Voter Registration

If you are registering for the first time to vote by mail or online, you must include a photocopy of an acceptable form of ID. Acceptable forms of ID are:

• Valid photo ID (Driver’s License or Passport)
• Current utility bill
• Current bank statement
• Other government documents

To register to vote in Middlesex or in Vermont, you must:

• be a U.S. citizen 
• be a resident of Vermont and of the Town of Middlesex 
• be 18 years old on or before Election Day (you may register before 18 if you turn 18 by the next general election)
• take the Voter’s Oath (first-time Vermont voters only)

Vermont does not have party registration.  When voting by mail every voter receives ballots for all major parties in a primary and chooses which party to vote for. When voting in person, the voter is asked which ballot they wish to vote for, thus only receiving the appropriate ballot.

• Online –You can register online through the state’s Vermont Portal. First-time online registrants must upload a copy of an acceptable ID (e.g., driver’s license, passport, utility bill).
• By Mail – Download and print the Vermont Voter Registration Form  and mail it to the Middlesex Town Clerk’s Office.  You must also include a copy of acceptable ID if it’s your first time registering.
• In Person – At the Town Clerk’s Office in Middlesex, 5 Church Street, Middlesex, Vermont 05602.  
• You can also register at The Department of Motor Vehicles when applying for or renewing a driver’s license.

First time registrants in Vermont must take the Voter’s Oath.  The Oath can be found on the Vermont Voter Registration Form.  If you have previously voted in Vermont you do not need to take the voter’s oath again. 

The oath can be administered by a commissioned military officer or by any other person qualified to administer oaths, any person over the age of 18, or by yourself. You may also take the voter’s oath as a statement to yourself. You must take the oath before voting by early or absentee ballot.  If you are registering for the first time in Vermont using the Federal Voting Assistance Program’s (FVAP) Federal Postcard Application or another form not specific to Vermont, you must take the voter’s oath. The Vermont voter registration form and the FVAP instructions require you to affirm you have taken the oath.

Voter’s Oath

“You solemnly swear to affirm that whatever you give your vote or suffrage, touching any matter that concerns the State of Vermont, you will do it so as in your conscience you shall judge will most conduce to the best good of the same, as established by the Constitution, without fear or favor of any person.” - Vermont Constitution, Chapter II, Section 42.

The oath is unique to Vermont. It was originally required in the 1777 Vermont Constitution. It was known as the “Freeman’s Oath” until the Inclusive Language Revision Amendment of 1994, when it became the “Voter’s Oath.” The oath simply says that you will vote your conscience and not let anyone tell you how to vote.

After you register online or by mail, it’s a good idea to check your status on the Vermont Portal or with the Town Clerk to make sure you’re on the checklist before Election Day.  Vermont does not use voter registration cards.

• Secretary of State’s Voter Registration Website
• The State of Vermont Vermont Portal 
• Vermont Voting FAQ
• United States Vote Foundation for Vermont 
• United States Voter Website

For more information on voting for military and those overseas voters, please visit the Federal Assistance Voting Program website.