Vermont

ELECTION INFO: SECRETARY OF STATE
STATE-ISTICS: STATE INFORMATION

Major party qualifications:

Received at least 5% of the votes for a statewide
party candidate in the last general election
[17.2103 (23)]
Reorganize in the following odd year in at least 15 towns [17.2313]
Currently, the Democratic, Republican and
Progressive parties qualify

Primary ballot access:

Fee: $2,000 [2702]
If a candidate cannot pay the fee, he or she can file
an affidavit that his or her campaign lacks the
funds and all but $300 of the filing fee will be
waived by the Secretary of State [2702]
Petition: 1,000 signatures [2702]
Deadline: 3rd Monday in January [2702]

General ballot access for minor party candidates:

File a nomination by the party committee
Reorganize in the following odd year in at least 10 towns
Deadline: 3rd day following the September primary election [2103(23)]
Currently, the Constitution, Libertarian, Liberty
Union and Vermont Grassroots parties qualify as minor parties

General ballot access for independent candidates:

Petition: 1,000 signatures [17.2401-2411]
No filing fees
Deadline: 3rd day following the regular September primary [17.2401-2411]

Last day to withdraw from the ballot: 47 days before the election
Primary date: first Tuesday in March [2701]
Participation: Closed primary—declare party at the polls
Voter registration: 2nd Saturday before the election

Source:
The Reform Institute (December 2003). Presidential Ballot Access: State by State Scorecard. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from https://www.policyarchive.org/bitstream/handle/10207/5646/2003scorecard.....

Write-In Information

In Vermont, people can just write in the candidate's name, and the vote will be counted.
Source:
Frank Moore (May 8, 2008). US Presidential Write-In Candidate Requirements For Each State. Retrieved November 10, 2008, from http://www.writein2008.blogspot.com/