Town Meeting 2025

The 2025 Calais Town Meeting will take place at the Calais Elementary School, 321 Lightening Ridge Road, on March 4 from 9:30 am until finish.

Voting by Australian ballot will take place at the Calais Elementary School from 7:00 am until 7:00 pm.

 

Deadline Monday, January 27, 2025, 5:00 pm - All candidates wanting to be on the town ballot for Selectboard  or Lister must submit to the Town Office their Consent of Candidate form and their nominating petition, signed by at least 1% of the registered Calais voters, which is 15 signatures. 

 

Offices to be elected by Australian ballot at Town Meeting 2025 (Consent of Candidate and Nominating Petition required!):

• Selectboard – 2-year term (ending 2027)
• Selectboard – 3-year term (ending 2028)
• Lister – 3-year term (ending 2028)
  
  

Offices to be elected from the floor at Town Meeting 2025 (No Consent of Candidate or Nominating Petition required):

• Moderator – 1-year term (ending 2026)
• Cemetery Commissioner – 5-year term (ending 2030)
• Trustee of Public Funds – 3-year term (ending 2028)

 

Early Voting

No ballots will be automatically mailed this year. Ballots will available by request beginning in mid-February. You may request any of the following: the Calais ballot, the WCUUSD ballot, and the CVCC ballot. You may request them by mail, pick them up at the Town Office to vote at your convenience, or vote in person at the Town Office. 

You may also wait and vote in person as usual on Town Meeting Day.

If you request an early ballot but do not return it before Town Meeting Day, please bring your ballot(s) with you to vote them at Town Meeting.

 

Town Meeting Day 

Lunch will be provided by the Friends of Calais; if you would like to contribute a dish or volunteer to help, please email barbarabutlervt@gmail.com.

Childcare will be available at no cost for parents attending Calais Town Meeting from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Registration is required; forms are available at CES or through Community Connections. For more information, contact CES Administrative Assistant Danielle Mackay at 454-7777, dmackay@u32.org; or Community Connections Coordinator Kim Bolduc at 223-7936, ext. 305, kbolduc@u32.org. 

A Voter's Guide to Town Meeting Procedure, from the Vermont Institute for Government

 

Town Meeting Election Information