Board of Civil Authority

The Board of Civil Authority is responsible for the following: to assist with the running of elections, to maintain the voter checklist, to participate in state district reapportionment, to hear and decide tax assessment appeals, and to serve as a member of the Board of Abatement. 

The Town of Barre Board of Civil Authority (BCA) consists of 15 Justices of the Peace., Selectboard Members, and the Town Clerk

Find more information about the Board of Civil Authority and Board of Abatement at the Vermont Secretary of State website.

You can read more about the Board of Civil Authority and Board of Abatement in The Vermont Justice of the Peace Guide.

To become a Justice of the Peace a person must be a legal voter of the town, submit a petition for office, or have been nominated by a political party caucus.  Political party members will caucus in each town, at a duly warned meeting, on or before the first Tuesday in September in even-numbered years.