The Board of Civil Authority is responsible for the following duties: assisting in elections, delivering absentee ballots, counting ballots, maintaining up-to-date voter checklists, and hearing appeals from final decisions of the Listers on the valuation of property.

Board of Civil Authority Statute

The Board of Civil Authority is composed of the Town Clerk, Selectboard and Justices of Peace of the Town. The primary duties of the BCA are to: 

• Conduct Property tax assessment appeals.
• Administer elections by issuing guidance to election official and ensuring compliance with federal and state election laws. 

 

Part of the administration of elections is conducting a review of the voter checklist every two years on odd numbered years.  The BCA reviews the voter checklist, sending challenge lettters to voters who are thought to no longer be residents.  Accordingly, voters may only be purged in the following circumstances: 

• Notification of death by the State Health Department.
• Voter returns a challenge letter signed, indicating they have moved, voter sends an email or letter indicating they have moved.
• A challenge letter has been sent and no response has been received after two presidential elections.

 

The Board meets when required at the Town Hall.

Selectboard
Janice Ouellette
Glenn Herrin
Eric Bach
Alison Low
Matt Choate

Brittney Larrabee Wilson