News about Killington Vermont

News about Killington Vermont

With town meeting day just around the corner, local politics is set to take center stage in Killington over the next several weeks.

This year will see a major change in how the town of Killington deals with local political issues. At a Special Killington Town Meeting held last May, the voters of Killington decided by a vote of 162 to 128 to change the voting practices on town meeting day from a Caucus (ie from the floor format) to an Australian Ballot format. Under the prior format, in order for a person to vote they needed to be in attendance at the meeting at the time a particular vote was called from the meeting floor. Under the new format, all items to be voted on are identified prior to the commencement of voting, and all voting is done by paper (or equivalent) ballot. Under the new process, a person can vote with an absentee ballot, or vote on Town Meeting Day at a defined polling place anytime from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.

The change in voting format has also changed some of the processes used by Town Meeting. For instance, all candidates for office needed to file papers declaring their desire to run for office 40 days prior to Town Meeting day. In addition, any petitions brought by voters to determine local issues must also have been filed in advance.

Some key dates to remember in the run up to voting in March include:

February 29, 2012 - Deadline to Register to Vote

March 1, 2012 - Sherburne Womens Club Selectmans Candidates Forum, Killington Town Hall at 7:00 PM. This year there are 2 candidates standing for the one open seat on the 3 member Killington Selectboard. Chris Bianchi is seeking re-election. Charles Demarest is running in opposition.

March 5, 2012 - Informational Town Meeting : 7:00 PM at the Killington Elementary School. At the informational meeting, all items on the Town Warning to be voted on during balloting on March 6 will be reviewed to help voters make an informed decision.

March 6, 2012 - Annual Town Meeting - Polls open at 7:00 AM, Polls close at 7:00 PM. Voting will be held at the Killington Elementary School Gymnasium. Registered voters will cast ballots for all items on the Killington Town Warning including for all Killington Town Offices, the Town Budget and local issues. In addition, voting by ballot for the Woodstock Union High School District 4 Budget, and the Presidential Primary will also take place. Also on March 6, 2012 - Killington School District Meeting : 9:00 AM at the Killington Elementary School Gymnasium.

More election information can be found on the Town of Killington's website on the Election Information page.

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