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Senate approves bill clarifying use of Australian ballot for municipal officers
Summary
The Vermont Senate passed H.78 to clarify that municipalities may elect any or all officers by Australian ballot, to validate previously used hybrid systems and to protect 2025 municipal elections from legal challenge; the measure was advanced quickly because town meeting season is imminent.
The Vermont Senate on a voice vote passed H.78 on concurrence, a bill that clarifies how municipalities may use the Australian ballot to elect officers and protects recent and upcoming elections from legal challenge.
Senator from Rutland, reporting for the Senate Committee on Government Operations, said the bill amends "Title 17, section 2680" to make explicit that a municipality "may vote to elect any or all officers by Australian ballot," and supplies the specific language municipalities should use for future votes. He said the bill also contains a session law provision approving the use of the hybrid system — where some…
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