{"data":{"id":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-app.-ch.-3-5","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"24 V.S.A. App. ch. 3, § 5","heading":"Election to be by ballot; method of election; runoff elections","body":"All elections of the Mayor, City Councilors, school commissioners, and ward election officers shall be by ballot, using a system of ranked choice voting without a separate runoff election. The Chief Administrative Officer shall implement a ranked choice voting protocol according to these guidelines:\n(1) The ballot shall give voters the option of ranking candidates in order of preference.\n(2) If a candidate receives a majority (over 50 percent) of first preferences, that candidate is elected.\n(3) If no candidate receives a majority of first preferences, an instant runoff tabulation shall be performed by the presiding election officer.\n(4) The City Council may adopt ordinances consistent with this subsection to implement these standards.","path":["Title 24 Appendix: Municipal Charters","Chapter 003: City of Burlington","Subchapter 002: ELECTIONS AND CITY MEETINGS; CITY ELECTIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/24APPENDIX/003/00005","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:06Z","sha256":"9e231be75296b391b1d6c839b2052b2526fb257ec85898156408d857abe0685f","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-app.-ch.-3-4","next":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-app.-ch.-3-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}