Update On Voting By Absentee Ballot For Primary Election

Waterford CT

03 August, 2020

10:56 AM

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From the Town of Waterford: July 31, 2020 MESSAGE FROM TOWN CLERK ON VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT IN AUGUST 11 PRIMARIES. The following is an important message from the Waterford Town Clerk for residents voting by absentee ballot in the August 11 primaries: The State of Connecticut has informed us there was a delay in the mailing of the absentee ballots from the mail house in Rhode Island. Town Clerks have been assured that the ballots were mailed beginning Monday, July 27, so you should be receiving yours soon if you sent in an application for one. For many Waterford Residents, this may be the first time voting by absentee ballot. Based on the information that Town Clerks received from the state, we understand there will be three pieces inside the absentee-ballot packet: • the ballot;• an inner envelope (which you must sign and date); and• a blank outer envelope (for returning the above materials). Please be aware that we have been informed by the State that the instructions included in the absentee-ballot packet may incorrectly refer to a serially numbered envelope. This is, in essence, a typo – as neither the inner nor outer envelope has a serial number. INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING YOUR ABSENTEE BALLOT. Based on the information we have received, these are the correct instructions to follow: • After filling out your ballot, insert the ballot in the inner envelope.• Sign and date the inner envelope. The most important thing to remember to do is to sign and date the inner envelope where indicated. Failure to do so will result in the ballot being rejected.• After signing and dating the inner envelope, insert it inside the larger outer envelope (the blank envelope).• Your ballot is now ready to be returned. INSTRUCTIONS FOR RETURNING YOUR ABSENTEE BALLOT. To return your absentee ballot: • You may walk into Waterford Town Hall and hand it to the Town Clerk up until 4 P.M. on August 10, 2020.• You may mail it using the U.S. Postal Service. Ballots returned by mail must be received by the Town Clerk by 8:00 p.m. on Aug. 11.• You may insert it in the Official Ballot Drop Box located in the back of the Waterford Town Hall up until 8:00 P.M. on August 11, 2020. Please note that the Official Ballot Drop Box is for completed ballots only. No other material should be deposited in the drop box. You should only deposit your ballot in the Waterford Ballot Drop Box if you are a resident of Waterford. Do not drop your ballot in the drop box of any other town. Voters who have questions on absentee voting are welcome to contact the Waterford Town Clerk at 860-444-5831 during regular business hours. IN-PERSON VOTING. For voters who do not plan to vote by absentee ballot and prefer to vote in person, your assigned polls will be open on Tuesday, Aug. 11, from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Masks will be required and social distancing will be observed. Thank You, David Campo, CCTC Waterford Town Clerk absentee_ballot_message.pdf This press release was produced by the Town of Waterford. The views expressed here are the author's own.