State Primary and Local Election August 2024
ELECTION RESULTS:
Article 1. To elect a SELECTBOARD member for the remaining balance of a two-year term, vacated by the resignation of Donny Mucherino and ending March 3, 2026
William Davis = 223
Jon Winston = 120
Article 2. To elect a SELECTBOARD member for the remaining balance of a two-year term, vacated by the resignation of Anne Toolan and ending March 4, 2025.
Christy Mihaly = 261
James Wells = 61
The polling station for the 2024 State Primary and Special Local Election will be open at the Calais Town Hall, 1662 Kent Hill Road, on August 13, 2024 from 7:00 am until 7:00 pm.
The Vermont Secretary of State's Office has produced a video on the election process in Vermont, with an emphasis on the measures taken to ensure its security. You can watch it here: Election Security in Vermont video. They've also put together a myth-busting list of facts about Vermont elections, which you can find here: Facts Matter website.
And remember - if a potential voter will turn 18 before the November election, they are eligible to vote in the state primary! They can register any time up to and on election day.
State Primary Warning
Local Election Warning
Ballots for the Vermont State Primary and for the Special Local Election are now available from the Town Office.
For sample ballots for the State Primary, click here:
Sample Democratic ballot
Sample Progressive ballot
Sample Republican ballot
The Town of Calais will be holding a Special Local Election concurrent with the August 13, 2024 Vermont State Primary to fill two Selectboard seats. Both seats are 2-year terms, with one term ending Tuesday, March 4, 2025, and the other ending Tuesday, March 3, 2026. The newly elected officials' terms in office start as soon as their oaths of office are signed.
The Selectboard held a Meet The Candidates forum on Monday, July 22, at the Calais Town Hall. You can view a recording of that forum here: July 22 Selectboard Meeting.
Sample Special Election ballot
Biographies and Photos of Selectboard Candidates
Requesting an Early Ballot
The deadline has passed to request that your ballots be mailed to you. To vote early or to pick up your ballots in person, please visit the Calais Town Office during regular business hours, Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. You may pick up ballots only for yourself. If you request a ballot for a family member not present with you, we are required to mail the ballot to the voter's address in our voter registration records.
Returning a Ballot
- You may return your ballot(s) by mail using the envelopes provided to you at the Town Office. Please mail them as soon as possible to ensure that they get to the Town Clerk before August 13.
- You may return your ballot(s) in their signed, sealed envelopes at any time to the secure dropbox in the vestibule of the Town Office.
- You may return your ballot(s) in their signed, sealed envelopes to the Town Office staff during regular business hours, Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
- You may bring your ballot(s) to the polling place on August 13, 2024 and vote at that time.
*Please note that new state legislation prohibits firearms at all polling places, including Town Clerk Offices during early voting periods.*
Register to Vote!
For voter registration information call 456-8720. The registration form on this page and can be filled out and mailed to
Calais Town Office
3120 Pekin Brook Rd
East Calais, VT 05650
The documents on this page are also available for public access in Election Notebooks at the Calais Town Office, Adamant Co-op, East Calais General Store, East Calais Post Office, and the Maple Corner Store.