Vermont Voting Guide

• A voter may pick up a ballot at the town clerk’s office at any time after the ballots are available. A voted absentee ballot can be hand delivered in a sealed envelope to the clerk on, or prior to, Election Day.
• The ballot can be returned to the clerk or delivered to the polling place by the voter or any person the voter authorizes to return the ballot for him or her. A person can only pick up his or her own ballot from the clerk’s office.

Return an absentee ballot

• The voter or an authorized person—including a candidate or campaign worker, or a family member or a health care provider acting on the voter’s behalf—may apply for an early voter absentee ballot in person, online at their My Voter Page, by...
• Requests submitted on a voter’s behalf by an unrelated authorized person (except health care workers) must be made in writing or in person. All other requests can be made by telephone, in person, or in writing.
• “Family member” here means a person’s spouse, children, brothers, sisters, parents, spouse's parents, grandparents, and spouse's grandparents.
• Absentee ballots for the August 14, 2018, statewide primary will be available not later than June 30, 2018.
• Absentee ballots for the November 6, 2018, general election will be available not later than September 22, 2018. Ballots for local elections—town meeting elections by Australian ballot—are available 20 days prior to the election.
• You can, however, request ballots at any point during the year leading up to the election. We strongly recommend that military or overseas voters request an early or absentee ballot at least 45 days prior to the election.
• Requests for an early voter absentee ballot can be made at any time until 5 p.m., or by the time of closing of the town clerk's office, on the day before the election. The request can be made at the same time the person registers to vote.

Request an absentee ballot

• All early voter absentee ballot requests must be submitted by 5 p.m. or by the close of the town clerk’s office on the day before the election.
• A request for an early voter absentee ballot is good for only one year; but a single request can be made for town meeting, and the primary and general elections.

Last day to request an absentee ballot

• be a citizen of the United States;
• a resident of Vermont and a resident of the town in which you apply to be added to the checklist;
• taken, or have previously taken, the Voter's oath
• be 18 years on or before the date of a general election may register and vote in the primary election immediately preceding that general election

No specific law requiring time off to vote.

• Yes, any U.S. citizen who is 18 years old and who lives in Vermont can vote in Vermont as long as the voter considers Vermont to be his or her primary residence.

• No. As soon as you move to Vermont you can vote here—as long as Vermont is your primary residence and you register by 5 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding the date of the election.
• You must reside in the town or city where you register to vote. See “Who is a resident?” for more information on residency rules for voting purposes.

• If your name or address should change please notify your town or city clerk immediately, as it is your responsibility to keep your name and address current.