Here’s the rundown on where to go and what to do on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8.
1. Registration status: You can sign in to “My Voter Guide” to see whether and where you are registered to vote. (If you didn’t submit an application by Nov. 2, you can’t vote.)
2. If you go to the polls and your name isn’t on the voter checklist you can still vote if you registered by Nov. 2. Just sign a sworn statement affirming that you registered.
3. Polling locations: Check out Google’s search tool. It allows you to plug in your address and get the location and hours of your polling place.
4. No identification is required at the polls.
5. If you make a mistake, you can request a new ballot.
6. For your ballot to count, there is no need to vote in every candidate race or every ballot item. You can leave boxes unmarked or write in candidates.
7. Don’t wear buttons, stickers or t-shirts promoting a candidate or ballot issue at the polls.
8. No politicking inside the polling place.
9. The Vermont Secretary of State’s Office offers a vote by phone option for visually impaired voters.
10. The polls open between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, depending on where you live. All polling places close at 7 p.m. Results will begin trickling in after 8 p.m.
Source: Vermont Secretary of State’s office.
