Mooney v. Town of Stowe

¶ 1. February 8, 2008. Plaintiff Joseph Mooney appeals from summary judgment. The trial court ruled that plaintiff’s rights were not violated when defendant Town of Stowe refused to warn a decomposed budget for approval by Australian ballot for the 2006 town meeting, as was mandated by a majority vote of Stowe residents at an earlier special meeting. We affirm.

¶ 2. Plaintiff is a resident of, and registered voter in, the Town of Stowe. In November 2005, he attended a duly warned special town meeting called by the Town selectboard. The agenda for the meeting, as warned, was for legal voters to…