Vermont · General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Your ballot, explained.
Both statewide constitutional amendments (Proposals 3 and 4) in plain words, the candidates on the Secretary of State's official list for federal, statewide and legislative office, and the county offices in all 14 counties. No endorsements. Every claim links to its source.
INCOMPLETE: (1) The official ballot question and amendment text for Proposals 3 and 4 are not shown; we could not check them word for word. (2) Candidate pages mostly say "We have not yet found background information from a source we can cite": only the 23 statewide and U.S. House candidates have been researched, and thinly. (3) Not included: justices of the peace, town, city and school races, local questions, and write-ins (none are on the Secretary of State's list). (4) Poll opening times are not shown. Your sample ballot on the Vermont Voter Portal is the final word.
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Heard this? Here are the facts
Each claim gets a plain status: True, False, or Promised, not law.
- Heard this? "It's too late to register for Nov. 3." False
The facts: In Vermont you may register any day up to and including Election Day, in your clerk's office during its hours and at your polling place during polling hours. source: sos.vermont.gov (Secretary of State) - Heard this? "You have to ask for a mail ballot in Vermont." False
The facts: Vermont mails a ballot to every active registered voter by Oct. 1 of each even-numbered year, so you do not have to ask. If you did not get one, or you spoiled it, ask your town clerk. A voter may receive up to three ballots, and you can spoil two and still vote. source: sos.vermont.gov (Secretary of State) - Heard this? "If you were ever convicted of a felony, you can't vote in Vermont." False
The facts: Yes, you can vote. Vermont allows people who have been convicted of a crime to vote. If you were in prison, register in the town or city where you lived before, and the state lets people in prison keep their voting residence in the last town where they lived. source: sos.vermont.gov (Secretary of State) - Heard this? "You'll get $5,000 after the election." Promised, not law
The facts: On Sept. 9, 2026 the President promised every adult $5,000, a "Trump Dividend", if Republicans keep both the House and the Senate. It is a campaign promise that depends on the election results; no law or payment exists today. Congress would have to pass it, and AP estimates it would cost over $1 trillion. Is this legal? Experts disagree. Richard Painter, chief White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush, wrote: "No, Mr. President you can't offer voters $5000 if the Republicans win the House and Senate." Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner called it a completed crime under the federal vote-buying law (18 U.S.C. 597). Election attorney John Day told AP it is legal because it would go to everyone regardless of how they vote: "This is a campaign promise." Rice University political scientist Mark Jones: "It's unsavory, but it's legal." Your ballot is secret, so no payment can depend on how you personally vote. source: kold.com source: internazionale.it source: newsweek.com source: ibtimes.co.uk source: katv.com - Heard this? "Someone can legally pay you to vote, or to vote a certain way." False
The facts: No. Paying or offering to pay anyone to vote or to register to vote in a federal election is a federal crime (52 U.S.C. 10307(c)). Accepting the payment is a crime too. source: law.cornell.edu - Heard this? "The $1 million-a-day giveaway in 2024 paid people for voting." False
The facts: That contest was open only to registered voters in seven swing states, and entering meant signing a petition, not voting. The group's lawyer told a Pennsylvania court the winners were "not chosen by chance". The judge let it continue. source: aljazeera.com
Checked against official sources, court records and news reports. We update this as new claims go around.
- Constitutional Amendments 2 for every voter
- Races and candidates 319 candidates in 132 races
- Your county county offices and city races (local questions not collected yet)
Key dates
- You may register to vote any day up to and including Election Day (Nov. 3): at your town clerk's office during its hours, or at your polling place during polling hours. People who register by mail or online for the first time must include a copy of an ID.
- Ballots are mailed to every active registered voter by Oct. 1. You do not need to ask for one. Early voting for the general election starts 45 days before the election, or when ballots are ready.
- To get a ballot another way (for example in-home delivery), ask by 5 p.m. or when your town clerk's office closes on the day before the election, Monday, Nov. 2.
- To return a ballot: it must reach your town clerk before the office closes on Monday, Nov. 2, or be handed in at your polling place before 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. The Secretary of State's page gives no rule for mail that is only postmarked by Election Day, so do not count on it.
- Poll opening times differ by town. Check the Voter Portal or call your town clerk. We have not verified them.
Mail, request and return rules from the Secretary of State: early and absentee voting . Registration rules from the Secretary of State: registration . Check your registration and sample ballot on the Vermont Voter Portal (your voter page and ballot) .
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