Absentee Ballots

 

An absentee ballot may be applied for by any qualified registered voter unable to vote due to the following reasons:

 

*Active service in the Armed Forces of the United States

*Absence from town of residence

*Sickness

*Religious tenets forbidding secular activity on the day of the election, primary or referendum

*Duties as a primary, election or referendum official at a polling place other than your own during all of the hours of voting

*Physical disability

 

Application for Absentee Ballot

Absentee Ballot application may be

  1.  Picked up at the Town Clerks office or by calling 203-263-2144 to request one be mailed.  The original MUST be mailed to the Town Clerk’s office, 281 Main Street South, Woodbury, CT 06798 in order for a ballot to be mailed. 
  2. Using the online Absentee Ballot Portal with the State of Connecticut.  (See Application for Absentee Ballot using the CT online portal below)

 

Application for Absentee Ballot using the CT Online Portal

Connecticut law allows you to receive an absentee ballot if you cannot appear at your assigned polling place on Election Day because of active service in the military, absence from the town in which you are eligible to vote, sickness, religious tenets that forbid secular activity on the day of the election, duties as an election official at a polling place other than your own during all of the hours of voting, or physical disability. To receive your absentee ballot, please complete, sign, and submit an application online.

 

 Permanent Absentee Ballot Information

Permanent Absentee Ballot Information Per Public Act No. 12-57, effective January 1, 2013, any Elector who is permanently physically disabled is entitled to receive an Absentee Ballot for every election, primary, or referendum without reapplying. To be eligible, an Elector must complete and sign an Absentee Ballot Application and submit it to the Town Clerk together with a Physician’s note on the Physician’s letterhead stating the Elector has a permanent disability and is unable to appear in person at their polling place.

 


Application for Referendum Absentee Ballot

Registered electors of the Town of Woodbury or United States Citizens, who are eighteen years or older, and own taxable property assessed at $1,000.00 or more on the October 1st Grand List, can vote in this referendum.  Ballots cannot be mailed for a referendum that is to be held with less than three weeks notice. 

Upon completion of an Absentee Ballot Application, it must be verified by the office of the Town Clerk before a ballot can be issued.  Absentee ballots can only be given to the applicant in person, or to the applicant’s designee.  All ballots must be returned to the Town Clerk’s office before the close of the polls, 8:00 p.m., on the day of the election.

A secure drop box is located at the side door of the Boyd Building,   This drop box can be used for the return of absentee ballot applications and for the return of the Absentee Ballot.

 

CHECK TO SEE IF YOUR ABSENTEE BALLOT HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY CLICKING HERE