{"data":{"id":"us-vt/3-v.s.a.-259","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"3 V.S.A. § 259","heading":"Holding over","body":"Each State and county officer elected or appointed for a definite term, unless other provision is made by the Constitution or under the express terms of a statute, shall continue to exercise the duties of such office until a successor is duly elected or appointed and has qualified.","path":["Title 3: Executive","Chapter 011: State Officers and Employees Generally"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/03/011/00259","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:04:51Z","sha256":"a90c1a3b0883069e814c1bb3b8fb8679794f99f244256caae50d8e8055815077","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/3-v.s.a.-258","next":"us-vt/3-v.s.a.-260"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}