Elections: Voter Registration Information

REGISTERING TO VOTE IN VERMONT

While the Elections Division will forward applications (and early or absentee ballot requests) to the appropriate town clerk(s) for action, we recommend sending applications directly to your town clerk. Guide to Vermont's Town Clerks, Treasurers & County Clerks (PDF format). 

The DEADLINE for registering to vote is 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding the election.  If that date falls on a legal holiday, then the deadline is extended to 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday preceding the election.  17 V.S.A. § 2144   For the 2012 election, the deadlines are:

• February 29 for the Presidential Primary Election & Town Meeting held on March 6, 2012
• August 22 for the Statewide Primary Election held on August 28, 2012
• October 31 for the General Election held on November 6, 2012

Registering to vote for the first time in Vermont:    If you are registering for the first time in Vermont using the Federal Voting Assistance Program’s Federal Postcard Application or another form not specific to Vermont, you must take the Voter’s Oath.  The Vermont voter registration form and the FVAP instructions contain the voter’s oath that must be taken.  

VT Voter Application (PDF format)

If you have previouosly voted in Vermont, you do not need to take the voter's oath again. If not, the oath can be administered by a commissioned military officer or by any other person qualified to administer oaths, any person over the age of 18, or by yourself. You make also take the voter's oath as an affirmation. The person who administered the oath, or you, if you are attesting for yourself that you have taken the oath must date and sign the attestation in the box on the Vermont application. You must take the oath before voting by early or absentee ballot.

For more voting information for military and/or overseas voters, please visit the Federal Voting Assistance Program website at http://www.fvap.gov . 

First time registering BY MAIL:     

If you are registering to vote for the first time in Vermont by mail, you must include a photocopy of an acceptable form of ID.  Acceptable forms of ID are:

·       a valid photo ID (driver’s license or passport),

·       a copy of a current utility bill,

·       a copy of a current bank statement or

·       a copy of another government document. 

Your application must include the town and the legal address or a locational description of the last place you resided in Vermont immediately before joining the military or moving overseas.  If you did not reside in Vermont immediately before joining the military or moving overseas you CANNOT register to vote in Vermont.  YOU MUST REGISTER TO VOTE IN THE STATE AND COUNTY OR TOWN IN WHICH YOU RESIDED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE JOINING THE MILITARY OR MOVING OVERSEAS.