BREAKING NEWS — May 9, 2026 at 6:50 p.m.: Wilton voters did not meet the required 15% voter turnout in this year’s Annual Town Meeting vote. As a result, the Town’s proposed FY 2027 budget passed by default.
In all, 1,671 out of 12,299 eligible voters actually cast a ballot, which is a turnout of 13.6%. Wilton would have to have seen 1,845 voters show up to vote to hit the 15% threshold.
While vote counts remain unofficial, Wilton Registrar of Voters Karen Birck posted the machine tabulated vote counts at Clune Auditorium shortly after the polls closed at 6 p.m.
The actual vote count showed that those who cast ballots this week approved the budget by a large margin, with 1,122 voting “YES, I approveâ€; 413 voting “NO, too HIGHâ€; and 9 voting “NO, too LOW.†Out of the actual votes cast, 72.67% of the voters gave the proposed budget their approval.Â
The proposed $151,701,690 town budget and mill rate of 25.0623 mils, as presented by the Board of Finance, Board of Selectmen and Board of Education, represents a 4.0% increase in the budget and a 2.7% mill rate increase over FY 2026.
Results remain unofficial until confirmed by Birck and her colleague, Registrar of Voters Annalisa Stravato.
Bonding Questions
There were nine capital bonding questions on the ballot. Of these, all nine were approved by simple majority votes (no minimum voter turnout required).
Other Questions
Two additional questions related to measures introduced by town officials required approval by voters at a Town Meeting for them to be adopted. These questions were also decided by a straightforward majority vote, regardless of voter turnout.
Voters approved both of these as well:
- Establishment of a capital non-recurring expenditures fund (CNREF) for one-time, non-operating, non-recurring capital needs: YES —1,207 (76.5%); NO – 371 (23.5%)
- Enter into a written lease with Friends of Ambler Farm, Inc. (FOAF) for Ambler Farm, for 10 years with the option to extend: YES — 1,386 (83.9%); NO – 267 (16.1%)
This story will be updated as official results are confirmed.
