Ballot listings
Vote for 1. 3 entries in the Secretary of State workbook. The party text below is reproduced as listed. This is a statewide directory, so verify your own ballot before voting.
- H. BROOKE PAIGEREPUBLICAN
- RACHEL SHAWPROGRESSIVE
- SARAH COPELAND HANZASDEMOCRATIC
Candidate comparison
Source review as of October 13, 2026: 7 of 202 races and 23 of 422 ballot entries. All 3 entries in this race received the same statement, questionnaire, reporting and event search. The selected source count differs by candidate; a missing item is not a judgment about a candidate.
Entries with selected evidence: public statements 2/3; Vermont Public questionnaire responses 2/3; original reports 2/3; public event sources 3/3. A listing is not proof of attendance.
Same Vermont Public question
What would be your top three priorities as secretary of state if you are elected? Vermont Public says answers are published as candidates submitted them. The short summaries below are our own wording.
- H. BROOKE PAIGE
Paige lists changes to election administration, broader access to state archives and changes to business and professional-regulation services.
- RACHEL SHAW
Did not respond to Vermont Public's questionnaire; other public statements may exist.
- SARAH COPELAND HANZAS
Copeland Hanzas lists secure and accessible elections, technology and administrative-rules upgrades, and civic engagement.
Source: Vermont Public candidate guide, page undated, checked October 13, 2026.
Other public statements and coverage
- H. BROOKE PAIGE
Statement: In his Vermont Public interview, Paige says he would change how statewide elections are administered and opposes automatic mailing of ballots.
Reporting: Vermont Public published an interview in which Paige discusses election administration and voting by mail.
Event: Vermont Public’s October 5 interview transcript identifies Paige as an interview participant.
Sources and dates → - RACHEL SHAW
Statement: No attributed public statement selected in this review.
Reporting: No separate original report selected in this review.
Event: Town Meeting TV’s indexed October 14 secretary of state schedule names Shaw but labels her “Not in attendance”; no participation is asserted.
Sources and dates → - SARAH COPELAND HANZAS
Statement: In her Vermont Public interview, Copeland Hanzas describes work on election technology and civic engagement.
Reporting: Vermont Public published an interview in which Copeland Hanzas discusses election technology and civic engagement.
Event: Vermont Public’s October 5 interview transcript identifies Copeland Hanzas as an interview participant.
Sources and dates →
Race resources
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