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 Barre Town Open Meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at the Barre Town Municipal Building, Selectboard Meeting Room. More information will be available when the warning has been signed. In prior years this meeting was used to vote on setting the property tax and sewer use charge due dates, giving authorization to the Selectboard to sell property, awarding the Wendell Pelkey Citizenship Award, and providing a brief overview of the upcoming municipal budget. This year the meeting will be televised on CVTV.

The Barre Town Election of Officers & Austrailan Ballot voting wiill be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Polling hours are 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. To view a sample of the ballot click here.

Deadline for Petitions for Town Offices - 30 signatures - filed with Town Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 2, 2012
Deadline to register to vote in the May elections is Wednesday, May 2, 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.

Early/Absentee ballot request(s):

·        The early/absentee ballots will be available approximately 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

Republican Presidential Primary Election - March 6, 2012
Democratic Presidential Primary Election - March 6, 2012
Annual BTMES & SUHS Australian Ballot Meeting - March 6, 2012
Non-Partisan Caucus, March 19, 2012
Town of Barre Annual Open Meeting, May 2, 2012
Town of Barre Annual Election of Officers and voting by Australian Ballot, May 8, 2012