LEICESTER TOWN WARNING

 

The legal voters of the Town of Leicester, Vermont are hereby warned and notified to meet at the Leicester Meeting House in said Town on Monday, March 2, 2015 at 7:30 pm or immediately following the School District Meeting (whichever is later) to transact the following business:

 

1.  To hear the auditor’s report.

 

2.  Shall the voters of the Town of Leicester vote to approve a sum of $574,282.88 to defray the necessary expenses and liabilities of the town for the ensuing year, divided as follows:

 

General Town Expenses	$ 271,947.88	Amount to be raised by taxes: $ 201,612.18
Highway Expenses	$ 302,335.00	Amount to be raised by taxes: $ 237,876.09

 

Note: The amount to be raised may increase based on the result of the vote on Article 3.

The Selectboard will set the tax rate at a later date.

 

3.  Shall the voters of the Town of Leicester approve an additional sum of $20,000 for road paving?

 

4.  Discussion of articles to be voted by Australian ballot.

 

5.  To do any further business that is proper to be done when met.

 

The Town Meeting shall adjourn until 10 AM Tuesday, March 3, 2015

 

The legal voters of the Town of Leicester, Vermont are further warned and notified to meet at the Leicester Town Office in said Town on March 3, 2015 between the hours of 10 AM and 7 PM when the polls will be open to vote by Australian ballot on the following articles:

 

Article 1: To elect Town Officers for the ensuing year

 

A Moderator for a one (1) year term

A Selectboard Member for a three (3) year term                                                                                              

A Selectboard Member for a two (2) year term                                                                

A Lister for a three (3) year term

A Lister for one (1) year to fill an unexpired term

An Auditor for a three (3) year term                                                                                                              

A Delinquent Tax Collector for a one (1) year term

A First Constable for a one (1) year term

A Second Constable for a one (1) year term

A Town Grand Juror for a one (1) year term

A Town Agent for a one (1) year term

                                                                                                            

                                                                                                          

 

Leicester Selectboard:

 

Diane Benware – Chair  (2016)

Tom Barker                  (2015)

Brad Lawes                  (2015)

Kenneth Young             (2017)

Ron Fiske                     (2016)  

January 19, 2015

 

 

NOTICE TO VOTERS

BEFORE ELECTION DAY

 

CHECKLIST POSTED:

By Sunday, February 1, 2015 (or 30 days before your town meeting), the Town Clerk must post the checklist. Make sure your name is on it. If your name is not on it, you must complete an application to the checklist. (Available online at http://www.sec.state.vt.us, click on Elections, or from your town clerk).

 

REGISTER TO VOTE:

Deliver your application to the checklist to your Town Clerk’s Office no later than 5:00 pm on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 (or the Wednesday before your town meeting), or mail to the Department of Motor Vehicles with a postmark before the deadline.

 

EARLY OR ABSENTEE BALLOTS:

          You, or a family member on your behalf may request an early or absentee ballot from your Town Clerk by telephone, mail or e-mail at any time up until 5 p.m. or closing of the Town Clerk’s office on the day before the election. An authorized person can apply for you to get a ballot only in person or in writing.

You can also go to the Town Clerk’s office and vote your ballot while at the office or pick up your ballot at the Town Clerk’s Office and take it home to vote. (You cannot pick up a ballot for your spouse or anyone else.)

If you take your ballot or have a ballot sent to you, you must return the ballot to the Town Clerk’s office or to the polling place no later than 7 p.m. on the day of the election.

If you are ill or disabled, you can request that a ballot be delivered to you by two Justices of the Peace. You can request assistance in reading or marking your ballot from the Justices of the Peace. They must return the ballot to the Town Clerk for you.

 

SAMPLE BALLOTS POSTED: Saturday, February 21, 2015

 

ON ELECTION DAY

• If your name was dropped from the checklist in error, explain the situation to your town clerk and ask that it be put back on.
• If the problem isn’t cleared up to your satisfaction, have the town clerk, a selectman or other members of the board of civil authority call an immediate meeting of the members of the board who are present at the polls. They should investigate the problem and clear it up.
• If you are still not satisfied, you may take a brief written request to a Superior Court Judge, who will rule on your request before the polls close that day.       Call the Secretary of State’s Office at 1-800-439-8683 for more information.
• If you have physical disabilities, are visually impaired, or can’t read, you may bring the person of your choice to assist you or you can request assistance from two election officials.
• If you cannot get from the car into the polling place, two election officials may bring a ballot to your car.

 

THE FOLLOWING ARE PROHIBITED BY LAW

• DO NOT knowingly vote more than once, either in the same town or in different towns.
• DO NOT mislead the board of civil authority about your own or another person’s eligibility to vote. You can only register to vote and remain on the checklist in the town of your principal dwelling place.
• DO NOT display any campaign literature, stickers, buttons, etc. within the building containing a polling place. However, a voter may bring a small card or paper into the polling place for his or her own use in remembering candidates so long as it is not publicly displayed.
• DO NOT solicit votes or otherwise campaign within the building containing a polling place.
• DO NOT interfere with the progress of a voter going to and from the polling place. This includes not socializing in a manner that will disturb other voters.

 

FOR HELP OR INFORMATION

Call the Secretary of State’s Office

I -800-439-VOTE (-8683) (Accessible by TTY)