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Update from Town Clerk's Office: Absentee Ballot Applications for the November 3rd Election

Posted on: August 18, 2020 - 11:38am

Our Town Clerk's Office is being inundated with calls regarding Absentee Ballot Applications for the November 3rd Election. The following is the only information we can provide you with at this time and we will not be able to give you any additional information over the phone. We are sharing with you what we know. We will continue to update you via our website and social media and any other means possible as we receive updates.

Please note that the Secretary of the State's Office will be mailing out Absentee Ballot Applications for the November 3rd Election to all registered voters come mid-late September; all voters are eligible to vote by absentee ballot in the general election held on November 3, 2020 due to the COVID-19, pursuant to Public Act 20-03 July Spec. Sess. Please DO NOT mail in an application now; wait to mail in the application you receive from the Secretary of the State. If you choose to mail in an application before receiving the application from the Secretary of the State, please DO NOT submit both; only one application per person, per Election should be submitted. Ballots will not become available until October 2, 2020. All applications received by this date will be processed and ballots will be mailed out on October 2, 2020. Any applications received after October 2nd will be mailed out within 24 hours of receipt. Our office will be responsible for issuing all of the ballots for the November 3rd Election; this Election will be unprecedented in regards to the volume of Absentee Ballots we will be issuing from our office. This is an enormous undertaking that the Secretary of the State's Office has left in our hands and we appreciate your patience and understanding during this time. 

Please also note that the Polls will be open on Election Day from 6 AM to 8 PM for you to cast your vote in person. You are not required to vote Absentee; it is simply an option.

Email the Town Clerk at ebutler@simsbury-ct.gov with questions. This is the preferred method of communication regarding Absentee Ballots at this time.