State Offices

• State Representatives - Also known as "State Reps" or "House Reps," state Representatives are legislators. "The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members, with each member representing around 4,100 citizens. Representatives are elected to a two-year term without term limits" (Wikipedia).

• State Senators - State Senators are legislators. "The Vermont Senate is the upper house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The senate consists of 30 members elected from multi-member districts. Each senator represents at least 20,300 citizens. Senators are elected to two-year terms and there is no limit to the number of terms that a senator may serve" (Wikipedia).
  
  Additionally, "as in other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the U.S. Senate, the Vermont Senate has special functions, such as confirming or rejecting gubernatorial appointments to executive departments, the state cabinet, commissions, boards, and (for the first six-year term) the state's judiciary" (Wikipedia).

Election Dates - Democratic candidates running for legislative office must first run in the Party primary to secure the Democratic nomination. Those nominees go on to compete in the General election. These elections happen in even-numbered years. You can find all election dates here.

Filing Deadlines - From the Secretary of State: "Major party candidates file a consent of candidate form and financial disclosure in order to be placed on the ballot in the Primary Election [date in August, TBD]. In order for a candidate to appear on the Primary ballot, consent of candidate and financial forms must be filed with the appropriate filing officer no sooner than [date in April, TBD], and no later than 5:00PM on [date in May, TBD]."

What district am I eligible to run in? Your MyVoterPage will display your voting districts. You can also use this online tool.

What paperwork do I need to file? Candidates for legislative offices need to file 1) a candidate consent form, 2) complete a petition with signatures from registered district voters, and 3) a financial disclosure form.

From the Secretary of State: "You must file your Consent of Candidate form and petition signatures on or before the deadline. This applies to major party candidates in the primary election. . ."

• Candidate Consent, Petition, and Financial Disclosure Forms (PDF)

How many signatures do I need? Different legislative offices require different numbers of signatures:

• State Representative candidates need 50 signatures from registered district voters.

• State Senate candidates need 100 signatures from registered district voters.

Candidates are advised to gather more than the minimum number of signatures required in the event some signatures cannot be verified.

Where do I file my paperwork? Candidates must file with town clerks located in their legislative district. State Senate clerks in the Franklin district are listed here (PDF) and state Representative district clerks are outlined here (PDF)

Additional Questions - The Secretary of State's office has FAQs, forms, and petitions for local candidates on its website.