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.
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 17, § 2686
Declaration of result
Known as the Vermont Election Law
The act spans §§ 17–17 (387 sections).
Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj
Official source: Vermont General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Vermont statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.