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§ 3.

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§ 3. Election of Mayor and City Councilors
(a)Election of Mayor. On the first Tuesday in March 2003 and triennially thereafter, the legal voters of the City shall, from among the legal voters thereof, elect a Mayor. Notwithstanding any provision of this charter or the general statutes, no person shall be eligible to have his or her name printed on the ballot as a candidate for the Office of Mayor who has not submitted a nominating petition signed by at least 150 registered voters of the City within the time limits specified in 17 V.S.A. chapter 55, as the same may be amended from time to time. For all special elections, nominations of the municipal officers shall be by petition as specified in 17 V.S.A. chapter 55, excepting 17 V.S.A. § 268l(a)(1)(A). Instead, the petition shall be filed with the municipal clerk, together with the endorsement, if any, of any party or parties in accordance with the provisions of this title, not later than 5:00 p.m. on the ninth Monday preceding the day of the election, which shall be the filing deadline.
(b)Election of City Councilors.
(1)On the first Tuesday in March 2015 and biennially thereafter, the legal voters of each of the South, Central, East, and North City Districts shall, from among the legal voters of their respective district, elect a City Councilor for a two-year term.
(2)(A) On the first Tuesday in March 2015, the legal voters from each of Wards One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, and Eight shall, from among the legal voters of their respective ward, elect a City Councilor for a three-year term.
(B)On the first Tuesday in March 2018 and biennially thereafter, the legal voters of each ward shall elect a City Councilor for a two-year term. (Amended 1997, No. M-18, (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 23, 1998; 2001, No. M-6, § 2; 2013, No. M-15 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. March 3, 2015; 2019, No. M-12 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Oct. 8, 2020.)
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