§ 3 - General powers conferred - Vermont Statutes

§ 3-3. Election of mayor and city councilors

(a) 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 one hundred fifty registered voters of the city within the time limits specified in chapter 55 of Title 17 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated, as the same may be amended from time to time. On the first Tuesday in March, 1994, and biennially thereafter, the legal voters of wards one, two, three, five and six shall, from among the legal voters thereof, elect one city councilor and all ward officers hereinafter named; and on the first Tuesday in March, 1995, and biennially thereafter, the legal voters in wards one, two, three, five and six shall, from among the legal voters thereof, elect one city councilor and all ward officers hereinafter named.

(b) On the first Tuesday in March, 1994, the legal voters of wards four and seven shall, from among the legal voters thereof, elect two city councilors, one for a one-year term and one for a two-year term, as well as all ward officers hereinafter named. Annually thereafter, the legal voters of wards four and seven shall, from among the legal voters thereof, elect one city councilor and all ward officers hereinafter named.