Elections: Voters

Military Voting

As military personnel you have the right to participate in voting in all Vermont elections.
We try to make it easy for you to vote in Vermont – even while you are stationed out of state.

You, or an authorized family member acting on your behalf, may apply for an early voter absentee ballot by telephone, in person, or in writing. A "Family member" means your spouse, child, sibling, parents, spouse's parents, grandparents, and spouse's grandparents. You can also authorize a non-family member to apply for an absentee ballot on your behalf - but this request must be made in writing or in person.  Absentee ballot requests can be made up until 5:00 p.m. or the close of the town clerk’s office on the day before the election – but because ballots must be returned by the close of the polls on election day, its best to get your request in early!  

If you request early, your town will send you your ballot thirty days before the election to give ample time for you to vote the ballot and return it by Election Day. If, for some reason you request your ballot too late for regular mail, your town clerk can fax a ballot and absentee ballot certificate to you and you can return you ballot by any express delivery service.  If you do not have a fax machine in your location, and it is too late to receive a ballot from your town clerk, you can vote a federal ballot and return it by express delivery.