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Vermont Proposal 3

Right to collectively bargain. 2026 results by town, from Vermont's official results file: Yes 73.9%, No 26.1% statewide.

Statewide

To see if the voters will amend the Vermont Constitution by adding Article 23 to read: Article 23. [Right to collectively bargain] That employees have a right to organize or join a labor organization for the purpose of collectively bargaining with their employer through an exclusive representative of their choosing for the purpose of negotiating wages, hours, and working conditions and to protect their economic welfare and safety in the workplace. Therefore, no law shall be adopted that interferes with, negates, or diminishes the right of employees to collectively bargain with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment and workplace safety, or that prohibits the application or execution of an agreement between an employer and a labor organization representing the employer’s employees that requires membership in the labor organization as a condition of employment.

Yes 73.9% No 26.1%

215,707 yes and 76,044 no.

The Secretary of State's 2026 voter guide · Proposal 3 as adopted by the Senate · The state's unofficial amendment results

The state's unofficial totals. We don't call measures.

By town

247 towns: Yes has the most votes in 246, No has the most votes in 1. The figures for each town are from the same file and add up to the statewide totals.

TownYesNoVotes
Addison59.5%40.5%716
Albany67.3%32.7%444
Alburgh62.4%37.6%837
Andover62.8%37.2%298
Arlington73.2%26.8%1,141
Athens76.0%24.0%175
Bakersfield76.4%23.6%571
Baltimore60.2%39.8%93
Barnard78.4%21.6%523
Barnet70.4%29.6%883
Barre City75.5%24.5%2,961
Barre Town65.3%34.7%4,020
Barton72.7%27.3%973
Belvidere63.8%36.2%160
Bennington74.9%25.1%5,355
Benson57.0%43.0%435
Berkshire68.1%31.9%517
Berlin70.2%29.8%1,300
Bethel73.9%26.1%861
Bloomfield34.0%66.0%94
Bolton77.3%22.7%649
Bradford74.4%25.6%1,175
Braintree70.7%29.3%583
Brandon70.7%29.3%1,835
Brattleboro87.1%12.9%5,059
Bridgewater71.3%28.7%404
Bridport62.2%37.8%635
Brighton65.9%34.1%455
Bristol75.2%24.8%1,928
Brookfield68.6%31.4%714
Brookline79.5%20.5%263
Brownington66.0%34.0%359
Brunswick71.1%28.9%45
Burke70.7%29.3%752
Burlington86.8%13.2%16,961
Cabot68.6%31.4%738
Calais78.6%21.4%991
Cambridge74.5%25.5%1,727
Canaan69.9%30.1%342
Castleton64.8%35.2%1,633
Cavendish69.1%30.9%624
Charleston68.3%31.7%419
Charlotte67.2%32.8%2,350
Chelsea68.9%31.1%585
Chester71.2%28.8%1,397
Chittenden64.2%35.8%651
Clarendon60.7%39.3%1,065
Colchester72.3%27.7%7,666
Concord63.9%36.1%451
Corinth65.5%34.5%699
Cornwall76.1%23.9%748
Coventry64.2%35.8%419
Craftsbury77.9%22.1%606
Danby66.8%33.2%564
Danville64.6%35.4%1,234
Derby66.2%33.8%1,954
Dorset72.3%27.7%1,158
Dover73.6%26.4%663
Dummerston83.3%16.7%1,083
Duxbury72.0%28.0%778
East Haven79.6%20.4%113
East Montpelier74.7%25.3%1,495
Eden69.7%30.3%478
Elmore76.3%23.7%506
Enosburgh72.7%27.3%964
Essex Junction City78.1%21.9%4,975
Essex Town71.0%29.0%5,858
Fair Haven71.6%28.4%938
Fairfax65.7%34.3%2,431
Fairfield67.5%32.5%890
Fairlee79.8%20.2%490
Fayston71.5%28.5%807
Ferrisburgh73.0%27.0%1,538
Fletcher72.4%27.6%725
Franklin66.1%33.9%614
Georgia64.6%35.4%2,274
Glover66.3%33.7%498
Goshen73.5%26.5%117
Grafton73.0%27.0%344
Granby83.3%16.7%30
Grand Isle66.3%33.7%1,209
Granville76.4%23.6%140
Greensboro78.5%21.5%419
Groton66.0%34.0%429
Guildhall70.7%29.3%147
Guilford78.0%22.0%1,123
Halifax73.4%26.6%391
Hancock78.2%21.8%147
Hardwick73.8%26.2%1,275
Hartford82.5%17.5%4,813
Hartland78.5%21.5%1,701
Highgate63.7%36.3%1,281
Hinesburg74.5%25.5%2,648
Holland62.7%37.3%276
Hubbardton65.7%34.3%318
Huntington79.4%20.6%1,152
Hyde Park72.1%27.9%1,489
Ira63.8%36.2%210
Irasburg54.5%45.5%506
Isle La Motte67.2%32.8%338
Jamaica77.6%22.4%465
Jay66.1%33.9%236
Jericho74.5%25.5%3,042
Johnson73.6%26.4%1,153
Killington70.2%29.8%553
Kirby74.8%25.2%282
Landgrove76.2%23.8%105
Leicester65.7%34.3%478
Lemington88.9%11.1%36
Lincoln78.4%21.6%825
Londonderry74.0%26.0%886
Lowell60.0%40.0%365
Ludlow68.8%31.2%889
Lunenburg67.6%32.4%450
Lyndon67.8%32.2%1,962
Maidstone70.6%29.4%102
Manchester75.8%24.2%2,182
Marlboro85.3%14.7%504
Marshfield73.1%26.9%789
Mendon66.0%34.0%570
Middlebury84.1%15.9%3,594
Middlesex75.4%24.6%1,050
Middletown Springs72.8%27.2%452
Milton67.3%32.7%4,983
Monkton72.0%28.0%1,212
Montgomery75.9%24.1%577
Montpelier83.5%16.5%4,425
Moretown75.8%24.2%950
Morgan68.0%32.0%300
Morristown75.3%24.7%2,613
Mount Holly65.8%34.2%702
Mount Tabor68.4%31.6%79
New Haven67.0%33.0%946
Newark60.9%39.1%302
Newbury74.9%25.1%1,005
Newfane82.4%17.6%903
Newport City70.4%29.6%1,369
Newport Town65.1%34.9%636
North Hero65.0%35.0%603
Northfield71.0%29.0%2,032
Norton52.1%47.9%73
Norwich86.2%13.8%2,095
Orange55.9%44.1%460
Orwell65.5%34.5%623
Panton70.9%29.1%361
Pawlet69.9%30.1%718
Peacham79.0%21.0%428
Peru80.4%19.6%235
Pittsfield67.5%32.5%286
Pittsford68.5%31.5%1,322
Plainfield80.5%19.5%665
Plymouth73.2%26.8%284
Pomfret81.3%18.7%534
Poultney67.9%32.1%1,252
Pownal71.0%29.0%1,265
Proctor68.7%31.3%709
Putney87.4%12.6%1,211
Randolph74.6%25.4%2,150
Reading77.0%23.0%379
Readsboro74.6%25.4%323
Richford71.8%28.2%681
Richmond77.7%22.3%2,358
Ripton83.7%16.3%350
Rochester79.6%20.4%603
Rockingham82.4%17.6%1,896
Roxbury73.4%26.6%354
Royalton74.3%25.7%1,189
Rupert72.7%27.3%319
Rutland City69.6%30.4%5,614
Rutland Town65.1%34.9%1,962
Ryegate70.3%29.7%489
Saint Albans City79.0%21.0%2,386
Saint Albans Town69.9%30.1%2,963
Saint George66.7%33.3%381
Saint Johnsbury72.6%27.4%2,670
Salisbury71.7%28.3%526
Sandgate71.4%28.6%189
Searsburg59.5%40.5%42
Shaftsbury74.1%25.9%1,750
Sharon76.8%23.2%728
Sheffield68.8%31.2%314
Shelburne69.6%30.4%4,798
Sheldon71.0%29.0%738
Shoreham72.9%27.1%595
Shrewsbury65.1%34.9%539
South Burlington77.1%22.9%10,304
South Hero69.3%30.7%1,095
Springfield72.7%27.3%3,459
Stamford65.9%34.1%396
Stannard83.3%16.7%96
Starksboro73.0%27.0%897
Stockbridge66.8%33.2%355
Stowe65.6%34.4%2,439
Strafford84.7%15.3%678
Stratton64.1%35.9%131
Sudbury62.9%37.1%321
Sunderland78.4%21.6%537
Sutton61.1%38.9%414
Swanton67.1%32.9%2,545
Thetford80.6%19.4%1,539
Tinmouth68.6%31.4%296
Topsham65.6%34.4%538
Townshend78.6%21.4%607
Troy65.9%34.1%616
Tunbridge68.9%31.1%720
Underhill72.7%27.3%1,873
Vergennes100.0%0.0%1,010
Vernon68.6%31.4%947
Vershire76.4%23.6%347
Victory61.7%38.3%47
Waitsfield76.2%23.8%1,038
Walden70.8%29.2%504
Wallingford65.6%34.4%941
Waltham69.2%30.8%273
Wardsboro75.9%24.1%382
Warren76.7%23.3%975
Washington71.3%28.7%505
Waterbury75.3%24.7%2,946
Waterford63.5%36.5%658
Waterville64.0%36.0%350
Weathersfield69.8%30.2%1,450
Wells66.7%33.3%555
West Fairlee79.4%20.6%281
West Haven74.6%25.4%142
West Rutland67.9%32.1%854
West Windsor76.8%23.2%753
Westfield65.6%34.4%276
Westford72.8%27.2%1,207
Westminster83.8%16.2%1,391
Westmore72.5%27.5%189
Weston78.5%21.5%349
Weybridge82.4%17.6%524
Wheelock69.1%30.9%327
Whiting67.3%32.7%171
Whitingham68.8%31.2%567
Williamstown66.1%33.9%1,436
Williston69.4%30.6%5,857
Wilmington76.3%23.7%834
Windham78.6%21.4%234
Windsor79.3%20.7%1,407
Winhall69.5%30.5%544
Winooski88.5%11.5%2,860
Wolcott73.3%26.7%787
Woodbury69.6%30.4%481
Woodford73.9%26.1%138
Woodstock76.7%23.3%1,592
Worcester77.8%22.2%536

The share with the most votes in each place is in bold. That's the count, not a result.

Sources & scope

Vermont's official results, these figures first read Nov 13, 7:30 AM. Unofficial until certified. Vermont's page has its other statewide offices, ballot measures and legislature.