Vermont
Vermont
GradeB
Year2025
TierTop Tier

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Responsive Gov’s Grade TL;DR

The Vermont General Assembly made only minor changes to its election laws this past year. It passed legislation to allow additional time for election administrators to process absentee ballots and to clarify the existing automatic voter registration process. Therefore, Vermont received a B on this year’s progress report.

Looking Back

Where Vermont Started at the Beginning of 2025

  • Automatic Voter Registration: Partial AVR
  • Online Voter Registration: Open to all Eligible
  • Same-Day Registration: Yes
  • Restoration of Rights: No Disenfranchisement
  • Vote by Mail: Vote by Mail
  • Electronic Registration Information Center Member: Yes
  • Early Voting Opportunities: In-person Absentee
  • ID Requirements: No Document Required

Relying on the Cost of Voting Index for Vermont as of 2024, we considered the state a top tier state for pre-existing voting policy and compared its 2025 activity against other top tier states.

How Our Tier Compares

  • COVI (2024): 5th
  • EPI Score (2022): 4th

2025: This Past Year

Legislative Action

  • HB 474 affirms existing practice that the current automatic voter registration process at the DMV registers individuals only if the applicant attests to U.S. citizenship or if the DMV has evidence that the applicant is a citizen. The bill also allows absentee ballot processing to begin 45 days before the election instead of 30 days out.

    • Executive Action

  • Secretary of State Copeland Hanzas oversaw a major upgrade to the state’s online Election Management System including the creation of a new “Vermont Voter Portal.”
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