How to Complete Vermont Voter Registration (Step by Step)

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Vermont voter registration is simpler than in many states, and you can finish it in a few minutes. Follow the steps below to get registered, whether you’re a new resident, a first-time registrant, or someone updating an old record.

Step 1: Confirm You’re Eligible

Before you start your Vermont voter registration, make sure you qualify. You must live in Vermont and be 18 or older. If you’ll turn 18 by the next election, you can register before the registration deadline. You’ll also take the Voter’s Oath as part of registering. The state application asks several eligibility questions, and answering “No” to any of them can affect whether you qualify.

Step 2: Check Whether You’re Already Registered

Skip the paperwork if you’ve already registered. Visit the Vermont Voter Portal to check your status online, or contact your municipal clerk.

Step 3: Understand the Deadline

Vermont has no traditional voter registration deadline, and you can even register at your polling place on Election Day. To make sure your name appears on the voter checklist, though, the state recommends registering by the day before the election at your town clerk’s office.

Step 4: Choose How You’ll Register

You have three options for Vermont voter registration:

• Online: Use the state’s Online Voter Registration system at olvr.vermont.gov. This is the fastest route for most people.
• By mail or with your clerk: Submit a voter registration form to your town or city clerk. If you mail it, the clerk’s office must receive it by the last day it has hours before the election. To request a paper form, call 1-800-439-VOTE or email sos.voterregistration@vermont.gov.
• In person on Election Day: Complete your registration at your polling place.

Step 5: Fill Out the Form

The Vermont voter registration form also lets you report a change of address or a name change, so use it to update an existing record too. Double-check your details before you submit. Mistakes can delay your registration.

Step 6: Confirm Your Registration Went Through

If you mailed a form, wait a few days. You can check your status three days after your Town Clerk receives your completed form. Use the Vermont Voter Portal, or call your clerk.

Step 7: Watch for Your Ballot

After you complete Vermont voter registration, you don’t have to request a general election ballot. The state mails a ballot to all registered Vermont voters for general elections. If your registration is new or your address changed, confirm your details with your clerk.

Quick Reference

• Register online: olvr.vermont.gov
• Official state elections site: sos.vermont.gov/elections
• Helpline: 800-439-VOTE
• Elections Division phone: 802-828-2363

Vermont voter registration comes down to a few steps: confirm you’re eligible, check your status, pick a method, and submit your form. Rules and clerk hours can change, so verify the details with the Vermont Secretary of State or your town clerk.