Vermont

Registered voters do not need to provide an ID when they vote, except for some first-time voters.

Vermont ID Requirements for Voting In Person

You do not need to provide ID when you vote in person.

BUT: If it is your first time voting in a federal election in Vermont, please see the federal ID requirements for first-time voters. A federal election is when you vote for the President, your Congressional Representative or your Senators.

Frequently Asked Questions

You may register to vote and cast a ballot on the same day on Election Day at your local polling place.

No. Election officials have provided no guidance that ID required to complete your voter registration (such as a photo ID or current utility bill or bank statement, government check or pay check, or some other government document) can be shown on an electronic device. Please also see the federal ID requirements for first-time voters.

Vermont ID Requirements for Voting By Mail

You do not need a copy of your ID to vote by mail in Vermont.

BUT: If it is your first time voting in a federal election in Vermont, please see the federal ID requirements for first-time voters. A federal election is when you vote for the President, your Congressional Representative or your Senators.

The signature on your mail ballot must match your signature on file with the state.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Under the following circumstances, the election officials must mark the envelope containing a mail-in ballot as “defective”:

  • When the identity of the voter cannot be determined;
  • When the voter is not legally qualified to vote;
  • When the voter has voted in person or previously returned a ballot in the same election;
  • If the certificate on the voted ballot envelope is not signed;
  • If the voted ballot is not in the voted ballot envelope; or,
  • In the case of a primary vote, the voter has failed to return the unvoted primary ballots.

Within three business days of the clerk receiving your ballot, the election officials must determine if it is defective. If so, on the next business day they must notify you that your ballot has been rejected, the reason it is considered defective, and how you can correct the error. You will have until the closing of the polls on Election Day to correct the error so your ballot will be counted.

Beginning five business days before the election, the clerk is not required to mail a notice to you if your ballot is defective. In such case, the clerk must make a reasonable effort to provide notice to you as soon as possible using any contact information for you, other than your mailing address, that is shown in the voter checklist. The clerk must also record the ballot as defective in the online election management system not later than 24 hours after it is decided your ballot is defective.