The Vermont Secretary of State’s office has begun mailing Nov. 5 General Election ballots to all active registered voters in the state. Allowing time for postal delivery, Vermonters can expect their ballots to arrive via the United States Postal Service (USPS) by the first half of October, the SOS office said.
The following offices are up for election: U.S. President and Vice President, U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Secretary of State, Auditor of Accounts, Attorney General, State Senate seats, State Representative seats, High Bailiffs, and justices of the peace. In 2021, the Vermont legislature passed Act 60, which requires the Secretary of State’s office to mail General Election ballots to all active registered voters automatically.
There are four main ways to cast your ballot in the November General Election.
- Follow the included instructions to mail your ballot back to your clerk’s office.
- Bring your ballot to your clerk’s office in-person during their open hours.
- Drop your ballot into an official ballot drop box any time before Election Day.
- If you want to vote in person on November 5th, please bring your ballot with you to your polling place. Voters who arrive to vote in-person without the ballot that was mailed to them will need to sign an affidavit of “No Ballot Cast” before receiving a new ballot to vote then and there.
Secretary of State Sarah Copeland-Hanzas encouraged voters to visit My Voter Page. Voters can login to their My Voter Page and see if their ballot has been mailed to them. They can also track the ballot’s progress and, after they mail it back, confirm it was received by their respective town or city clerk. Starting in early October, voters will be able to use their My Voter Page to access the Online Vermont Voter Guide that the Secretary of State’s office is preparing for the first time for the 2024 General Election. Secretary Copeland Hanzas also encouraged voters who choose to mail their ballot back to do so promptly.
If a voter registered to vote after September 9, their respective town or city clerk will mail a ballot to them. Secretary Copeland Hanzas advised voters to reach out to their clerk if they do not receive their ballot in the mail by mid-October.
Voters can find their local clerk here. They can also find this information (and more) at the My Voter Page.
– submitted by Vermont Secretary of State’s office