Absentee Ballots

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APPLY FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT FOR A GENERAL ELECTION OR PRIMARY

• English Application for Absentee Ballot
• Spanish Application for Absentee Ballot

After completing the absentee ballot application, please mail it, place it in the absentee ballot drop box by the front of Town Hall or bring it in person to the Town Clerk's Office at 400 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877. NOTE: Any person who will distribute five (5) or more absentee ballot applications to persons other than the individual's immediate family must register with and obtain information from the Town Clerk of the municipality where such forms will be distributed before distributing. 

CONNECTICUT ONLINE ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUEST PORTAL
Voters with a Connecticut driver's license can request an absentee ballot online rather than having to mail in an application or visit their town clerk in person. Please click here to access the online absentee ballot request portal, which will be available 31 days before a general election and 21 days before a primary.

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER I SEND IN MY APPLICATION?

• The Town Clerk will process your application.
• An absentee ballot will be mailed to you beginning:
  • 31 days before a general election
  • 21 days before a primary
  • 19 days before a referendum
  • Or if your application is received after the above dates, your ballot will be mailed to you as soon as your application is processed.
• Complete the ballot, carefully following the instructions that are included and return it by mail, in person, or drop it in the Official Ballot Box located at the Bailey Avenue entrance to Town Hall.
• Only complete absentee ballots received before the close of polls on the day of the election will be counted.

To confirm your voter registration and locate your polling place, click here

REFERENDUM WITH LESS THAN 3 WEEKS NOTICE, (BUDGET REFERENDUM)

• English Application for Referendum with less than 3 weeks’ notice 

This absentee ballot application is only for use in a referendum authorized to be held with less than 3 weeks' notice, (Budget Referendum).  In this case, absentee ballots are to be made available within 4 business days after the questions to be voted on are finalized. Please note: this application must be hand delivered as this absentee ballot cannot be mailed to you.

MILITARY & OVERSEAS VOTERS

Military and Overseas Voters, please click here for information to request an Absentee Ballot

PERMANENT ABSENTEE BALLOTS

Public Act 12-57, “An Act Concerning Permanent Absentee Ballot Status for the Permanently Disabled” created permanent absentee balloting status for certain individuals and became effective January 1, 2013.

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 they have a permanent disability and are unable to appear in person at their polling place. The doctor’s note should be on letterhead. There is no prescribed form—the doctor’s note and the absentee ballot application would satisfy the requirement of the law.

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