Elections

Absentee Ballots

Under Connecticut law, in order to vote by absentee ballot, a voter must be active, registered and have filled out an absentee ballot application. Absentee ballot applications are available for download online (link to https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Election-Services/Voter-Information/Absentee-Voting) and at the office of the City Clerk.

 

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, illness, religious tenets 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 and sign an application and return it to the City Clerk’s Office.

 

Absentee ballot applications are returned to the office of the City Clerk in the voter’s town. The City Clerk processes the returned application, ensures that the voter is eligible to receive an absentee ballot, and enters the voter’s information into the Central Voter Registration System. At that point, a unique serial number is created for each ballot to ensure only the voter who requested it can vote with that ballot. All ballots must be received by the time polls close at 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.

 

If you have a permanent disability, you may be eligible to apply for a permanent absentee ballot. Contact the City Clerk’s Office at 203-630-4030 or email cityclerk@meridenct.gov for details. 

 

Questions that are not related to Absentee Ballot voting, please contact the Registrars of Voters office at (203) 630-4075 or visit their webpage.