Newtown Municipal Election Absentee Ballots Available Friday, October 6

Absentee ballots may be applied for by any qualified voter unable to vote at the polls due to the following reasons:

• My active service in the Armed Forces of the United States
• My absence from my town of residence
• Sickness
• Physical disability
• My religious tenets which forbid secular activity on the day of the election, primary or referendum
• My duties as a primary, election or referendum official at a polling place other than my own during all of the hours of voting
  
   **NEW ONLINE PORTAL TO APPLY FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT** If you are a registered voter and have a valid CT DMV Driver’s License or State ID, you can now apply online for an absentee ballot.  The Town Clerk will be notified of your online application and will promptly mail your ballot to the address designated on the application starting October 6th.  Click here to access the online portal.  If you do not have a valid CT DMV ID on file with the state, then you must complete a paper application. Click here to download application.

SAMPLE BALLOT
District 1-6
District 1-7
District 2-6
District 3-6
SIDE TWO-same for all districts

Returning your ballot options:
Official Ballot Drop Box-Outside the North and South Entrances of
the Municipal Center available 24 hours
By Return Mail:
Town Clerk
Debbie Aurelia Halstead
3 Primrose Street
Newtown, CT 06470
In person Monday-Friday 8am to 4:30pm

**Special hours for issuing absentee ballots will be Saturday, November 4th from 9:00am to 12:00pm in the Town Clerk's Office**

If you should have any questions regarding absentee ballots, please email the Town Clerk’s office at: town.clerk@newtown-ct.gov or call 203-270-4210