The 2016 General Election polling place will be moving to a different location. Voting on Election Day, November 8th, will take place at VFW Carl Dessaint Post 1034 on Black Mountain Road. The Brattleboro Board of Civil Authority, which has jurisdiction over polling places reluctantly made this decision earlier this year. “We considered a number of factors including accessibility, traffic congestion, cost, and parking before selecting the VFW for our polling place, “ according to Elliott Greenblott, Chairman of the Board of Civil Authority.
The Presidential Election voting was held at Brattleboro Union High School but a combination of factors including the rental fee charged by the school, limited parking, traffic congestion, and the fact that school is in session combined to make the location less attractive. “BUHS is a fine site in itself,” said Greenblott, “but it has been challenging in recent elections. The heavy volume of traffic, limited parking, school activity, and cost are big concerns. Many have asked me why we have to pay to use ‘our’ high school. The reality is that BUHS is a separate political unit owned by the member towns of the high school district, not Brattleboro alone.”