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After Vermont consolidated school districts under Act 46 in 2015 and the State Board of Education involuntarily merged some districts that voted not to merge, can the towns in those involuntarily-merged districts now use 16 V.S.A. § 724 to vote to withdraw from the merger?
Probably not. Section 724 lets a town vote to withdraw from a unified union school district 'that voted to form' the district. The plain language requires a prior vote to form. Towns that were involun…
When Vermont's 2014 Act 90 repealed the old campaign finance contribution limits with one effective date and added new limits with a different effective date in 2015, what limits applied during the gap?
The pre-Act 90 limits applied through December 31, 2014. The repeal-versus-replacement effective dates created a literal gap (no limits) that the legislature did not intend. Drafting records and commi…
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Attorney general opinions in Vermont are written by the Vermont Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.