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.

 

 Permanment 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. 

Please remember that obtaining an absentee ballot is a two step process; first, you must complete an application and it must be verified by the office of the Town Clerk, and second, an absentee ballot will then be issued.  Absentee ballots must be given to the applicant in person or to the applicant's designee.  Ballots must be returned to the office of the Town of Woodbury Town Clerk before the close of the polls, 8:00PM on the day of the election.

 

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