2024 Vermont Presidential Candidate Information

• Major Party Primary- March 5, 2024
• Major Party Candidate Deadline to File- December 15, 2023
• November General Election- November 5, 2024
• Independent Candidate Deadline to File- August 1, 2024
• Minor Party Candidate Deadline to File- August 8, 2024

General Information

• There is no start date in statute for collecting signatures. We advise to collect signatures as close as possible to submitting them.
• Write-in votes are allowed, and no declaration of candidacy is required for write-in candidates.
• A Consent of Candidate form is required for all presidential candidates. Independent and minor party candidates must also include a signature from the vice-presidential candidate, and for each elector selected by the presidential candidate.
• Petitions from 1,000 registered Vermont voters are required for all presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
• Vermont has three electoral votes.
• For major party (Democratic or Republican) presidential candidates, a $2,000 filing fee*is required.
• There is no filing fee for independent presidential candidates.

* If the petition of a candidate is accompanied by the affidavit of the candidate, available for public inspection, that the candidate and the candidate’s campaign committee are without sufficient funds to pay the filing fee, the secretary of state shall waive all but $300.00 of the payment of the filing fee by that candidate. 17 V.S.A. §2702

Forms

The following links contain all the forms that each candidate must file with the Office of the Secretary of State. (Each link is a PDF document.)

• Presidential Primary Major Party Form
• General Election Independent Presidential Forms
• General Election Minor Party Presidential Forms

Election Calendar

For comprehensive event listings and information, please visit the Elections Division Calendar

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Friday December 15

Major party presidential candidate primary petitions, consent forms, and the filing fee shall be filed with the Secretary of State not later than 5 p.m. (signed by at least 1,000 registered Vermont voters). 17 V.S.A. §§ 2103(13), 2702(b), 2353, 2354, 2358

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January 20

Town clerks will receive presidential primary ballots by this date (not later than 45 days before the election). 17 V.S.A. §§ 2479

March 5

Presidential Primary and Town Meeting 17 V.S.A. § 2701

March 12

The canvassing committee for national offices shall meet at 10 a.m. one week after the day of election to certify results of the presidential primary. 17 V.S.A. § 2607

April 22

First day independent candidates for presidential and vice-presidential candidates can file to run 17 V.S.A. § 2402(d)

August 1

Deadline for independent presidential candidates to file petitions and consent forms. Forms must be filed by 5 p.m. 17 V.S.A. §§ 2103(13), 2356, 2361, 2402(d)

August 8

Deadline for minor party presidential candidates to file statements of nomination and consent forms. Forms must be filed by 5 p.m. 17 V.S.A. §§ 2356, 2361, 2386(c)(1)

September 1

Major party chair must certify in writing the names of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates selected at the party’s national convention (65 days before the general election). 17 V.S.A. § 2716

November 5 - General Election Day

All polling places may open no earlier than 5 a.m. and no later than 10 a.m. and must close at 7 p.m. 17 V.S.A. § 2561

Correspondence

Please direct all elections related correspondence to:

Office of the Secretary of State, Attn: Elections Division
128 State Street, Montpelier, Vermont 05633-1101

Contact our office with questions: sos.elections@vermont.gov