About Town Justice of the Peace
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 2 years
- Commitment level
- Full Time
- Affiliation
- Partisan
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Town Justice of the Peace
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
A person must be a legal voter of the town and have been nominated by party caucus, by the town committee, or have collected 30 signatures or 1 percent of legal voters of town, whichever is less (if running as an independent candidate) in order to be elected justice of the peace.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No Filing Fee. Petition Signature requirement: 30 signatures or 1 percent of legal voters of town, whichever is less (for independent candidates only).
- Filing period
- April 25, 2022 - August 11, 2022
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the town clerk's office
- Where to file
- 40 Kelton Road, East Montpelier, VT 05651
- Filing phone
- 802-223-3313
- Step 3
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Who's currently in office
Learn about who represents you in East Montpelier Town.
What this symbol means
Candidates and elected officials with this symbol took the People First Pledge, promising to serve people first, independent of both major parties and big-money interests.
- View profileEdith "Edie" MillerIndependent · Current term 2025 to 2026
- View profileJamie O'HareDemocratic · Current term 2025 to 2026
- View profileEdward "Ed" M. DeeganDemocratic · Current term 2025 to 2026
- View profileJanice WatermanIndependent · Current term 2025 to 2026
- View profileRebecca "Becky" ReedDemocratic · Current term 2025 to 2026
- View profileCharles "Cort" RichardsonDemocratic · Current term 2025 to 2026
- View profileElise ThorsenDemocratic · Current term 2025 to 2026
- View profileVirginia "Ginny" BurleyIndependent · Current term 2025 to 2026Has taken the People First Pledge
- View profileJanice "Jan" AldrichIndependent · Current term 2025 to 2026
- View profileRichard "Jez" HarringtonIndependent · Current term 2025 to 2026
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