If you're a college student getting ready to leave for college, don't forget to apply for your absentee ballot before you go! It's easy! Apply now and your absentee ballot will be mailed to you.
Who can vote absentee?
Connecticut has strict laws regarding who can vote absentee.
Are you an active member of the armed forces of the United States?
Will you be out of town on Election Day?
Does sickness prevent you from voting in person on Election Day?
Do your religious beliefs prevent you from performing secular activities like voting on Election Day?
Will you be performing duties as an election official at a polling place other than your own on Election Day?
Does a physical disability prevent you from voting in person on election day?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you are eligible to vote absentee.
You can obtain your Absentee Ballot Application from the Easton Town Clerk, or download one here: English Application for Absentee Ballot.
Check out this video shot by our awesome intern Austin, featuring our Registrar and Deputy Registrars of Voters, David and Sue Smith.
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
What happens after I send in my application?
Your Town Clerk will process your application.
The process and procedures for those who need accommodations for print disabilities are as follows:
The absentee ballot application has been updated to make it accessible by screen readers and includes a check box to indicate that the voter requires a ballot emailed to them because of a print disability.
Once the town clerk receives this application with the specified box checked off, they will send out a ballot packet – containing the outer envelope and inner envelope - WITHOUT a paper ballot, directly to the voter.
The town clerk will notify the Office of the Secretary of the State that the voter needs an accessible ballot and will provide the voter’s email address.
The Office of the Secretary of the State will email an accessible ballot directly to the voter.
The voter will be able to read and fill out the ballot using their screen reader, print it out, and return it in the ballot packet that was sent to by the town clerk.
The voter MUST sign the inner envelope, and local election officials have been instructed to approve the inner envelopes that are signed, even if the signature is not in the correct spot.
Those ballots will be hand counted, as they will be printed on normal paper with normal ink and cannot be fed into the tabulator.
An absentee ballot will be mailed to you beginning 31 days before the general election, or if your application is received after that, your ballot will be mailed to you as soon as your application is processed.
Complete the ballot, carefully following the instructions that are included and return it by mail or in person to the Town Clerk or the Ballot box outside town hall.
Only complete absentee ballots received before the close of polls on the day of the election will be counted.
For more information, contact the Easton Town Clerk, or visit the CT Secretary of State Website.
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