Elections

Voter registration updates: Some parents have let me know when a ballot was received at the Jericho mailing address and the child has either at a new mailing address at school or has moved from Jericho and registered to vote in another state. We sometimes receive notifications of voter registration transferring to another state, but not all the time. In order to remove a person's name from the Jericho Voter Checklist we need the voter's signature. We can mail a voter response card to the person that has moved or we can give a postage paid return postcard if you are going to see them over the holidays. Now is a good time (the calm after the November Election) to make corrections to the Jericho Voter Checklist. If you have a November Election ballot that was received at your address and the person no longer lives there 1. the ballot can be recycled, 2. let Jessica in the Town Clerk Office know, so that she can follow up with the voter.

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Jericho elects 12 Justices of the Peace on even years in November. The JP's serve a 2 year term starting the following Feb 1st of the odd year. The official results show the candidate results as well as people who received more than one write-in vote. The following pages are from election night which show the additional 58 single write-in votes.

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Be sure to use black pen when marking the ballot, felt tip pen works best (sharpie does not work well because it bleeds through the paper), Be sure to sign the certificate envelope and place your ballot inside, Be sure to note that the ballot is 2-sided, It is OK to leave a race blank, that tabulator will count all races that you mark. Be sure to look at the vote for no more than number specified : example State Representative "vote for no more than two", Justice of the Peace "vote for no more than twelve" --- it is OK to vote for less than that but make sure you don't vote for more.

Monday November 4th the Town Clerk Office will be open 8am to 4pm. 4pm on Monday is the deadline to request an early ballot

Returning an early ballot: If you are returning an early ballot to Jericho Town Hall, the outside drop box to the left of the front door is the Official Ballot Drop Box for Jericho voters. The dropbox is available 24/7 until it closes on Monday November 4th, 4pm. If you plan on voting early, it is helpful to drop off the ballot over the weekend so that we have time to process the ballot as returned in the Vermont Election Management System. This way when we print the checklist Monday evening the your name will be pre-checked off for the poll workers on election day. (If you used the smaller black drop box at the base of the stairs, instead of the "Official Ballot Drop Box" to the left of the door, we still got your ballot.)

Ballots can also be returned via the Official Ballot Drop Box until 4pm on Monday November 4th. If your ballot does not make it to the drop box by Monday at 4pm, anyone can bring it back for you at the polls (Mount Mansfield Union High School) on Tuesday November 5th. If someone else is returning your ballot at the polls on election day, you will need to seal it in the certificate envelope and sign the certificate envelope. All ballots received by Tuesday November 5th 7pm will be counted.

We will continue to check the mail, including election day, for returned ballots.

If you plan to vote in person on election day, we will be at Mt Mansfield Union High School 7am to 7pm. School is not in session so parking in the front lot is fine. The best possible scenario is to bring the ballot that was mailed to you.

* If you have already marked your ballot, you can check in at the entrance table and then go straight to the vote tabulator to cast your ballot.

*If you still need to mark your ballot after you check in at the entrance table, you can fill out the ballot in a voting booth and then go to the vote tabulator to cast your ballot.

*If you have the ballot that was mailed to you, but you made a mistake and want a new ballot, you can return the first ballot at the entrance check in and receive a second ballot. (You can get a new ballot up to 3 times)

* If you don't have the ballot that was mailed to you, then you will need to fill out an affidavit. We will have the affidavit at the polling place. Once you sign the affidavit, a second ballot will be issued to you. (This is also true for voters that registered to vote in Jericho after September 3rd that transferred their voter registration from another Vermont town.)

Mount Mansfield Union High School, 211 Browns Trace is the polling place for Jericho voters. The polls will be open from 7am to 7pm on Tuesday November 5th.

If you want to track the status of your early/absentee ballot go to mvp.vermont.gov also know as "My Voter Page"

There are currently 2 returned ballots marked as returned defective and "My Voter Page" will tell you how to "cure" the ballot. These are 2 residents that I did not have a phone or email contact so a post card was mailed to you with directions how to cure it.

We have also received 6 ballots back (3 in drop box and 3 by mail) that were in the outside mailing envelope but the inside certificate envelope was not there. There was no return address on the outside mailer so we have no way to know who the ballot came from. These were received between October 15 and October 26. So if you check the status of your absentee ballot on line and it show that it is not returned, this may be you. Another hint would be if you found the certificate envelope at home after you returned your ballot. As of November 1st, all returned ballots through November 1st will show as returned (2,111 RETURNED so far). This will be updated throughout the weekend.

Here is a link to track state wide to check on the return of early ballots (% returned of each Town's checklist) https://ccn-election-map-2024.netlify.app/

At the Center for Research on Vermont, this ballot tracker was put together to show absentee ballots returned – updated to reflect new numbers every time the Sec of State sends out their updates.

Sample Affidavit of No Vote Cast

Affidavit of No Ballot Cast This affidavit may be given to voters who have been issued a ballot but who have not returned that ballot or otherwise cast a ballot in this election, and did not bring the ballot that was issued to them to the polling place, before they are provided a ballot and permitted to vote.

I, , do hereby swear/affirm that I have not returned any ballot previously issued to me, nor have I otherwise cast a ballot in the: (Election Name and Date) Subscribed and sworn to this day of , . (Month) (Year) (Signature of Voter)

13 V.S.A. §2901 – Punishment for perjury: “A person who, being lawfully required to depose the truth in a proceeding in a court of justice, commits perjury shall be imprisoned not more than fifteen years and fined not more than $10,000.00, or both.” 17 V.S.A. §1971 – “A legal voter who knowingly casts more than one ballot at any one time of balloting for the same office shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 if the offense is committed at a primary or general election, and not more than $100.00 if committed at a local election.”

This list includes the offices that will be on the March 4, 2025 Annual Town Meeting Ballot

MODERATOR -- for one year,

TOWN CLERK – for one year

SELECT BOARD – for three years

CEMETERY COMMISSIONER – for three years

JERICHO – UNDERHILL LIBRARY DISTRICT TRUSTEE – for four years

JERICHO – UNDERHILL PARK DISTRICT TRUSTEE – for three years

MT MANSFIELD UNIFIED UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS – for three years, # of positions open still to be determined

candidates must sign a consent form and turn in a nominating petition by Monday January 27th, 2025 5pm at the Jericho Town Clerk Office

must contain original signatures (wet, not electronic) of 30 registered Jericho voters

voters can sign as many nominating petitions as they want to (no limit)

Click below for sample ballots:

• Democratic
• Progressive
• Republican

Warning for August 13th State Primary Election

Early/Absentee Ballot Request Form

What do I do with all these envelopes video tutorial

The State Primary Election for 2024 will be on August 13. If you are thinking of running for State or County Office you can find out petition deadline information on the Secretary Of State's website. If you are running for State Representative for Chittenden - 3 (Jericho & Underhill District) as a major party candidate, petitions are due to the Jericho Town Clerk by Thursday May 30th 5pm so that your name appears on the August 13th ballot. If you are running as an independent, there are different timelines to follow so that your name appears on the November 5th General Election Ballot.

Justice of the Peace candidates for Jericho will be nominated by local political parties in August. If you wish to run for Justice of the Peace as an independent, the consent of candidate form and nominating petition should be filed with the Jericho Town Clerk by Friday August 16th.

MMUUSD Official Warning (click to read)

***The date of the vote has been changed from March 5, 2024 to April 2, 2024***

The best source for information about the MMUUSD ballot is located on the district's website (https://www.mmuusd.org).

I am posting some answers frequently asked questions here to help explain the logistics from a Jericho Town Clerk perspective in regards to when a vote is postponed. I was not able to post anything earlier because the decisions were still being sorted out. The School Board had to wait until the legislation was passed and signed that allows them to postpone the vote.

I have never been through an experience when a vote was postponed so I am learning with all of you.

For information about the MMUUSD budget, I highly recommend attending one of the 2 informational meetings.

• at MMU on Thursday March 14 at 6 pm. (Watch Video Recording Here: https://youtu.be/Sc6zrj0sVAw?si=-lbH8n1a3vC9HDQt)
• at Camels Hump Middle School on Thursday March 28th at 6pm.

Jericho is not changing its polling place, the polling place for all Jericho elections is Mount Mansfield Union High School, 211 Browns Trace

Polling hours 7am to 7pm

Early/ Absentee Ballots for the March 5th school vote started being issued the week of February 12th. At that time, I was receiving information that the school board would have an opportunity to change budget amount and the March 5th budget vote would be cancelled but it was not clear if the other articles on the March 5th ballot would be counted. It is now decided by the School Board to issue a completely new ballot with all the articles to be voted on April 2nd. Ballots issued for the March 5th election that have been collected, will not be counted, but they will be stored until we find out what to do with them.

Anyone who requested an early/absentee ballot in February will automatically be mailed a new April 2nd ballot. For those ballots that were mailed out of town, I have tried to contact the voter to find out if I should use the same mailing address when they made the request or their Jericho mailing address. We anticipate receiving the new April 2nd ballot the week of March 11th.