Orwell BCA confirms election logistics for March 31 SVUUSD budget re-vote; names election officials

The Orwell Board of Civil Authority on March 23 approved the slate of election officials and confirmed logistics for an SVUUSD budget re-vote to be held by Australian ballot on March 31, 2026.

At the Town Office, the board recorded that polling hours for the re-vote will be 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and noted there are 933 voters on the checklist, not including challenged voters. The meeting listed Susan James, Sharon Macedo, Eileen Toomey and Jane Riedel as election officials; Andrea Treadway moved to approve the slate and Michael Audet seconded. The motion passed.

The board also recorded operational arrangements: two Justices of the Peace are needed to deliver ballots to ill or physically disabled voters if required; Richard O. Buxton, Jr., the board chair, and Lisa Limoge volunteered to serve in that role. Separately, the board identified two volunteers to transport school ballots to Bomoseen Fellowship Bible Church for counting, with Les Wood and Glen Cousineau listed as volunteers in the meeting record. (The transcript lists Glen Cousineau as absent elsewhere; the meeting record contains that inconsistency.)

The board approved the voter checklist updates earlier in the meeting; Andrea Treadway moved to approve the Additions, Deletions and Corrections list and Stephanie Corey seconded. The motion passed.

The board did not provide vote tallies for the motions recorded in the minutes. The re-vote will be conducted by Australian ballot at the Orwell Town Office on March 31; further logistical questions were not specified in the meeting record.

The BCA adjourned at 7:09 p.m.