The Select Board encourages residents to use this landing page for information useful in preparing for the Town Meeting in 2026. Meanwhile, information from recent past years' Town Meetings can be found below.
Saturday, March 14, 2026 at Stratham Memorial School, 39 Gifford Farm Road at 9:00am
Read the minutes from Town Meeting 3/15/25
Voter Information Night will be on Thursday, March 5th beginning at 6:30pm in the Sewall Room at the Stratham Municipal Center. Please come and meet the candidates and learn about the issues being voted on.
The Town of Stratham is governed by a Select Board comprised of three elected board members. The overall day-to-day operations of the Town are managed by the Town Administrator, who is appointed by the Select Board.
The Select Board oversee the Town Government and the traditional March meeting.
Stratham maintains a traditional Town Meeting form of government wherein the voters assembled at the annual Town Meeting act as the legislative body for the town. Under the "Select Board / Town Meeting" form of government, the voters in attendance at the Annual Town Meeting adopt the annual Town budget and other warrant articles. It is the job of the Select Board and the Town Administrator to carry out the actions taken at the Town Meeting.
Some towns pass their warrant articles entirely by ballot at the polls. This is called the SB2 (Senate Bill 2) form of government. Exeter, for example, is a SB2 town.
The first part of the traditional Town Meeting is held annually on the second Tuesday of March to vote for the town officers that are elected, and to also vote on the warrant articles that are on the official town ballot. The Exeter Cooperative School Ballot is also handed out at this time to our Stratham voters. The second part of Town Meeting is held the following Saturday, (four days later) to vote on the remaining town warrant articles that are not on the official town ballot and to conduct any remaining town business. A Town Moderator is allowed under State law to adjourn a meeting that has run for a very long period and reconvene it at a later date, usually one week from the date of the meeting, in order to finish the town's business. You cannot vote absentee at the Town Meeting that is held on Saturday. You may vote absentee and request a ballot for the first part of Town Meeting that is held on that Tuesday.
***For More information about the Stratham School District Town Meeting (March 5th Meeting and Election on March 12th). Click Here.
***For more information about the Exeter Region Cooperative School District (Deliberative Session February 8th and Election on March 12th). Click here.
Key dates for Town of Stratham Town Meeting preparations
Town meeting will be held Saturday, March 16, 2024 at the Stratham Memorial School, 39 Gifford Farm Rd. at 9:00am
The end of the year marks the start of meetings and public hearings for local and regional school districts, town and county budget processes. As residents know, all taxes raised through the property tax are based on approved spending across the taxing jurisdictions. In Stratham, the property tax collected is raised as a result of spending approved via:
For information about understanding your tax bill please click here
Thursday, October 26, 2023
7:00 pm
Stratham Memorial School
39 Gifford Farm Road
Stratham, NH 03885
On Thursday, October 26th, the residents of Stratham voted (unanimous voice vote!) to adopt the Stratham Community Power Plan, prepared by members of our Energy Commission. This plan will reduce electric supply rates and save the residents of Stratham money. We thank the Energy Commission for its dedication and the tremendous amount of work they've put into shepherding this initiative. In the background, we will be working with the Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire to prepare a launch of this program in 2024. More information will be coming as we implement this program. Please stay informed through the Select Board Newsletter and the Energy Commission website.
Note: Town Election (first session of Town Meeting) to be held Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at the Stratham Memorial School (39 Gifford Farm Rd). Polls open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Note: Town Meeting (second session) on all remaining articles to be held on Saturday, March 18th at 9:00 a.m. at the Stratham Memorial School (39 Gifford Farm Rd).
