Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas announced Wednesday, October 7 that ballots have been mailed to all active registered voters for the November 3 General Election. 

The Vermont legislature passed Act 60, in 2021, requiring the Secretary of State’s office to mail General Election ballots to all active registered voters. Known as “Universal Vote by Mail,” this practice is also used by California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Washington, D.C.

“Since Vermont began mailing General Election ballots to all active registered voters, we’ve seen voter turnout reach new records,” said Secretary Copeland Hanzas.

There are four main ways to cast your ballot in the November General Election.

1. Follow the included instructions to mail your ballot back to your clerk’s office. (The Secretary of State’s office recommends doing so by October 20 – two weeks before Election Day – to ensure it’s received on time.)
2. Bring your ballot to your clerk’s office in person during their regular business hours.
3. Drop your ballot into an official ballot drop box any time before Election Day.
4. If you want to vote in person on November 3rd, please bring your ballot with you to your polling place. The Accessible Voting System (AVS), a tablet-based interface, is available at every polling place in Vermont, allowing voters with disabilities to vote privately and independently.

Voters who arrive to vote in-person without their mailed ballot will need to sign an “Affidavit of No Ballot Cast” before receiving a new ballot to vote then and there.

Voters are encouraged to check in with their local clerk if they have not received their ballot by mid-October.

Secretary Copeland Hanzas also encouraged voters to visit the online Vermont Voter Portal: vote.vermont.gov. Voters can track their ballot’s progress and, after they return it, confirm their town or city clerk received it.

Voters can find their local clerk here: https://sos.vermont.gov/elections/town-clerks

Voters can find polling and drop box locations here: https://sos.vermont.gov/elections/voters/polling-places

They can also find this information (and more) in their Vermont Voter Portal: https://vote.vermont.gov

Other important resources from the Vermont Secretary of State’s Office:

• Election Security in Vermont (Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2TKdTs0o6I
• How to register and vote in Vermont (Playlist – 14 languages): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0uaGz81U–6t3yJ5NTqXwuIhzC_17aL2&si=_WmE8IzDwdEcFI62
• Know Your Vermont Voting Rights: https://sos.vermont.gov/elections/voters/vermont-voting-rights
• Accessible Voting System Overview (Video): https://youtu.be/MPGQWt-02UA

The General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026. The following offices are up for election: U.S. Representative to Congress, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Secretary of State, Auditor of Accounts, Attorney General, all 30 State Senate seats, all 150 State Representative seats, Probate Judge, Assistant Judges, State’s Attorney, Sheriff, High Bailiff, and Justices of the Peace. Two constitutional amendments are also on this year’s General Election ballot.