Town Meeting

Town Meeting:  Monday, March 2, 2020 at Essex High School 7:30 PM

Australian Ballot - Polling place and hours:
Residents of the Village of Essex Junction vote at Essex High School, 2 Educational Drive, Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 7 AM to 7 PM.

Residents of the Town outside of the Village of Essex Junction vote at Essex Middle School, 58 Founders Drive, Essex Junction, Tuesday, March 3, 2020, 7 AM to 7 PM

Voter Registration:  Residents may register Town Clerk’s office, 81 Main Street, Monday-Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM., online at https://mvp.sec.state.vt.us/ or at the polling place for same day registration. All that is required for voter registration is your VT driver’s license number, or if you do not have a VT driver’s license, the last four digits of your social security number.

Early/Absentee Ballots Requests and Deadline: Apply at the Essex Town Clerk’s office, 81 Main Street, Essex Jct., VT, call 879-0413, email clerk@essex.org.  Early/Absentee ballots may also be requested online at https://mvp.sec.state.vt.us/. If requesting ballots to be mailed, request in advance to allow for ballots to be returned no later than the close of the polls at 7:00 PM on March 3, 2020.  Early voting ends Monday, March 2, 2020.

Voting instructions:  Enter polls to check-in table, state name and street address, receive ballot, proceed and enter voting booth, mark your ballot in the voting booth (if you tear, deface of wrongly mark your ballot, return it to the election worker to receive another ballot), proceed to the ballot tabulator, cast ballot, exit polling area.

Problems at the Polls:  Anyone needing assistance with voting or help with a problem at the polls should seek the assistance of the Presiding Officer or election officials.

Campaigning During Polling Hours:  No candidate or other person may physically interfere with the progress of a voter to and from the polling place.  No campaign advertisement may be displayed, placed, handed out or allowed to remain within the building containing a polling place. An election official or other person may not campaign, solicit voter or distribute campaign materials in the building containing a polling place.

For questions concerning this election, call Susan McNamara-Hill, Town Clerk, at 879-0413 or email clerk@essex.org