Elections

Absentee Ballots:

The Town Clerk’s Office is responsible for issuing, mailing and processing absentee ballots. Any qualified voter unable to vote due to the following reasons may obtain an Absentee Ballot.

  • Active service in the Armed Forces of the United States
  • Absence from town during all elections hours
  • Sickness
  • Religious beliefs forbidding secular activity on election day
  • Serving as an election official at a polling place other than their own
  • Physical disability

How to apply – Applications for absentee ballots can be obtained from the Town Clerk or by clicking here. Any qualified voter already out of town may have an application mailed to them. However, you must allow sufficient time for receiving and returning the application and the ballot.

Who can download an application for absentee ballot?
 

An application for absentee ballot may be downloaded by an individual for:

The individual's own use
The use of a member of the individual's immediate family

The use of a designee of the applicant

NOTE: Any person who will distribute five (5) or more absentee ballot applications to persons other than the individual's immediate family must register with and obtain forms from the Town Clerk of the municipality where such forms will be distributed before distributing such forms. Any person who distributes absentee ballot applications shall maintain a list of the names and addresses of prospective absentee ballot applicants who receive such applications and shall file such list with the town clerk prior to the date of the primary, election or referendum for which the applications were so distributed. Any person who distributes absentee ballot applications and receives an executed application shall forthwith file the application with the town clerk.

NEW ONLINE ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION PORTAL:

If you have a valid Connecticut Driver's License/Non-Driver ID, and you are a registered voter, you may now apply online for an absentee ballot (use the link below).  Absentee ballots will be mailed to the electors.

Online Application Portal for Absentee Ballot