Vermont Proposal 4 (Equal Protection of Law Amendment) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Prohibit the denial of rights to an individual based on their race, ethnicity, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or national origin
What a yes or no vote means
A YES vote Supports prohibiting the denial of rights to an individual based on race, ethnicity, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or national origin.
A NO vote Leaves the constitution's current equal-protection language unchanged.
Read the certified ballot question
Prohibit the denial of rights to an individual based on their race, ethnicity, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or national origin
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About this measure
How it reached the ballot
Proposal 4 reached the Vermont ballot as a constitutional amendment (legislative referral).
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