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Vermont Voter Rights
You may see a ballot in advance.
- The Town Clerk has sample ballots for you to see at least ten days before the election.
You have a right to assistance.
- You may bring a 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. But no one can tell you how to vote!
- You can 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.
You may 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 for 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.
- If you wish to vote for a candidate who is not listed, write the name of the candidate on the write-in line. Or you may place a sticker with the candidate’s name on the write-in line.
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 folding and placing your ballot in the ballot box.
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 contact the Secretary of State’s office at 1-800-439-8683.
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