§ 2656. Qualification and registration of voters
§ 2656. Qualification and registration of voters Regardless of the type of voting used, the qualifications to vote in any municipal election shall be as provided in chapter 43 of this title and all municipalities shall revise and post checklists as provided in chapter 43 of this title prior to any municipal meeting at which […]
§ 2657. Moderator
§ 2657. Moderator A municipal meeting shall be called to order by the moderator, or in his or her absence by a selectboard member who shall preside until a moderator pro tempore is chosen. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
§ 2658. Duties
§ 2658. Duties The moderator shall be the presiding officer of municipal meetings, shall decide questions of order and shall make public declaration of votes taken, except in elections using the Australian ballot system. When a vote declared by him or her is immediately questioned by one voter, he or she shall divide the meeting, […]
§ 2659. Preservation of order
§ 2659. Preservation of order The moderator shall preserve order in the conduct of business and in debate. If a person, after notice, is persistently disorderly and refuses to withdraw from the meeting, the moderator may cause him or her to be removed, calling upon the constable or other person for that purpose. A person […]
§ 2660. Conduct of election
§ 2660. Conduct of election (a) When voting is at a floor meeting by paper ballot, the polls shall be kept open a reasonable time and reasonable notice shall be given before they close. (b) When election is by ballot, a majority of all votes cast for any office shall be required for an election, […]
§ 2653. Acceptance of office
§ 2653. Acceptance of office A person present at the meeting electing him or her to municipal office shall be treated as accepting, unless he or she declines before the meeting is adjourned. When not present, he or she shall be served as soon as possible with a written notice, signed by the clerk and […]
§ 2654. Refusal to serve
§ 2654. Refusal to serve A person may refuse to accept election or appointment to any municipal office. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
§ 2655. Time of meeting
§ 2655. Time of meeting Annual municipal business meetings shall begin at the time set by the legislative body, unless the municipality has voted otherwise at a preceding meeting. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1979, No. 200 (Adj. Sess.), § 101.)
§ 2651f. Municipal treasurer; appointment; removal
§ 2651f. Municipal treasurer; appointment; removal (a)(1) A municipality may vote at an annual meeting to authorize the legislative body to appoint the municipal treasurer. (2) A treasurer so appointed may be removed by the legislative body for just cause after notice and hearing. (b) A vote to authorize the legislative body to appoint the […]
§ 2652. Road and water commissioners
§ 2652. Road and water commissioners The selectboard may and, when requested by at least five percent of the legal voters of a town at least 47 days prior to the annual town meeting, it shall insert in the warning for the annual town meeting an article on the question of whether the town shall […]