General Election Candidates

2024 General Election Candidate Listing/Financial Disclosure

2024 Primary Election Candidate Listing/Financial Disclosure

This page contains information for candidates for Statewide Office, the State Legislature, County Office, and Justice of the Peace

Primary Election - Tuesday, August 13, 2024 | General Election - Tuesday, November 5, 2024

The offices to be elected in 2024 include: U.S. Senate (Sanders), U.S. Representative, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Secretary of State, Auditor of Accounts, Attorney General, all (30) State Senate seats, all (150) State Representative seats, High Bailiff and Justices of the Peace.

All Candidates

Consent of Candidate and Petition Signatures Required

You must file your Consent of Candidate form and petition signatures on or before the deadline. This applies to major party candidates in the primary election, independent candidates in the general election, and candidates nominated by party committee (except candidates for justice of the peace). See the chart below for the number of signatures required for each office.

Financial Disclosure Forms Required

Each candidate for non-federal statewide office, state senate, or state representative must also file a Financial Disclosure form prepared by the State Ethics Commission along with their Consent of Candidate. County office candidates are not required to file a Financial Disclosure.

Each candidate for non-federal statewide office (Governor, Lt. Governor, Treasurer, Secretary of State, Auditor, and Attorney General) are also required to file his or her most recent IRS Form 1040. The law allows for certain information to be redacted.

Questions regarding the Financial Disclosure form should be sent to the Vermont Ethics Commission at ethicscommission@vermont.gov.

Major Party Candidates

Major party candidates file a consent of candidate form and financial disclosure in order to be placed on the ballot in the Primary Election (August 13, 2024). In order for a candidate to appear on the primary ballot, consent of candidate and financial forms must be filed with the appropriate filing officer no sooner than Monday, April 22, 2024, and no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 30, 2024.

Major Party, Consent of Candidate, Financial Disclosure and Instructions

Major party candidates may also be nominated by party committee in order to be placed on the General Election ballot in November, in the event their party does not nominate a candidate through the Primary. The statements of nomination, financial disclosure and consent of candidate forms must be filed by the designated political party committee no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, August 19, 2024 (six days after the Primary).

Major Party Committee Statement of Nomination, Financial Disclosure and Consent of Candidate

Minor Party Candidates 

Minor party candidates are nominated by party committee in order to be placed on the ballot in the General Election (November 5, 2024). The statements of nomination, financial disclosure and consent of candidate forms must be filed by the designated political party committee no sooner than Monday, April 22, 2024 and no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 8, 2024. All statements of nomination and consent of candidate forms, except those for justice of the peace, are filed with the Secretary of State. (Justice of the peace forms are filed with the town clerk, see below.) For more information on the minor party nomination process, see the bottom of this page.

Minor Party Committee Statement of Nomination, Financial Disclosure and Consent of Candidate

Independent Candidates (except Justice of the Peace, see below for Justice of the Peace forms)

Independent candidates file a consent of candidate form and financial disclosure form with the Secretary of State in order to be placed on the ballot in the General Election (November 5, 2024). Independent candidates for justice of the peace file with the town clerk. Independent candidate’s statement of nomination and consent forms must be filed no sooner than Monday, April 22, 2024 and no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 8, 2024.

Independent Candidate Consent of Candidate, Financial Disclosure and Instructions

Justices of the Peace (Major & Minor Party)

Major and minor party justice of the peace candidates are nominated by town caucus or town party committee in order to be placed on the ballot in the General Election (November 5, 2024). The caucus must be held on or before the Primary Election. If a town fails to hold a caucus, nominations may be made thereafter by party committee. In either case, the committee chair or secretary must file the statement of nomination with the town clerk no later than 5 p.m. Friday, August 16, 2024 (three days after the primary). No financial disclosure or consent of candidate form is required for justice of the peace nominations.

Justice of the Peace Statement of Nomination by Party Committee

Justices of the Peace (Independent)

Independent justice of the peace candidates file a consent of candidate form with the town clerk in order to be placed on the ballot in the general election (November 5, 2024). These consent forms must be filed no sooner than Monday, April 22, 2024 and no later than 5 p.m. Friday, August 16, 2024 (3 days after the primary).

Independent Justice of the Peace Consent of Candidate and Instructions

Where to File Candidate Paperwork

Major Party Candidates

Independent Candidates