Vermont Statutes
Chapter 55 - Local Elections
§ 2687. Appeal to Superior Court

§ 2687. Appeal to Superior Court
Within five days after the declaration of the clerk, an aggrieved candidate may appeal to the Superior Court by giving a written notice to that effect to the other candidates who appeared before the board of civil authority. The original of the notice shall be filed with the county clerk. No entry fee shall be charged in these matters. The Superior Court shall immediately issue an order directing the town clerk to transmit to the county clerk all ballots, papers, and records affecting the appeal, and fixing a time for hearing in open court or before a referee not later than five days from the making of the order. The order shall be served upon the town clerk and all other candidates who have appeared before the board. A reference may be ordered upon any or all questions. At the time and place so fixed, the matter shall be summarily heard and determined and the costs taxed as in other civil actions. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1985, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)

Structure Vermont Statutes

Vermont Statutes

Title 17 - Elections

Chapter 55 - Local Elections

§ 2630. Applicability

§ 2631. Municipal charters

§ 2640. Annual meetings

§ 2640a. Representative annual meetings

§ 2641. Warning and notice required; publication of warnings

§ 2642. Warning and notice contents

§ 2643. Special meetings

§ 2644. Warnings

§ 2645. Charters; adoption, repeal, or amendment; procedure

§ 2645a. Chartered municipalities; vote to suspend charter authority and rely on general municipal law

§ 2646. Town officers; qualification; election

§ 2646a. Town officers; town vote to allow election of nonresidents

§ 2647. Incompatible offices

§ 2648. Exceptions

§ 2649. Number of officers

§ 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

§ 2653. Acceptance of office

§ 2654. Refusal to serve

§ 2655. Time of meeting

§ 2656. Qualification and registration of voters

§ 2657. Moderator

§ 2658. Duties

§ 2659. Preservation of order

§ 2660. Conduct of election

§ 2661. Reconsideration or rescission of vote

§ 2662. Validation of municipal meetings

§ 2663. Certificate of vote

§ 2664. Budget

§ 2665. Notification to Secretary of State

§ 2666. Improper influence

§ 2667. Access to annual meeting

§ 2680. Australian ballot system; general

§ 2681. Nominations; petitions; consents

§ 2681a. Local election ballots

§ 2682. Process of voting; appointments

§ 2682a. Write-in candidates

§ 2682b. Tie votes for local office

§ 2683. Request for a recount; candidates

§ 2684. Time and place of recount; notice

§ 2685. Conduct of recount

§ 2685a. Procedure for recount

§ 2686. Declaration of result

§ 2687. Appeal to Superior Court

§ 2688. Recount on question submitted

§ 2689. Preservation of ballots