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. Petitions are available in the Town Clerk’s Office Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Please note the following exception: From Friday, Dec. 5 through Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, petitions will only be available between the hours of 9 a.m. through 12 p.m.
Town elections will be held on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at the American Legion, located at 32 Linden St., Brattleboro, VT 05301.
Annual Representative Town Meeting is scheduled to begin on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. in the BUHS Gymnasium. If the voters of Brattleboro choose to discontinue Representative Town Meeting during Town elections, an Open Town Meeting will be held on Saturday, April 11, 2026, in the BUHS Gymnasium.
Petitions for Town Officers and WSESD Brattleboro Board Members must contain at least 30 valid signatures of registered Brattleboro voters and be filed in the Town Clerk’s Office no later than Monday, January 26, 2026, 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 26. 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 26.
Attached is a listing of vacancies along with the officer currently holding office. Also attached is a calendar of election related deadlines. For more information, visit Brattleboro.gov or reach out to the Town Clerk’s Office at 802-251-8157 ortownclerk@brattleboro.gov.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
All the best,
Hilary
Hilary Francis
Brattleboro Town Clerk
230 Main Street, Suite 108
Brattleboro, VT 05301
ph 802-251-8129
cell 802-490-9835
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OFFICERS TO BE ELECTED
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
MARCH 3, 2026
OFFICE PRESENTLY SERVING
MODERATOR – 1 year David Gartenstein
LISTER – 3 years Tom Franks
SELECTBOARD – 3 years Elizabeth McLoughlin
SELECTBOARD – 1 year (elect 2) Amanda Ellis-Thurber, Isaac Evans-Frantz
FIRST CONSTABLE – 1 year Vacant
SECOND CONSTABLE – 1 year Gary Corey
TRUSTEE OF PUBLIC FUNDS – 3 years Kate John
UNIFIED SCHOOL DIRECTOR – 3 year (elect 1) Kimberly Price
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS TO BE ELECTED
BRATTLEBORO DISTRICT 7 14 members for 3 years
1 members for 2 years
1 members for 1 year
BRATTLEBORO DISTRICT 8 16 members for 3 years
1 members for 2 years
0 member for 1 year
BRATTLEBORO DISTRICT 9 16 members for 3 years
0 member for 2 years
0 member for 1 year
Number of Town Meeting members to be elected is subject to change based on resignations prior to ballot deadline.
