The next election is March Town Meeting (statewide) Tuesday March 3, 2026
- January 15th; last day for voters to file a petition with the City Clerk to have an article appear on the ballot no later than 5:00PM; petition must contain valid signatures from 5% of Rutland City voters (check with the Rutland City Clerk’s office for the number of registered voters); click on this link for information: Petitioning Your Local Government – Vermont Secretary of State
- January 26th; Petition and consent of candidate forms for town offices must be filed with the City Clerk no later than 5:00 PM; petition must contain 35 valid signatures of Rutland City voters; petitions are available in the Rutland City Clerk’s office; click on this link for information: Running for local office (Candidate information)
Early voting ends at noon on Monday before any election and the City Clerk’s Office will close for setup.
March Town Meeting Information
On the first Tuesday in March of EVEN numbered years, the legal voters of the city shall elect 5 Aldermen at large and Ward Officers each for a 2-year term and 6 School Commissioners for a three-year term. In addition to election of officers, other items voted on are the budgets for Municipal General Fund & Rutland City School District, Social Service Agencies, Bond Articles (if any), Advisory Articles (if any) and Petitioned Articles (if any).
On the first Tuesday in March of ODD numbered years, the legal voters of the city shall elect a Mayor, a City Treasurer, a City Assessor and 6 Aldermen at large each for a two-year term and 4 School Commissioners for a three-year term. In addition to election of officers, other items voted on are the budgets for Municipal General Fund & Rutland City School District, Social Service Agencies, Bond Articles (if any), Advisory Articles (if any) and Petitioned Articles (if any).
Please note: Absentee ballots for March elections are NOT automatically mailed; you will need to request a ballot by calling the Rutland City Clerk’s office (802) 773-1800 x 5. You can also go to your voter page and request it online
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Rutland City Polling Locations: Polls are open 7:00am-7:00pm on election day
Ward 1; Godnick Center 1 Deer Street
Ward 2; Christ the King School 60 South Main Street/Killington Avenue
Ward 3; American Legion 33 Washington Street
Ward 4; Calvary Bible Church 2 Meadow Lane
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Online Voter Registration & Request Absentee Ballots
- Click this link to register to vote, check your voter status, name & address changes for voting, voter oaths and request absentee ballots:
https://mvp.vermont.gov/ -
Returning Absentee Ballots
Rutland City absentee ballots may be mailed back (in the envelope provided to you), drop off at Rutland City Hall to the Clerk’s office OR in one of two drop boxes at Rutland City Hall; one is located on the Strongs Avenue side of City Hall and the other drop box located by the door of Rutland City Hall’s parking lot. On election day, absentee ballots need to be brought to your polling place (drop boxes will not be available for drop off)
Registering to vote in Vermont does not require you to declare a party
The State of Vermont is now on a statewide voter checklist system which requires you provide your Town Clerk with your Vermont issued Driver’s License number, Non-Driver’s license or Social Security Card when registering to vote for identification purposes. If you are a Rutland City resident, you may come into our office and register to vote or online (see our Voter Registration Section). Please make sure to bring your identification. For more information go to the Vermont Secretary of State website.
PLEASE NOTE: if you have registered to vote through any outside source, such as the DMV, voter registration drive or other means, be sure to check with our office to be certain that your application was received by us!