Panton Board of Civil Authority
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The members of the Board of Civil Authority (BCA) include members of the Selectboard, the Justices of the Peace, and the Town Clerk. The BCA has the following responsibilities:
The members of the Board of Civil Authority (BCA) include members of the Selectboard, the Justices of the Peace, and the Town Clerk. The BCA has the following responsibilities:
- reviewing and approving applications for addition to the voter checklist;
- purging the checklist every two years;
- to provide help with running elections (such as assistance during voting hours, tallying ballots at the close of the election); and
- hearing grievances from taxpayers (if the taxpayer disagrees with the Board of Listers decision on the property assessment).
You can view the membership of the current Board of Civil Authority by finding their particular sections on the General Information page.
The Town’s Board of Civil Authority invites you to volunteer as a poll worker in Panton for the General Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
Per the Vermont Statute below, the Town is actively seeking representatives from each political party. The Democratic party is already well represented among the election officials and assistant election officials who have already volunteered as poll workers.
Title 17 : Elections
Chapter 051 : Conduct Of Elections
Subchapter 001 : Election Officials
(Cite as: 17 V.S.A. § 2454)
§ 2454. Assistant election officers
(a) Prior to the day of the election, the board of civil authority shall appoint a sufficient number of voters from each municipality to serve as assistant election officers. As far as possible, the board shall attempt to appoint an equal number of persons from each major political party. Each assistant election officer shall be sworn prior to entering on the performance of his or her duties. An assistant town clerk may serve as an assistant elections officer, regardless of his or her residence.
(b) The board of civil authority may appoint residents of a municipality who are 16 or 17 years old to serve as assistant elections officers in their respective polling places. Youth assistant elections officers shall have the same duties as adult assistant elections officers but shall work under the direct supervision of adult elections officials. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2003, No. 4, § 1; 2003, No. 59, § 17; 2009, No. 40, § 1.)
The polling location is the Town Garage at 2163 Panton Road, Panton, with drive-through voting. The Town will observe and enforce Covid-19 safety practices including social distancing and face coverings that cover the nose and mouth.
Volunteer poll workers will be assigned one of the following duties:
Check in
Ballot collection
Check out
The poll is open from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Available shifts:
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
To volunteer, please email clerk-treasurer@pantonvt.us or call (802) 475-2333. Current Town Hall hours are Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to noon.
Per the Vermont Statute below, the Town is actively seeking representatives from each political party. The Democratic party is already well represented among the election officials and assistant election officials who have already volunteered as poll workers.
Title 17 : Elections
Chapter 051 : Conduct Of Elections
Subchapter 001 : Election Officials
(Cite as: 17 V.S.A. § 2454)
§ 2454. Assistant election officers
(a) Prior to the day of the election, the board of civil authority shall appoint a sufficient number of voters from each municipality to serve as assistant election officers. As far as possible, the board shall attempt to appoint an equal number of persons from each major political party. Each assistant election officer shall be sworn prior to entering on the performance of his or her duties. An assistant town clerk may serve as an assistant elections officer, regardless of his or her residence.
(b) The board of civil authority may appoint residents of a municipality who are 16 or 17 years old to serve as assistant elections officers in their respective polling places. Youth assistant elections officers shall have the same duties as adult assistant elections officers but shall work under the direct supervision of adult elections officials. (Added 1977, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2003, No. 4, § 1; 2003, No. 59, § 17; 2009, No. 40, § 1.)
The polling location is the Town Garage at 2163 Panton Road, Panton, with drive-through voting. The Town will observe and enforce Covid-19 safety practices including social distancing and face coverings that cover the nose and mouth.
Volunteer poll workers will be assigned one of the following duties:
Check in
- Ask voters for their name, confirm that they are on the voter checklist, and mark them on the checklist and/or
- Pass a ballot on a clipboard and a disposable pencil to the voter/s in the vehicle
Ballot collection
- Hold the ballot box for drive-through voters to deposit their voted ballot
Check out
- Ask voters for their name and mark them as voted on the exit checklist
The poll is open from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Available shifts:
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
To volunteer, please email clerk-treasurer@pantonvt.us or call (802) 475-2333. Current Town Hall hours are Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to noon.