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Early voting underway for Vermont’s party primaries

In-person voting for the Vermont statewide primary election will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 9, with voters casting ballots in their party primaries to decide on general election candidates for many key races.

There is still time to apply for your early vote-by-mail ballot on the secretary of state's website, or you can call or visit your local Town Clerk to request a ballot.

According to the secretary of state's office, “Requests for an early voter/absentee ballot can be made at any time until 5 p.m., or by the time of closing of the town clerk's office on the last day that the clerk has regular hours before the election. The request can be made at the same time the person registers to vote.”

For in-person voting, polls will open at various times at the following locations in Windham County. All polling locations close at 7 p.m.

• Athens: 10 a.m., Athens Town Office (25 Brookline Rd.)

• Brattleboro: 7 a.m., American Legion (32 Linden St.)

• Brookline: 9 a.m., Brookline Town Offices (734 Grassy Brook Rd.)

• Dover: 7 a.m., Town Hall (189 Taft Brook Rd., East Dover)

• Dummerston: 8 a.m., Dummerston Congregational Church (1535 Middle Rd.)

• Grafton: 9 a.m., Grafton Town Hall (117 Main St.)

• Guilford: 10 a.m., Guilford Central School (374 School Rd.)

• Halifax: 10 a.m., Halifax Community Hall (20 Brook Rd.)

• Jamaica: 9 a.m., Jamaica Town Office (28 Town Office Rd.)

• Londonderry: 7 a.m., Town Office Twitchell Building (100 Old School St.)

• Marlboro: 9 a.m., Marlboro Town House (13 Town Hill Rd.)

• Newfane: 9 a.m., Newbrook Fire Station (698 VT Route 30)

• Putney: 10 a.m., Putney Fire Station (21 Carl Snyder Dr.)

• Rockingham: 8 a.m., Masonic Temple (61 Westminster Street, Bellows Falls)

• Stratton: 10 a.m., Stratton Town Office (9 W. Jamaica Rd.)

• Townshend: 8 a.m., Townshend Town Hall (2006 VT Route 30)

• Vernon: 7 a.m., Vernon Town Hall (downstairs) (567 Governor Hunt Rd.)

• Wardsboro: 9 a.m., Town Hall (71 Main St.)

• Westminster: 10 a.m., Westminster Town Hall (3651 US Route 5)

• Whitingham: 10 a.m., Whitingham Municipal Center (2948 VT Route 100)

• Wilmington: 7 a.m., The Old School Community Center (1 School St.)

• Windham: 10 a.m., Windham Meeting House (26 Harrington Rd.)

In the meantime, early and absentee voting in Vermont is now underway. Voters may request a ballot via the Secretary of State's My Voter Page, by printing out and mailing the form at bit.ly/672-request-ballot, or in person at the office of your town clerk. Visit bit.ly/672-townclerks for contact information for town clerks in all Vermont towns.

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