Sunapee Seeks Candidates for Multiple Town Offices Filing Jan. 21-30

Sunapee voters can file for a broad slate of town offices through Jan. 30, setting the stage for choices that will shape the town’s budget priorities, land-use decisions, and management of water and sewer services. The filing period opened Jan. 21 and runs through 5 PM on Jan. 30; any candidate who files on the last day must appear in person at the Town Clerk’s Office.

A total of 16 positions are on the ballot for the March 10, 2026 Town Election. Open seats include one Moderator (two-year term), one Selectboard member (three-year term), one Treasurer (one-year term), one Supervisor of the Checklist (six-year term), one Cemetery Commissioner (three-year term), two Library Trustees (three-year terms), one Trustee of Trust Funds (three-year term), two Planning Board members (three-year terms), two Water & Sewer Commissioners (three-year terms), and one Zoning Board member (three-year term). These offices collectively oversee meeting operations, fiscal stewardship, voter rolls, cemetery maintenance, library governance, trust fund investments, land-use policy, and water and sewer infrastructure.

Eligibility and filing logistics are specific. Prospective candidates must be registered voters to file. The last day to register to qualify for this filing period was Jan. 20, with regular business hours from 8 AM to 4:30 PM and an extended Supervisors of the Checklist session from 7 PM to 7:30 PM at the Town Clerk’s Office. Town officials noted that the Town Clerk’s Office was closed on the first day of filing; completed nomination forms could be left with the Selectboard’s Office and were to be retrieved by the Town Clerk on Jan. 22.

For residents weighing a run for local office, the Selectboard and Town Clerk play central roles in the process. The Selectboard shapes policy and oversees administration, the Treasurer manages municipal finances, and the Planning Board and Zoning Board influence development and property rules. Water & Sewer Commissioners will be particularly consequential for households on municipal systems, since commissioners oversee rates and system maintenance. Library Trustees and the Trustee of Trust Funds manage community resources and long-term funds that support local services.

Filing procedures and deadlines create a compressed timeline for candidates and volunteers to organize campaigns, collect signatures if required, and communicate platforms to voters. With the filing window closing Jan. 30 and the Town Election scheduled for March 10, active recruitment of candidates and timely voter engagement will determine how these critical roles are filled.

Residents interested in filing or seeking more procedural information should contact the Town Clerk & Tax Collector at the Town Clerk’s Office during regular business hours. The coming weeks will decide who steers Sunapee’s fiscal, planning, and service decisions through the next several years.