{"data":{"id":"us-vt/17-v.s.a.-2686","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"17 V.S.A. § 2686","heading":"Declaration of result","body":"If the recount shows that a person other than the one declared elected upon the original canvass of votes has the number of votes required by law for election to office, that person shall be declared elected and shall be entitled to the office.","path":["Title 17: Elections","Chapter 055: Local Elections","Subchapter 003: LOCAL ELECTIONS USING THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/17/055/02686","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:01Z","sha256":"7a751c029688089a2fb5e452e1b1fe1635e16aaf28f53d74526bad5523840461","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/17-v.s.a.-2685a","next":"us-vt/17-v.s.a.-2687"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}