It’s Time to Get Out and Vote! 🗳️

The easiest way to register to vote or check your voter registration is through the Vermont Secretary of State's Voter Portal. There, you can:

• Online: Register, check your status, or update your address at: https://vote.vermont.gov/public/dashboard

• In Person: At your local town clerk's office.

• On Election Day: Vermont offers same-day voter registration, so you can register at your polling place before you vote.

• At the DMV: You can automatically register to vote when applying for or renewing a driver's license or state ID at the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

The Vermont Language Justice Project has videos in 14 languages explaining how to both register and vote.

The Secretary of State’s Office also has a video in English with American Sign Language.

No! For the primary election, early ballots are not automatically mailed to every registered voter. If you want to vote by mail, you must request an early ballot from your town clerk. You can request one online through the Vermont Voter Portal, by phone, or in person at your town clerk’s office.

For the general election, Vermont automatically mails an early ballot to every registered voter 45 days before Election Day.

Vermont does not automatically send primary ballots because primary election turnout is typically much lower than the general election. Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas has said that mailing ballots to all of Vermont’s more than 500,000 registered voters for a lower-turnout election would be costly and inefficient.

Yes! You can request an early ballot up until 5:00 p.m. on the day before the election. However, if you are requesting a ballot by mail, it is best to request it as early as possible to allow enough time for it to arrive, be completed, and returned by Election Day.

Link for: Early/Absentee Ballot Request Form‍

Your completed early ballot must be received by your town clerk by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.

You can return your ballot in several ways:

• By mail: Mail your ballot early enough to make sure it arrives at your town clerk’s office by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. Vermont does not count ballots that arrive after the deadline, even if they were postmarked by Election Day.

• In a ballot drop box: You can return your ballot to an official ballot drop box designated by your town clerk. Ballots must be deposited in the box by 4:00 p.m. the day before Election Day.

• At your town clerk’s office: You can hand-deliver your completed ballot to your town clerk’s office before the polls close on Election Day.

• At your polling place on Election Day: You can bring your completed early ballot to your polling place and return it there before 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.

If you are returning your ballot close to Election Day, delivering it in person to your town clerk, a ballot drop box, or your polling place is the safest way to ensure it is received on time.

Prefer to cast their ballot in person on Election Day?

You can find your polling place by using the Vermont Secretary of State’s Voter Portal here: https://vote.vermont.gov/public/dashboard

In Vermont, polls open between 5am and 10am, depending on the town. All polling places close at 7pm. See 17 V.S.A. §2561.

For local polling place hours, please visit the Vermont Voter Portal.

No! In Vermont, only first-time voters who have registered by mail have to show ID in order to vote. If you registered when you renewed your driver’s license, or as part of a voter registration drive, you will not be required to show ID.

YES! The Office of Secretary of State provides an Accessible Voting System that serves voters with a wide range of disabilities, including blind and visually impaired voters and voters with physical disabilities. An election official will assist you once you arrive at your polling place.

The Vermont Language Justice Project has videos in 14 languages explaining how to both register and vote.

The Secretary of State’s Office also has a video in English with American Sign Language.