Absentee ballots available Tuesday, July 23rd
APPLY FOR ABSENTEE BALLOT FOR AUGUST 13, 2024 STATE PRIMARY
Absentee Ballots for the August 13, 2024 State Primary will be available at the Town Clerk’s Office starting Tuesday, July 23, 2024. (In person early voting will be conducted by the Registrar of Voters from August 5-11, 2024.)
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
- 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
- Physical disability
**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. Click here: Online portal application. If you do not have a valid CT DMV ID on file with the state, then you must print a paper application. Click here: Absentee ballot application
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
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