Vermont

26% of 18-29 year olds voted in Vermont in 2022*

*Source CIRCLE - Youth Voting and Civic Engagement in America

Vermont offers same-day voter registration, meaning that voters are able to register to vote in person, online, or by mail on Election Day on November 3, 2026

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Check Registration Status

Check your Vermont voter registration status here.

 

Eligibility

In order to register to vote in Vermont, you must be a U.S. citizen, 18 years old by Election Day, a resident of Vermont, and take the Voter’s Oath.

  • First-time registrants in Vermont must take the voter’s oath. You must be 18 to take the oath, and it may be self-administered. Find more information on the voter’s oath here.
  • Vermont residents who are serving a sentence for a felony or misdemeanor conviction are able to vote in Vermont, see here.
  • College students may choose to register to vote at either their home address OR at their college address. See more information here.
  • Find more information about the eligibility requirements for voting in Vermont here.

 

Deadline

Vermont offers same-day voter registration, so Vermont voters can register online, in-person, or by mail through Election Day on November 3, 2026. If voters are registering to vote by mail, their registration form must be received by Election Day.

 

Voter Registration Process

There are three methods of registering to vote in Vermont: online registration, mailing in a completed printable application, and in-person registration.

  • Further voter registration information for Vermont can be found here.

This page was last updated on July 29,  2025.

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Vermont offers in-person, absentee, and early voting in the 2024 General Election.

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Vote-By-Mail Practices

Any registered voter in Vermont may request an absentee ballot and is not required to provide a reason. Click here to access Vermont’s Request for Early Absentee Ballot Form or click here to request your ballot online.

  • The deadline to request an absentee by-mail ballot is no later than by 5 pm or the close of the Town Clerk’s office on the day before the election (November 4, 2024).
  • Your completed mail-in ballot/absentee ballot must be received on or by Election Day before the polls close at 7 pm. Click here to track your ballot.
  • Along with returning the ballot to the polls by 7 pm, voters can also return completed ballots to the town clerk before the close of business on the day before the election (November 4, 2024).
  • Further absentee/by-mail voting information for Vermont is listed here.

Early Voting

Vermont offers early voting.

  • Early voting, also known as in-person absentee voting, will be available starting 45 days before the election (September 21, 2024) and ending the day before the election (November 4, 2024).

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Locate your polling place here. Click here to view more information about available polling locations.

 

Election Day Practices

On Election Day, the polls are open from between 5 am and 10 am and close at 7 pm.

  • In order to vote in Vermont, you do not need to provide an ID, unless you are a first-time voter who registered by mail. In that case, information about acceptable forms of ID can be found here.
  • Further Vermont voting information is listed here.

This page was last updated on July 20, 2023

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