# 16 V.S.A. § 428: Budget to be voted

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T16_C9_S428

## Section

- **Citation:** 16 V.S.A. § 428
- **Heading:** Budget to be voted
- **Jurisdiction:** Vermont
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** VT Code / Title 16 / Chapter 9 / Section 428

## Text

(a) At each annual town school district meeting, the electorate shall vote such sums of money as it deems necessary for the support of schools. If such sums are not approved or acted upon at the annual meeting, the electorate shall vote such questions at a duly warned special school district meeting. A district may vote money necessary for the support of its schools to the end of the full school year next ensuing.

(b) If the electorate of a school district votes for its budget by Australian ballot, it shall do so using ballot language jointly developed by the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of State and adopted by the State Board, by rule.

## Nearby sections

- [16 V.S.A. § 421 § 421. Town school districts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T16_C9_S421.md)
- [16 V.S.A. § 422 § 422. Meetings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T16_C9_S422.md)
- [16 V.S.A. § 423 § 423. Directors, number, election; term](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T16_C9_S423.md)
- [16 V.S.A. § 424 § 424. Vacancies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T16_C9_S424.md)
- [16 V.S.A. § 425 § 425. Other town school district officers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T16_C9_S425.md)
- [16 V.S.A. § 426 § 426. Duties of the town school district treasurer](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T16_C9_S426.md)
- [16 V.S.A. § 427 § 427. Grand list](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T16_C9_S427.md)
- [16 V.S.A. § 428 § 428. Budget to be voted](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T16_C9_S428.md)
- [16 V.S.A. § 429 § 429. Loans](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T16_C9_S429.md)
- [16 V.S.A. § 471 § 471. Application of other laws](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T16_C9_S471.md)
- [16 V.S.A. § 472 § 472. Meetings; warnings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T16_C9_S472.md)
- [16 V.S.A. § 473 § 473. Eligibility of voters](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T16_C9_S473.md)
- [16 V.S.A. § 474 § 474. Records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T16_C9_S474.md)
- [16 V.S.A. § 475 § 475. Statistical information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VT_T16_C9_S475.md)

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