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Vermont Secretary of State
 26 Terrace Street
Montpelier, VT 05609-1101
In-State: (800) 439-8683
Outside VT: (802) 828-2464
FAX: 802-828-5171
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        Everything you need to know to vote in Vermont!

 

Vermont Voter Rights

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VERMONT VOTER RIGHTS
 

YOU MAY SEE A BALLOT IN ADVANCE

  • Your town clerk has sample ballots for you to see at least 10 days before the election.

YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO ASSISTANCE
  • Bring the person of YOUR CHOICE into the voting booth with you to help you vote. [Not your employer or union representative.]
  • You can get help marking the ballot. Ask an election official for assistance. Two election officials will help you. [No one can tell you how to vote!]
  • Bring a magnifying glass or other device to help you vote.
  • If you are disabled or ill, you may ask the election officials to bring a ballot out to your car.
  • Bring a list of candidates into the voting booth to help you vote.
    [You may not show your list to other voters or leave it in the booth.]

YOU CAN VOTE EARLY OR VOTE FROM HOME

  • You can vote at the town clerk’s office or take a ballot home to vote anytime 30 days before the election.
  • Call the town clerk or sign a request form and the clerk will send you a ballot by mail

    • YOU CAN GET A NEW BALLOT IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE

    • If you give your first ballot to an election official you can get another ballot to vote.
    • You can get up to three ballots.

    YOU MAY WRITE-IN A CANDIDATE
    • Write the name of the candidate on the write–in line and mark the oval to the right.
    • Place a sticker with the candidate’s name on the write-in line and mark the oval to the right.

    YOUR BALLOT IS PRIVATE
    • No one has the right to see how you voted or to ask you how you voted. Cast your ballot by either folding and placing your ballot in the ballot box or by inserting your ballot into the voting machine.

    PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS
    • Election officials are here to help you understand how to vote. They cannot help you decide who to vote for and they may not tell you candidate names or party designations.
    • If you are not sure that you are being properly assisted, ask to speak to the presiding officer.

    For more information please call the Secretary of State’s Office at 1-800-439-VOTE (8683)
    or email David Crossman.

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