APPLYING FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT

If a registered voter is unable to vote in person on Election Day, he may apply to the Town Clerk for an absentee ballot for any of the following reasons:  

• Absence from the Town during all of the hours of voting
• Illness
• Physical disability
• Active service in the armed forces
• Duties as an election official at a polling place
• Religious tenets  

Before a ballot can be issued to the voter, an application must be completed and returned to this office. The application can be obtained in person, by mail or by clicking here (the application must be printed from the web page, signed by the voter and mailed or hand delivered to the clerk’s office).  

Absence or inability to vote in person does not mean that you must forfeit your right to vote!   Voters are urged to contact the clerk’s office at 665-8545 with any specific questions.  

 The federal MOVE ACT (Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment) was signed into law by President Obama on October 28, 2009 and makes provisions for mailing a ballot electronically, upon request, to a voter who is in the military or who is an overseas citizen and their dependents.  Electronic voting is only for elections that have federal offices on the ballot.  (Electronic means faxing as well as emailing).

The actual ballot is a blank ballot format that is sent along with a list of candidates. If you qualify for an emailed ballot, please contact the Town Clerk at tlane@newingtonct.gov.  As well as the ballot, the absentee ballot application can now be faxed or emailed to us. 

If you are not military personnel, an overseas voter or their dependent, please follow the instructions outlined below to request an absentee ballot. 

Instructions

1. Click here to open the absentee ballot application form.
2. Print the form on white paper.
3. Complete the required information on the form.
4. Mail it to:
       Town Clerk
       Town of Newington
       131 Cedar Street
       Newington , CT 06111