2024 Town Meeting is an in-person event held at the East Montpelier Elementary School, 665 Vincent Flats Road, with voting available on Australian ballot items from 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Town Meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. A potluck lunch will be served in the cafeteria. See below for more information.
Masks are encouraged, and they will be available. We want everyone in our community to feel safe attending town meeting, and many people are immunocompromised, live with someone who is immunocompromised, or would otherwise benefit from widespread mask use in a crowded indoor space.
Election documents of interest:
2024 EM Town Meeting Results
Preliminary 2024 EM Town Meeting Tabulated Results
2024 WCUUSD School Meeting Results available on WCUUSD website at:
WCUUSD Website [External Link]
2024 EM Presidential Primary Official Return of Votes
***2024 Town Meeting Official Return of Votes to be posted once available.***
2024 EM Town Meeting Sample Ballot
2024 WCUUSD School Meeting Sample Ballot
2024 Central VT Career Center School District Sample Ballot
2024 Democratic Presidential Primary Ballot Sample
2024 Republican Presidential Primary Ballot Sample
2024 Town Meeting Notice to Voters
Track your ballots! With an account on Vermont’s My Voter Page, you can request ballots and track when they are mailed out and when they have been checked-in by the Town Clerk. You can vote early with confidence knowing your ballots are on the way and/or have been received prior to Town Meeting. Go to https://mvp.vermont.gov/ [External Link] to sign in.
2024 Town Forum
Town Forum is scheduled for Monday, March 4, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in-person at the East Montpelier Municipal Building with remote attendance option offered via Zoom.
2024 Town Meeting
Town Meeting to be held Tuesday, March 5, 2024 in the East Montpelier Elementary School gymnasium.
Ballots for Town Meeting and the WCUUSD Annual Meeting will be mailed to all registered-active voters by February 14. Please contact the Clerk’s office to request a Presidential Primary ballot noting your choice of Democratic or Republican, or to receive a CVCC ballot.
Voted ballots may be returned to the Clerk’s office prior to Town Meeting:
- Drop off in the outdoor secure blue ballot box until 5:00 PM on election day
- In person until 5:00 PM on Monday, March 4, 2024cki
- Via mail so that your ballot arrives at the East Montpelier post office on Tuesday, March 5 before 4:30 PM
- Bring them to the East Montpelier Elementary School on Town Meeting Day
Australian Ballot voting is from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the East Montpelier Elementary School library. For information about early or absentee balloting, please contact Town Clerk Rosie Laquerre at (802) 223-3313 x 201 or clerk@eastmontpeliervt.org.
Documents available for Town Meeting:
FY2025 East Montpelier Budget Workbook-Final
FY2024 Capital Plan Adopted by Selectboard
FY2025 Tax Rate Calc for 2024 Town Report-Final
The education tax rates are not yet final as the school budget is not yet final. The tax rate will be updated when the school budget and corresponding tax rates are finalized. The rates listed in the town report and WCUUSD budget presentation were the best available at the time of publishing but are provided for estimation only. The education rate is typically available late June. Any projections made in advance of the final legislative decisions are estimates based on the best information available at the time.
2024 Town Meeting Warning
2024 School District Meeting Warnings
2024 WCUUSD Warning
2024 CVCC Ballot/Budget Warning
2024 CVCC Annual Meeting Warning
2024 Presidential Primary Warning
2024 Presidential Primary Warning
Additional documents will be posted once available.
2024 Town Meeting Minutes
Minutes will be posted after meeting on March 5, 2024.
2023 Annual Report
2024 Washington Central Unified Union School District Report
Central VT Career Center School District Information
2024 East Montpelier Signpost Town Meeting Issue
EM Signpost Issue for 2024 Town Meeting [External Link]
Town Offices Up for Election
The following town offices are up for election at the 2023 Town Meeting to be held on March 5, 2024:
Town Moderator, 1-year term
Selectboard Member, remaining 2 years of 3-year term
Selectboard Member, 3-year term
Selectboard Member, 2-year term
Lister, 3-year term
Auditor, 3-year term
Planning Commissioner, 3-year term
Planning Commissioner, 3-year term
Planning Commissioner, 3-year term
Planning Commissioner, remaining 2 years of 3-year term
Voter information
Click on the pictures below to visit the VT Secretary of State’s pages to register to vote or access your personalized voter page where you can, among other things, check on your registration status or track your absentee ballot.
