Absentee ballots available Tuesday, March 12th for Republican and Democratic Presidential Preference Primary

Ballot Drop Box
Ballot Drop Box Outside First Selectman Entrance

 

Absentee ballots may be applied for by any qualified voter unable to vote at the polls
due to the following reasons:

  • My active service in the Armed Forces of the United States
  • My absence from my town of residence
  • Sickness
  • My religious tenets which forbid secular activity on the day of the election, primary or referendum
  • My duties as a primary, election or referendum official at a polling place other than my own during all of the hours of voting
  • Physical disability



     **ONLINE PORTAL OPTION TO APPLY FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT**
    If you are a registered voter and have a valid CT DMV Driver’s License or State ID, you can now apply online for an absentee ballot. 
    The Town Clerk will be notified of your online application and will promptly mail your ballot to the address designated on the application starting October 6th.  
    Click here to access the online portal.  
    If you do not have a valid CT DMV ID on file with the state, or do not with to use the portal, then you must complete a paper application. 
    Click here to download paper application.

Returning your ballot options:
Official Ballot Drop Box-Outside the North and South Entrances of
the Municipal Center available 24 hours
By Return Mail:
Town Clerk
Debbie Aurelia Halstead
3 Primrose Street
Newtown, CT 06470
In person Monday-Friday 8am to 4:30pm

If you should have any questions regarding absentee ballots,
please email the Town Clerk’s office at: town.clerk@newtown-ct.gov or call 203-270-4210

TOWN OF NEWTOWN
LEGAL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that a Presidential Preference Primary of the Republican and Democratic Parties will begin with early voting on March 26, 2024, through March 28, 2024, and March 30, 2024, with the primary being held on April 2, 2024, in each town.

Notice is also hereby given that the following are the names of the candidates (including the category “Uncommitted”) which are to appear on the ballot at said primary in the manner and in the order in which such names and category are herein listed, under the office designation “Nomination for President of the United States”, together with the addresses of such candidates:

Democrats                                                                                                                             
Name and Address:
Marianne Williamson, Washington, DC
Dean Phillips, Excelsior, MN
Cenk Uygur, Los Angeles, CA
Joe Biden, Philadelphia, PA
Uncommitted

Republicans
Name and Address:
Ron DeSantis, Tallahassee, FL
Nikki Haley, Daniel Island, NC
Donald J. Trump, Arlington, VA
Ryan Binkley, McKinney, TX
Uncommitted

Dated at Hartford, Connecticut, this 1st day of March, 2024.
Stephanie Thomas, Secretary of the State

The foregoing is a copy of the notice which I have received from the Office of the Secretary of the State in accordance with Secs. 9-433 and 9-471 of the General Statutes.  As provided, such primary will begin with early voting on March 26, 2024, through March 28, 2024, and March 30, 2024, and the primary will be held on April 2, 2024.  The hours of voting during early voting and at said primary and the location of the polls will be as follows:
Hours of Early Voting:                                                          
March 26, 2024-Tuesday 10:00a.m. to 6:00p.m.                                 
March 27, 2024-Wednesday10:00a.m. to 6:00p.m.                                  
March 28, 2024- Thursday 10:00a.m. to 6:00p.m.
March 30, 2024- Saturday 10:00a.m. to 6:00p.m.
Location of Early Voting:
Newtown Municipal Center,
3 Primrose Street
Hours of Primary Day:                                                           
6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.                                                            
Location of Primary Day Voting:
Newtown Middle School,
Gym A, 11 Queen Street                                                                           early voting

**Absentee Ballots will be available by mail or in person from the
Town Clerk’s Office starting March 12, 2024**

Absentee Ballots will be counted at the Municipal Center.

Dated at Newtown, CT this 4th day of March, 2024.
Debbie Aurelia Halstead, Town Clerk-Town of Newtown



If you should have any questions regarding absentee ballots,
please email the Town Clerk’s office at: town.clerk@newtown-ct.gov or call 203-270-4210