Electors with a Permanent Disability

ELECTORS WITH A PERMANENT DISABILITY

Public Act 12-57

“An Act Concerning Permanent Absentee Ballot Status

for the Permanently Disabled”

IN GENERAL

To be eligible for permanent absentee ballot status, an elector must file with the Town Clerk an absentee ballot application together with a doctor’s certificate stating that the person has a permanent disability and is unable to appear in person at the polling place.  The doctor’s note should be on letterhead.  There is no prescribed form.  The doctor’s note and the absentee ballot application should satisfy the requirement of the law.

Permanent absentee ballot status enables the elector to receive an absentee ballot for each election, primary, or referendum* in the municipality in which the elector is eligible to vote.  Absentee ballots are available 21 days before a primary and 31 days before an election. 

*Please note:  The local budget referendum in May is not included as an eligible event.  A separate absentee ballot application is required for each local budget referendum.  You, or your designee, must pick up that absentee ballot in person at the Simsbury Town Clerk’s Office, 933 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT 06070. 

ELIGIBILITY

In January of each year, the Registrars of Voters will send written notice to each elector with permanent absentee ballot status to determine if the elector continues to reside at the same address.  If the elector fails to respond to the notice, the Registrars will remove the permanent absentee ballot status.  The elector will remain on the voter registration list.
 

Click here for an absentee ballot application; or go to the Town Clerk page on the Town of Simsbury website at www.simsbury-ct.gov/town-clerk; or call the Town Clerk’s Office at 860.658.3243.