Vermont officials share information on primary elections & voter scams

We are two weeks away from Vermont’s Primary Elections, and on Thursday the Secretary of State shared information with voters while warning about scams and misinformation.

Secretary of State Sarah Copeland-Hanzas and Vermont’s Elections Director Sean Sheehan want to make sure voters are prepared for August 13th. They shared plenty of information, and wish to remind everyone that early voting is open right now.

Sheehan said that “Just over 8,000 have been returned, so over 8,000 people have already voted.”

Thousands of ballots have already been cast, and there are still thousands more to go as we close in on the Vermont Primary Elections.

Polls will open between 5-10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 13th, and they’ll close at 7 p.m. statewide.

“Up for election is one of our United States Senate seats, our United States House seat, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, Secretary of State,” said Copeland-Hanzas

One person running for re-election is Sarah Copeland Hanzas herself.

Anyone using absentee ballots to vote might want to fill them out and mail them, or even drop them off in person soon to avoid postal service delays.

Copeland-Hanzas said that “If you’ve already requested an absentee ballot and you have one in your kitchen sitting on the table waiting to be filled out, it might be a good idea to make a plan to drop it back off in person at your clerk’s office while they’re open.”

On top of making sure your vote gets in, Sheehan says that some people have already been dealing with phone and email scams.

“Some have to do with political donation scams. The second one is fake surveys and polls, and a third is voter registration scams,” said Sheehan.

Individuals are notified about voter registration issues from their town clerk, not any other person or persons.

If you want more information on voting, you can visit the Secretary of State website. Election results will be visible on August 13th on this website.

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