TOWN CLERK

Post Office Box 409
Shaftsbury Vermont  05262

 

Judith Stratton (802) 442-4038 3 year term expiring 2015

(First elected in March 1982)

The Shaftsbury Town Office is located at 61 Buck Hill Road.  Buck Hill is just before the Shaftsbury Country Store heading North on Route 7A.  We are the third building on the left.  This is an old stone church.

CLERK’S OFFICE HOURS
Monday   9:00-5:00
Tuesday-Friday   9:00-3:00
See FAQ'S for more information

The Town Clerk plays a central role in the operation of local government, with duties that bring the Clerk into regular contact with the public.  The Clerk’s statutory duties range from recording, preserving and certifying public documents to administering oaths of office, complying with public information requests, posting notices on the town’s bulletin board, running the local elections, certifying the grand list prepared by the listers, selling fish and game licenses, issuing marriage licenses and licensing animals.  The town clerk has many unofficial duties as well which vary from town to town.

BELOW ARE SOME OF THE DUTIES OF THE TOWN CLERK

  • Notarizes documents
  • Files and indexes all Shaftsbury vital records of Shaftsbury residents
  • Administers the Freeman's Oath for voting
  • Records deeds, mortgages and liens
  • Clerk for the Board of Civil Authority
  • Genealogy assistance
  • Assists with the purging of the voter checklist
  • Issues Green Mountain Passports
  • Issues and records all oaths of office for newly elected officials
  • Posts warnings, checklists and prepares all ballots for elections
  • A member of the Board of Abatement
  • Mails requested absentee ballots for voter applicants
  • Types and records the Board of Abatement findings for applicant
  • Presiding officer at all elections
  • Records certified copies of military DD 214 discharge papers for military personnel
  • Types and records final results of elections

 

VOTER CHECKLIST INFORMATION

In order to be eligible to vote in the Town of Shaftsbury you must be on the Town Voter Checklist.  The Town Clerk has blank voter checklist applications at the office and will be available during office hours to register new applicants.  Please stop in and make sure you are registered to vote.  If you have any questions about voting, please call 442-4038. 

GENEALOGY

We have the following records available at the Town Clerk's Office:

  • Birth Records
  • Marriage & Civil Union Records
  • Death Records
  • Land Records

 

We accept requests for research but are able to do research only as time allows.  There is a charge for this research and a return self-addressed stamped envelope is appreciated when writing a request.  Send your request to the Town Clerk at the above address.  We have completed a two year project and now have a vitals database for Shaftsbury.  We will be attempting to put this database, which includes all vital records from 1761 to 1900 on this site as soon as possible.  Keep watching!