Kurt Daims & Craig Newbert v. Town of Brattleboro

¶ 1. Plaintiffs, residents of defendant Town of Brattleboro, appeal the superior court’s order granting the Town summary judgment with respect to plaintiffs’ lawsuit claiming that the town selectboard unlawfully interfered with an election on their petitions to amend the town charter. We affirm.

¶ 2. Prior to the March 3, 2015 town meeting, plaintiffs submitted three separate petitions to amend the town charter, pursuant to 17 V.S.A. § 2645. Among other things, the petitions sought to: (1) allow residents sixteen and older to vote at town meetings; (2) allow voters to seek a referendum on…