Election Overview
By state law, the Town Clerk is the Chief Election Official in the town and authorized to administer elections and all election-related processes and responsibilities for all elections:
- Town Elections
- State Elections
- Presidential Elections
- Primaries – State / Presidential
- Special Elections
General Duties and Administration
- Provides general assistance for voters, candidates, political parties and committees
- Conducts all voter registration sessions
- Prepares the voting lists following each session
- Maintains all voter registrations, changes, deletes and change-of-party requests
- Issues party enrollment certificates
- Organizes all aspects of the Town Caucus
- Supplies nomination papers for candidates
- Certifies signatures on all nomination papers and petitions
- Oversees ballot preparations for all town elections
- Processes and maintains absentee ballot requests
- Tests and maintains all election voting equipment [regular & handicapped equipment]
- Maintains State voter registration computer system
- Trains and instructs poll workers
- Tallies election results
- Administers and oversees campaign finance practices for local candidates & committees
- Certifies various election tally reports for the Secretary of State
- Coordinates and conducts all recount activity
- Maintains and preserves the records of all elections