2024 Voting in Craftsbury
UPCOMING ELECTIONS 2024:
Statewide Major Party Primary Election Day is Tuesday, August 13, 2024 polls open 9am-7pm at Craftsbury Town Hall.
Voters need to choose only one of three ballots (republican, democratic or progressive parties)The Absentee Ballots for the August Primary are available now. You can request a ballot several ways:
Online: http://mvp.vermont.gov
Paper form (print and bring/mail to Town Clerk's Office): https://outside.vermont.gov/dept/sos/Elections%20Division/voters/vtabsenteerequestgeneric.pdf If mailing, our mailing address is PO Box 55, Craftsbury, VT 05826.
Email or by phone: You can email your request to craftsbury@gmail.com. If emailing, we will need to know your mailing address and a phone number that we can contact you with questions.
When you vote by mail in the Primary Election, you will receive 3 ballots, 1 for each major party. You will only vote 1 ballot, placing the voted ballot in the Certificate Envelope. The 2 unvoted ballots must be returned in the Unvoted Ballot envelope.
NEW THIS YEAR - We now have a tabulator to help with counting the ballots starting in August so remember to fill in the ovals completely with a black pen or pencil.
Returning ballots can be mailed or brought back to the Town Clerk’s office.
Ballots MUST be returned by the close of polls on Election Day for your vote to be counted. Postmarks will not be accepted as on time. Please note that we will NOT be open Monday, August 12th.
If you prefer to vote at the polls on Election Day, the polls will be open from 9:00am to 7:00pm on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. The polls will be located at the Craftsbury Town Clerk's Office.
If you have any questions, please contact the office (802) 586-2823 during office hours Tuesday - Friay 8am to 4:00pm . You can also email us using the emails above..
The Primary Election Sample Ballots:
WARNING -- VERMONT PRIMARY ELECTION & VERMONT NOTICE TO VOTERS AND VERMONT VOTER RIGHTS
General Election: Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at Craftsbury Town Hall 9 AM-7 PM
RESULTS OF MARCH 5, 2024 ELECTIONS IN CRAFTSBURY
SUMMARY CRAFTSBURY TOWN MEETING (DRAFT)
Information for Local Candidates
Petitions to run for local election in Craftsbury for the March 5 2024 Annual Meeting must be received in the clerk's office by 5:00 PM on January 29th.
Deadline: The filing deadline for petitions of nomination and this Consent of Candidate form is the sixth Monday preceding the day of the election, no later than 5 p.m.
To be a candidate for office use the following links:
TO RUN FOR ELECTED TOWN OR SCHOOL OFFICE (ONLY IF AUSTRALIAN BALLOT): download the consent of candidate form, fill out, sign and bring to the Town Clerk’s office by the deadline
.TO RUN FOR INDEPENDENT JUSTICE OF THE PEACE: To become a independent party candidate for Justice of the Peace download consent form and signature page. The party caucus’ decide their party choices for the JPs.
How do I register to vote?
Register to vote in Vermont by:
1. Using our Online Voter Registration system, or
2. Submitting a voter registration form to the Craftsbury Town Clerk.
Visit the Registration page to find out everything you need to know to register to vote in Vermont and to download a voter registration form.
When completing your application, you must include your Vermont driver’s license number on the form. If you do not have a Vermont driver’s license number or if your license is suspended, include the last four digits of your Social Security number. Be sure to take the Voter’s Oath if you have never voted in Vermont (the Oath can be self-administered and is contained on the online and paper applications). Once your application is completed, you must submit the form to the town or city clerk in the town or city in which you reside.
You will be given an opportunity to register to vote or update your address when you register your car, get a driver’s license, or renew your registration or license with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). You will also be offered an opportunity to register whenever you apply for benefits from a designated agency in state government..
Am I eligible to vote in Vermont?
Any person may register to vote in the town of his or her residence who, on Election Day:
is a citizen of the United States;
is a resident of the state of Vermont (and a resident of the town in which you apply to be added to the checklist);
has taken, or has previously taken, the Voter’s Oath (formerly called the “Freeman’s Oath”); and
is 18 years of age or more.
Any person meeting the requirements above who will be 18 on or before the date of a general election may register and vote in the primary election immediately preceding that general election. See 17 V.S.A. § 2121.
For purposes of voter registration, the Vermont Statutes define residency as follows:
“Resident” shall mean a person who is domiciled in the town as evidenced by an intent to maintain a principal dwelling place in the town indefinitely and to return there if temporarily absent, coupled with an act or acts consistent with that intent. 17 V.S.A. § 2122(b).
How do I register to vote?
Register to vote in Vermont by:
1. Using our Online Voter Registration system, or
2. Submitting a voter registration form to the Craftsbury Town Clerk.
Visit the Registration page to find out everything you need to know to register to vote in Vermont and to download a voter registration form.
When completing your application, you must include your Vermont driver’s license number on the form. If you do not have a Vermont driver’s license number or if your license is suspended, include the last four digits of your Social Security number. Be sure to take the Voter’s Oath if you have never voted in Vermont (the Oath can be self-administered and is contained on the online and paper applications). Once your application is completed, you must submit the form to the town or city clerk in the town or city in which you reside.
You will be given an opportunity to register to vote or update your address when you register your car, get a driver’s license, or renew your registration or license with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). You will also be offered an opportunity to register whenever you apply for benefits from a designated agency in state government..
Am I eligible to vote in Vermont?
Any person may register to vote in the town of his or her residence who, on Election Day:
is a citizen of the United States;
is a resident of the state of Vermont (and a resident of the town in which you apply to be added to the checklist);
has taken, or has previously taken, the Voter’s Oath (formerly called the “Freeman’s Oath”); and
is 18 years of age or more.
Any person meeting the requirements above who will be 18 on or before the date of a general election may register and vote in the primary election immediately preceding that general election. See 17 V.S.A. § 2121.
For purposes of voter registration, the Vermont Statutes define residency as follows:
“Resident” shall mean a person who is domiciled in the town as evidenced by an intent to maintain a principal dwelling place in the town indefinitely and to return there if temporarily absent, coupled with an act or acts consistent with that intent. 17 V.S.A. § 2122(b).
How do I request an absentee (early) ballot?
Call the Town Clerks office at (802) 586-2823
Email your request to the the Town Clerk’s Office, craftsbury@gmail.com
Visit you My Voter Page and submit your request online
Click here for an Absentee Ballot Request Form.