With primary day a week from Tuesday, Vermont’s top election officials said those who are voting early should drop their ballots off in person instead of sending them back through the mail.
You can still pick up an early ballot from your town clerk's office. If you've already requested or received your ballot, you should plan on filling it out soon. Here’s how.
More than a quarter of the ballots have already been returned, according to the Secretary of State’s office.
Many Vermont towns have received their ballots for the Aug. 9 primary election, signaling the kickoff of early voting.
Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas, D-Bradford, Deputy Secretary of State Chris Winters and Montpelier City Clerk John Odum shared similar political values but found room to carve out distinctions.
Lt. Gov. Molly Gray in Thursday's candidate debate pushed for mail-in voting for the primary. Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint says this is Gray's "newfound passion."
From now on, local officials will be required to mail ballots to all registered voters in the weeks leading up to November general elections, like they did last year.
The bill requires officials to mail ballots to all registered voters in the weeks leading up to November general elections, making changes introduced during the pandemic permanent.
After spending much of the legislative session working on a failed plan to address state employee and teacher pensions, the House Committee on Government Operations is finally taking up legislation that would make universal mail-in voting permanent in Vermont.
Whether Vermonters choose to vote in person on Election Day or vote by mail is ultimately their choice, but that choice is necessary to ensure equity of access to democracy.
The Legislature plans quick action on a plan that would give towns the ability to send out Town Meeting ballots to residents or postpone the date for voting.
In our new video, VTDigger staff members demonstrate how Vermonters can cast their ballots this year.
No voter should have to choose between their health and their right to vote. We do have a safe, secure and accessible solution available to us.
The most important reminder is to mail ballots early, as those received after Election Day won't be counted.
