Absentee Ballots

Connecticut’s Absentee Ballot Process

Connecticut law allows you to receive an absentee ballot if you cannot appear at your assigned polling place on election day for any of the following reasons:

• active service in the Military,
• absence from the town during all of the hours of voting
• illness which prevents you from voting in person on Election Day
• religious tenets forbid secular activity on the day of the election
• duties as an election official at a polling place other than your own during all of the hours of voting
• physical disability that prevents you from voting in person 

Absentee Ballot Applications

In order to vote by absentee ballot, a voter must be an active, registered voter, and have filled out an absentee ballot application.

Click here to download an application for an absentee ballot, or contact the Town Clerk's office to obtain an application.  Absentee Ballot Applications can also now be completed online through the Secretary of State’s Office website.

Fill out the application completely and be sure to sign and date it.  Completed Absentee Ballot applications should be returned to the Town Clerk's office via mail, in person, or in the drop box outside Town Hall.  Once the Town Clerk processes the application, the absentee ballot will be mailed to you beginning:

• 31 days before a general election
• 21 days before a primary
• 19 days before a referendum
• Or if your application is received after the above dates, your ballot will be mailed to you as soon as your application is processed.

Returning the Absentee Ballot

Once the absentee ballot is received, complete it carefully following the instructions that are included (** first time voters may be required to include a copy of their ID - read instructions carefully). Return the completed Absentee Ballot to the Town Clerk's office via mail, in person, or in the secure, labeled ballot drop box outside Town Hall.  All ballots must be received by the close of polls, at 8:00PM on Election Day.

Questions about Absentee Ballots

If you have any further questions about Absentee Ballots, you can contact the Town Clerk at (860) 228-3284.  You can also click here for explanation of the Absentee Ballot process on the Secretary of the State webpage