Petitions for March 2024 Elections Now Available
Petitions for Brattleboro Town Officers, Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) Board Members, and Town Meeting Members are now available at the Town Clerk’s office. Town elections will be Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at the American Legion, located at 32 Linden St., Brattleboro, VT 05301.
Annual Representative Town Meeting will begin on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. in the BUHS Gymnasium.
Petitions for Town Officers and WSESD Board Members must contain at least 30 valid signatures of registered Brattleboro voters and be filed in the clerk’s office no later than Monday, January 29, 2024 at 5 p.m. to have their name placed on the ballot.
Candidates for Town Meeting Member must file a nomination petition, issued by the Town Clerk’s office, with at least 10 valid signatures of voters from the district where the candidate lives no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, January 29. Incumbents for Town Meeting Member will be mailed a Notice of Intent form in early January and must return their signed Notice of Intent form no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, January 29.
For more information, view the Elections section or reach out to the Town Clerk’s office at 802-251-8157 or [email protected].
Click here to view a calendar of election-related deadlines. A listing of vacancies, along with the officer currently holding office, is below.
Officers to be Elected
| OFFICE | PRESENTLY SERVING |
|
MODERATOR - 1 year |
David Gartenstein |
|
LISTER - 3 years |
Katherine N. Dowd |
|
SELECTBOARD - 3 years |
Ian Goodnow |
|
SELECTBOARD - 1 year (elect 2) |
Peter Case, Franz Reichsman |
|
FIRST CONSTABLE - 1 year |
Richard H. Cooke |
|
SECOND CONSTABLE - 1 year |
Gary Corey |
|
TRUSTEE OF PUBLIC FUNDS - 3 years |
Deborah Zak |
|
UNIFIED SCHOOL DIRECTOR - 3 year (elect 2) |
Robin Morgan, Tim Maciel |
|
UNIFIED SCHOOL DIRECTOR – 1 year remaining of 3-year term |
Matt Schible |
Town Meeting Members to be Elected
| Brattleboro District 7 |
14 members for 3 years 6 members for 2 years 6 members for 1 year |
| Brattleboro District 8 |
16 members for 3 years 1 member for 2 years 1 member for 1 year |
| Brattleboro District 9 |
16 members for 3 years 1 member for 2 years 1 member for 1 year |
Number of Town Meeting members to be elected is subject to change based on resignations prior to ballot deadline.