Hartford Town Clerk's Office
Office Hours
Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sample Town Ballot and Sample School Ballot for March 2, 2010
VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR APRIL 5TH MEETING IS MARCH 31, 2010.
2010 ELECTION RESULTS
Vermont State Statutes set the duties and responsibilities of the Town Clerk's Office. The Town Clerk's Office is responsible for
- recording and maintaining all deeds, mortgages, permits, and vital records;
- issuing dog licenses;
- temporary motor vehicle renewals;
- updating and maintaining the voter checklist;
- receiving requests for absentee ballots, sending absentee ballots;
- receiving petitions and verifying legal voters;
- ordering ballots;
- overseeing elections and counting votes;
- Town Meeting Minutes and School Meeting Minutes
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ELECTION RESULTS
Results of Australian ballot on March 2, 2010:
Town Moderator, 1 year Michael Kainen, 1,512
Selectman 3 years, Alex DeFelice, 1,036 Mark Donka, 677 Sonia Knight, 1,109
Selectman 2 years, Bonnie Latham 824 Jeff Libbey 1,094 Reggie Tatro 822
Lister 3 years, Theresa Chesbro 1,408
Lister Remaining 2 years of a 3 year term, Emile Grondin 1,368
Library Trustee 5 years, Sandra Bergeron 1,437
Library Trustee Remaining 2 years of a 5 year term, Thomas Hazen 1,425
2. Shall the Town appropriate a total general fund expenditure for operating expenses of $12,474,514 of which $10,223,056 shall be raised by taxes, $2,151,458 by non-tax revenues and $100,000 by prior year surplus. (By Australian Ballot)
In Favor: 959 Opposed: 664
3. Shall the Town appropriate the sum of Forty Thousand Five Hundred Ninety ($40,590) Dollars to Advance Transit for the purpose of providing public transportation services. (By Australian ballot)
In Favor: 1,188 Opposed: 417
4. Shall the Town appropriate the sum of Fifteen Thousand and Fifty ($15,050) Dollars for the purpose of assisting various associations owning or in control of Cemeteries in said Town, to be divided as follows:
Hartford Cemetery Assoc.-Seven Thousand Five Hundred ($7,500) Dollars
Christian Street Cemetery Assoc.-Nine Hundred ($900) Dollars
Mt. Olivet and St. Anthony's Cemeteries Assoc.-Three Thousand Three Hundred ($3,300) Dollars
West Hartford Cemetery Assoc.-Nine Hundred ($900) Dollars
Quechee Cemetery Assoc.-Two Thousand Four Hundred Fifty ($2,450) Dollars
(By Australian ballot)
In Favor: 1,393 Opposed: 254
5. Shall the Town appropriate the sum of Six Thousand ($6,000) Dollars to be paid to The Family Place, to help support programs which benefit Hartford residents. (By Australian ballot)
In Favor:1,238 Opposed: 401
6. Shall the Town appropriate the sum of Three Thousand ($3,000) Dollarsfor the purpose of helping to defray the expenses of the Hartford Historical Society in collecting, conserving and displaying the Town’s history. (By Australian ballot)
In Favor: 1,141 Opposed: 451
7. Shall the Town appropriate the sum of Twelve Thousand ($12,000) Dollars to the Boys & Girls Club-Hartford Unit to help defray the cost of their operating budget, and to help provide additional funding for programs for Hartford teens. (By Australian ballot)
In Favor: 1,159 Opposed: 470
8. Shall the Town appropriate the sum of Seven Thousand ($7,000) Dollars for the purpose of helping to defray the expenses of operating and maintaining Headrest's information and referral and crisis intervention services. (By Australian ballot)
In Favor: 1,130 Opposed: 499
9. Shall the Town appropriate the sum of Ten Thousand Three Hundred Sixty-Seven ($10,367) Dollars to help support outpatient, mental health and substance abuse services by the staff of Health Care & Rehabilitation Services, Inc. (By Australian ballot)
In Favor: 1,134 Opposed: 493
10. Shall the Town appropriate the sum of Seven Thousand Five Hundred ($7,500) Dollars to Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA) to assist Hartford in responding to the emergency needs of the community and providing all available and applicable services. (By Australian ballot)
In Favor: 1,240 Opposed: 387
11. Shall the Town appropriate the sum of Forty-One Thousand Four Hundred Sixty Eight ($41,468) Dollars to support the home health care and hospice care of patients in their homes by staff and volunteers of the Visiting Nurse Alliance of Vermont and New Hampshire, Inc. (By Australian ballot)
In Favor: 1,357 Opposed: 288
12. Shall the Town appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Five Hundred ($2,500) Dollars for services provided by Windsor County Partners to Hartford young people. (By Australian ballot)
In Favor: 1,086 Opposed: 543
13. Shall the Town appropriate the sum of Two Thousand ($2,000) Dollars to Women's Information Service (WISE) to help defray the cost of their operating budget. (By Australian ballot)
In Favor: 1,127 Opposed: 433
Town School District Moderator, 1 year, Michael Kainen, 1,528
School Director, 3 years, Kevin Christie 1,390
School Director, 2 years, Jeff Arnold 1,302
Question #1: Shall the voters of the School District approve a total budget in the amount of $31,088,794.85.
Yes: 610 No: 1,023
Question #2: If question #1 is approved, shall the voters of the School District also approve additional education spending of $256,036.15.
Yes: 485 No: 1,120
Dated at Hartford, Vermont this 3rd day of March, 2010
ATTEST: Mary E. Hill, Town Clerk
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Functions of the Town Clerk's Office
Recording:
Mortgage Deeds, Warranty Deeds, Quitclaim Deeds, Easement Deeds, Partial Releases, Discharges, Mobile Home Bills of Sale, Property Transfer Tax Returns, Tax Collector Reports of Sales.
Vital Statistics:
Birth Certificates, 1857 - to date
Death Certificates, 1857 - to date
Marriage Certificates, 1857 - to date
Marriage Licenses
A Vermont resident being married in Vermont must purchase a marriage license from the Town Clerk of the town he or she resides in. An out-of-state resident may purchase a marriage license from any Vermont Town Clerk . The marriage license may be used on the day it is purchased, and then it is good for sixty days.
The bride and groom must know their mother's maiden names and the state where each parent was born. If there was a previous marriage for either the bride or the groom, they must know the month and year that the previous marriage ended. If it was within the last twelve months, they must provide documentation of the final date. There are no blood tests required in Vermont.
Dog Licenses
All dogs over the age of six months are required by state law to be licensed before April 1 of each year. To license a dog, you must have a current rabies certificate. Dogs under two must have been vaccinated within the last 12 months; dogs over two years of age must have been vaccinated within 24 months. The rabies certificate needs to be the original received from and signed by the veterinarian.
Voter Registration
If you are a resident of the Town of Hartford, you may register to vote in the Town Clerk's Office. If you have never before registered to vote in the State of Vermont, we will administer the Voter's Oath. New names are added to the voter checklist before every election.
Motor Vehicle Registration
The Town Clerk's Office provides temporary motor vehicle registration renewals if you have the renewal from the state and it was issued in the current month or two previous months. You must have a check or money order made out to the state for the amount of the registration (the state will not accept cash.) There is a $2 processing fee for the town, which can be paid in a separate check or in cash.
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