{"data":{"id":"us-vt/17-v.s.a.-2653","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"17 V.S.A. § 2653","heading":"Acceptance of office","body":"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 served by the constable.","path":["Title 17: Elections","Chapter 055: Local Elections","Subchapter 002: TOWN MEETINGS AND LOCAL ELECTIONS IN GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/17/055/02653","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:01Z","sha256":"4406f6c0661b7e6571713d7f0ee750488c8f423ed3ed19fa586050eaa0b57613","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/17-v.s.a.-2652","next":"us-vt/17-v.s.a.-2654"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}