Election information:

·        Next Election/Polling Place/Hours

·        Absentee ballot request(s)

·        Minutes of Meetings

Voter Registration:

Are you a registered voter in Barre Town? The Town of Barre Voter Checklist is posted at the following locations:

·        Barre Town Municipal Building, Lower Websterville

·        Lawsons Store – Upper Websterville

·        Hannaford's Market – South Barre

·        Trow Hill Grocery – Trow Hill Area
·        Graniteville General Store - Lower Graniteville

To register to vote stop by the Town Clerk’s office, e-mail or call for an application. 

Next Election/Polling Place/Hours:.

The Annual Barre Town Middle & Elementary School Meeting and Election of Officers will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Polling hours are 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. There will also be a Presidential Primary Election. IMPORTANT NOTE: Vermont law requires that a voter must "declare" a party and that the election official must record the party on the Entrance Checklist in order to vote in a Presidential Primary. .

Deadline for Petitions for School Directors - 30 signatures - filed with Town Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 30, 2012
Deadline to register to vote in the March Election is Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 5:00 p.m. at the Town Clerk's Office.

The usual polling place for Australian Ballot voting in Barre Town is the Barre Town Elementary School gymnasium, located in Lower Websterville across from the Wilson Industrial Park.  This facility is handicap accessible.  If you require assistance at the polling place please contact the Town Clerk’s office at 802-479-9391.

Click on the following links to view the various election warnings and ballot:

Warning for the Open Town Meeting, May 4, 2011
Warning for the Annual Election of Officers and Voting by Australian Ballot, May 10, 2011.
Sample Australian Ballot for May 10, 2011
Sample Non-binding ballot question on "Food Sovereignty."

Absentee ballot request(s):

·        The early/absentee ballots will be available approximately 15 - 30 days prior to each election, 45 days for federal elections.

·        Sample ballots are posted at the locations under Voter Registration and on this website.

·        Your request can be made in person, by phone or by e-mail; or

·       You can early vote in the Town Clerk's Office, pick up your own ballot and take it with you to vote at home, have it mailed, or make arrangements for two Justices of the Peace to bring ballots to your home on election day.

·        There are no “standing orders” for absentee ballots.  You must request a ballot for each election.  Exceptions: 1) You can request a ballot for both the Primary and General Election, and 2) Military requests are valid for one year.

·       If you do not sign the voted envelope your vote will be considered spoiled.

·      Voted ballots can be returned to the Clerk's Office by mail, in person, through the drop box (located at the front of the municipal building), or by delivering to the polling place on election day.      

Minutes of Election Meetings

Non-Partisan Caucus, March 14, 2011
Annual Election of Officers and Budget Vote - May 10, 2011
Annual Barre Town School & SUHS Election - March 1, 2011