If you would like to run for Justice of the Peace for the Town of Mendon please review the information below.
Independent justice of the peace candidates must file a consent of candidate form with the town clerk in order to be placed on the ballot in the general election (November 8, 2022). These consent forms must be filed no sooner than Monday, April 25 2022, and no later than 5 p.m. Friday, August 12, 2022 (3 days after the primary).
Below are a consent of candidate form, information for Justice of the Peace Candidates, and a petition that must be signed by ten registered voters.
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Justices of the Peace (Independent)
Independent justice of the peace candidates file a consent of candidate form with the town clerk in order to be placed on the ballot in the general election (November 5, 2024). These consent forms must be filed no sooner than Monday, April 22, 2024 and no later than 5 p.m. Friday, August 16, 2024 (3 days after the primary).
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Mendon Justices of the Peace
Term runs 2/1/2023-2/1/2025
Rich Carlson
Susannah Loffredo
Lindsey MacCuaig
Betsy Reddy
Jim Reddy
Ann Singiser
Al Wakefield
GENERAL DUTIES
The duties of justices of the peace can fall into five categories
of responsibilities:
a) Justices of the peace are members of the
board of civil authority (BCA). Members of the BCA
serve as election officials at town elections by Australian
ballot and statewide elections. Justices also are responsible
for delivering absentee ballots to voters at election
time. (Mandatory)
b) Tax Abatement and Appeals. Justices of the peace sit
as members of the town board for abatement of taxes to
determine whether a taxpayer’s tax obligation should be
forgiven under certain circumstances. Justices of the
peace also serve an important role in the town’s tax appeal
process. As a member of the board of civil authority,
justices sit to hear and decide appeals when citizens
do not agree with the final decision of the listers. (Mandatory)
c) Justices of the peace may also solemnize
marriages in Vermont.(Discretionary)
d) Oaths and Notary. Justices of the peace may also administer
oaths in all cases where an oath is required,
unless a specific law makes a different provision. A justice
of the peace is a notary public ex officio and has all
the acknowledgment powers of a notary public. However,
the justice of the peace must file with the county clerk in
order to act as a notary public (but the fee is waived).(Discretionary)
e) Justices of the peace may also serve as a
magistrate when so commissioned by the Supreme
Court. (Discretionary)
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