Vermont’s Town Meeting Day occurs every year on the first Tuesday in March. In Middlesex, all voter activities are held at the Rumney Memorial School on 433 Shady Rill Road. All Middlesex voters are invited to join in this democratic event! Middlesex’s Town Meeting usually begins at 4:30 pm.
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Read the agenda (officially called the “Warning”), which lists all the discussion items as well as the place and time of the meeting. You’ll find it, along with the proposed budget, reports from town officers and much more, in our informative Middlesex Annual Report (a.k.a. the Town Report). It's mailed to every Middlesex household, and available on the town website.
In Middlesex, a pre-printed Australian ballot is used to vote for town officers and all school-related matters. Sample ballots are posted on our Upcoming Elections page. Stop by Rumney School anytime between 7 am and 7 pm on Town Meeting Day to cast your ballot in person
You can request that an absentee ballot be mailed to you, or ask any other election-related questions, by contacting the Town Clerk at 802-223-5915.
Yes! Directly after Town Meeting is over, all are encouraged to stay at the school for a free, delicious Town Meeting Supper. Thanks to the Middlesex Community Fund, dinner is free for all. Any who wish to make a donation will benefit the Community Fund.
Calling all bakers and treat-makers! You’re invited to show off your creative talents by bringing your favorite offering for the dessert potluck!
The Solutions Committee offers rides to town meeting. Check the Upcoming Elections or Front Porch Forum for details.
Yes. If you can’t make it to Middlesex’s Town Meeting in person, ORCA Media generally livestreams the meeting so you can watch and listen online. Visit https://www.orcamedia.net/series/live-stream-events
Please note that this is not an interactive link (no ability to speak or vote).
Historical note: Middlesex residents may recall that for many years (2008-2020) the Middlesex Solutions Committee facilitated remote town meeting participation (including speaking and voting) for those who could not attend due to health/mobility issues or public service. However, towns have been advised by the Vermont Secretary of State’s Office and Vermont League of Cities and Towns to pause this practice until statutes are updated. We’ll bring back the remote town meeting participation option as soon as we can!
The town meeting agenda or “warning” is prepared by the selectboard. Only warned articles can be acted on at Town Meeting. The warning includes agenda items (called “articles”) that deal with town business.
Sometimes the selectboard will agree to a request by a town committee or townspeople to include a particular article. Otherwise, voters may petition to have articles added to the warning, as long as the subjects of the articles are not illegal, frivolous, or beyond the authority of the electorate. Petitions must be signed by five percent of the voters on the checklist, and the town clerk must receive petitions at least forty calendar days before Town Meeting Day.
A petition should begin with the statement, “We the undersigned voters of the town, hereby petition the selectboard to add the following article to the warning for the annual meeting.” This statement should appear on each page of the petition.
Examples of articles that might be added to the warning by petition include a request for an appropriation for a social service organization, or a proposal to change the size of the selectboard. Petitions may also cover other subjects, but do your research well, keeping in mind that there are some things voters simply do not have the authority to do.
Make sure your petition has a place for each voter’s signature, printed name and address. Get plenty of signatures (in addition to the minimum) to ensure that a sufficient number of names on your petition are legitimate voters.