Voting this November 7th, 2023

If you choose to vote in person on election day, click here to visit the Secretary of the State's "Where and how do I vote?" troubleshooting page

You can check your registration status at myvote.ct.gov/lookup. 

Step 1: Apply for your absentee ballot

Connecticut law allows you to receive an absentee ballot if, in your judgment, an absence from your town on Election Day prevents you from appearing at your polling place, or you are preventing from appearing at your assigned polling place on Election Day because of sickness or physical disability (not necessarily your sickness or disability), active service in the Military, 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. To receive your absentee ballot please complete and sign an application and return it to your Town Clerk.

Step 2: Fill out your ballot application as soon as you get it!

Mail your application to the Town Clerk's Office as soon as it is completed. The SOTS has taken care of postage. Here are the addresses for the Town Clerks in our district -- be sure to send it to YOUR OWN TOWN. 

Deep River Town Clerk
174 Main Street 
Deep River, CT 06417

Chester Town Clerk203 Middlesex Avenue,
Chester, CT 06412

Haddam Town Clerk
30 Field Park Drive
Haddam, CT 06438

Essex Town Clerk
29 West Avenue 
Essex, CT 64261

Voters should be aware that the absentee ballots themselves cannot be distributed prior to October 2nd, by Connecticut law. The small amount of time between October 2nd and November 3rd makes it imperative that voters return their applications and their ballots as soon as possible. 

Step 3: Return your Ballot

Once you have filled out your Absentee Ballot, you have three options.

1. You may mail it back to your Town Clerk.

2. You may drop it off (physically) at the secure Absentee Ballot drop box installed outside of your town hall (see address above). The SOTS is recommending this as the safest option.

3. If you have received an Absentee Ballot, but change your mind and choose instead to vote in person on Election Day, you can still do so. Simply rip up your Absentee Ballot. (As a precaution, I would suggest you bring the ripped ballot with you to the polls so it is clear to the poll volunteers you have not already voted.)

General contact information for town clerks:

For Deep River: 
Phone: 860 526-6059 
Website: https://www.deepriverct.us/registrars-voters
Address: 174 Main Street, open Tues, 1 to 3 p.m.

For Chester: 
Phone: 860 526 0013 Ext. 511 
Website: http://chesterct.org/town-services/town-clerk/
Address: 203 Middlesex Avenue, open Tues 1 to 3 p.m.

For Essex: 
Phone: 860-767-4340 Ext.142 
Website: https://www.essexct.gov/registrars-of-voters
Address: 29 West Avenue, open Mon, 12 to 3 p.m.

For Haddam: 
Phone: 860 345 0979 
Website: https://www.haddam.org/registrar-voters/pages/mail-voter
Address: 439 Saybrook Road in Higganum, open Weds, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.