Vt. Stat. tit. 24A § 3-21
It shall be the duty of their inspectors of election to be present, preside, and preserve order at all elections in their respective wards, to decide all questions relative to the right of any person to vote at such election, to sort and count the ballots, and to publicly announce the result to the voters present. In all respects not inconsistent with this charter, the provisions of the general statutes respecting the process of voting shall apply to all annual and special elections and City meetings in said City, except that a voter's name shall not be required to be checked when his or her ballot is deposited in the ballot box, and except that the number of ballot clerks and assisting clerks to be appointed shall be discretionary with the Board of Civil Authority.
24 Appendix V.S.A. § 3-21