Craftsbury Town & School Meeting
Tuesday, March 5, 2025 starting 9am
at Craftsbury Academy Gym

*Please remember to bring Town Report with you

***Polls open 9am-7pm at Craftsbury Academy Gym
for Town Elected Officials on Craftsbury Australian Ballot ***

• Resources:

  • 2024 Craftsbury Town Report (pdf)

  • Sample Craftsbury Australian Ballot (pdf)
    

• Do you need a ride to and from Craftsbury Town & School Meeting?

• Do you need childcare during Craftsbury Town & School Meeting?

• Do you want to run for office as one of Craftsbury’s Town Elected officials? The Consent form deadline is Friday, January 24th (because closed on Mondays) along with a petition form including at least 11 registered voters. If you can only stop in on Monday, email us at craftsbury@gmail.com and we can meet you down at the Town Hall.

  • Consent Form

  • Petition Form

• Do you want to vote for Craftsbury’s Elected Town Officers by Absentee Ballot? 
  Starting February 12th, Absentee ballots for Town Elected officers will be available. The rest of the warning articles will be voted for on the floor at Town Meeting.

• Do you need to register to vote? https://olvr.vermont.gov/

If you answer is yes to any of these questions,
call Michelle at the Craftsbury Town Clerk’s office (802) 586-2823,
email craftsbury@gmail.com or just stop in at the Town Hall!

Craftsbury Elected Officers - Australian Ballot Voting in 2025

Please be advised that this year, voting for elected positions (excluding Town Moderator) will be determined by  Australian Ballot voting, rather than from the floor on  Town Meeting Day.

As a reminder, if you want to run for one of the elected offices listed below, your name will need to appear on the Australian Ballot in advance of Town Meeting (March 4, 2025). The deadline to complete the consent form and petition form with signatures  and drop off at the Craftsbury Town Clerk’s office is Monday, January 27th.

Here are the available elected positions that will be voted on by Australian Ballot in 2025:

• Auditors (3 year term) - incumbent is Cheryl Bailey
  Auditors review local officials’ accounts and report their findings directly to the voters before the annual town meeting. They serve the critical role of presenting a comprehensive picture of the town’s finances and ensuring public officials remain accountable to the voters.
  

• Cemetery Commissioners (5 year term)-incumbent is Bruce Urie
  Care and manage Craftsbury’s public cemeteries owned by the Town.  Currently, the cemeteries in Craftsbury are not owned by the Town. 

• Listers (3 year term)-incumbent is Jeremiah McCann 
  Listers determine the value of the real and personal property in the town. The Selectboard then sets a tax rate necessary to raise the money to pay for town services and schools. The Craftsbury Board of Listers, like most Vermont towns, consists of three members. They are elected one position per year for three-year terms.
  

• Public Library Trustee (4 year term) - incumbent is Steve Moffatt
  Elected Town Representative for the Craftsbury Public Library.

• Selectboard (3 year term)-incumbent is Bruce Urie
  The Selectboard is at the center of town government in Vermont, and Craftsbury is no exception.  Craftsbury has a three-member Selectboard. Members are elected by Craftsbury voters at town meeting, for staggered three year term. The Selectboard is responsible for the general supervision of town affairs. It has a number of functions, including some that  are legislative  (enacts  local, ordinances, regulations and policies), and others that are executive/administrative (prepares the budget, oversees all town expenditures, supervises town employees, and controls town buildings and property). It also does work that is quasi-judicial-for example, it determines private rights when the town is laying out and reclassifying town highways.
  

• Supervisor Lamoille Solid Waste District (2 year term) - incumbent is Penelope Doherty
  Town representative  on the Lamoille Solid Waste District Board.
  

• Town Clerk & Treasurer (3 year term) - incumbent is Michelle Warren
  The Town Clerk & Treasurer plays a crucial role in local government, providing essential services to the community. These responsibilities include maintaining accurate records of land ownership, vital statistics, and election results. The office issues important documents such as birth, death, and marriage certificates, as well as marriage licenses and dog licenses. To ensure the preservation of these records, the Town Clerk & Treasurer is tasked with organizing, indexing, and storing them in compliance with state regulations.
  
  The Town Clerk & Treasurer is also  responsible for keeping the town's financial accounts, investing money received by the town (with the approval of the Selectboard), keeping a record of the taxes voted, and paying orders drawn on town accounts. They work with the auditors to settle town accounts prior to town meeting, and is often called upon to provide the Selectboard with financial information. 
  

• Trustee of Public Funds (3 year term)- incumbent is Michelle Warren
  Manage, invest, and report on real and personal property held in trust by the town, including cemetery trust funds.
   

• Trustee of Public Funds (2 of a 3 year term)- incumbent is Carolyn Ryan
  Manage, invest, and report on real and personal property held in trust by the town, including cemetery trust funds. 
  

• WWII Memorial Trustees (3 year term)- incumbent is Ross Davis
  Manages the WWII funds.