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Absentee Ballots Available At Town Hall

The town clerk’s office will be open this Saturday (November 3, 9 a.m. to noon, Town Hall room 105). These special hours will accommodate voters applying for an absentee ballot to vote in the November 6 election.

Absentee ballots are also available at the town clerk’s office Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (through Monday, November 5). Ballots must be returned to the town clerk’s office no later than 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 6.

Registered electors may vote by absentee ballot for the following reasons:

  • Active service in the armed forces of the United States
  • Illness or physical disability
  • Religious tenets that forbid secular activity on the day of the election
  • Duties as an election official at the polling place other than their own during all of the hours of voting.
  • Absence from the town during all of the hours of voting.

Voter Registration Deadlines Near

The Registrars of Voters office (Room 107, Town Hall) is open Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., for voter registration.

October 30 is the deadline for these registrations for the November 6 state election:

November 5 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Town Hall) is the deadline for in-person registration by residents who meet the following criteria:

Between October 30, and November 6, 2018:

  • Achieved the age of 18
  • Moved to Westport
  • Achieved citizenship
  • Are a member or family member of the armed services.

Questions? Call 203-341-1115 or click here.

NOTEVoters whose normal polling place is Coleytown Middle School will vote this year at Coleytown Elementary School.