow election of nonresidents
§ 2650. Additional listers and selectboard members
§ 2651. Road and water commissioners; appointment, removal
§ 2651a. Constables; appointment; removal; elimination of office
§ 2651b. Elimination of office of auditor; appointment of public accountant
§ 2651c. Lack of elected lister; appointment of lister; elimination of office
§ 2651d. Collector of delinquent taxes; appointment; removal
§ 2651e. Municipal clerk; appointment; removal
§ 2651f. Municipal treasurer; appointment; removal
§ 2652. Road and water commissioners
§ 2656. Qualification and registration of voters
§ 2661. Reconsideration or rescission of vote
§ 2662. Validation of municipal meetings
§ 2665. Notification to Secretary of State
§ 2667. Access to annual meeting
§ 2680. Australian ballot system; general
§ 2681. Nominations; petitions; consents
§ 2681a. Local election ballots
§ 2682. Process of voting; appointments
§ 2682b. Tie votes for local office
§ 2683. Request for a recount; candidates
§ 2684. Time and place of recount; notice
§ 2685a. Procedure for recount
§ 2687. Appeal to Superior Court