If you are a legally registered voter and interested in running for local election of town offices in the Town of Guilford, you must submit the Petition for Candidacy form and the Consent of Candidate form to the Town Clerk. These forms are available at the town office or can be downloaded from the links below.
The Petition of Candidacy form and Consent of Candidate must be filed with the Town Clerk no later than 5:00 PM on the sixth Monday preceding the election. The deadline for the March 2026 Local Election is 1/26/2026. The Petition for Candidacy form must be signed by no fewer than 1% of the registered voters (19 signatures required in 2026).
Pursuant to 17 V.S.A. § 2681.
To petition an article for a Vermont town meeting, you must submit a petition signed by at least 5% of the municipality’s registered voters to the municipal or town clerk. The petition must be filed no less than 47 days before the meeting. For 2026 the deadline will be Monday January 12, 2026