Absentee Ballots Available In Norwalk

NORWLAK, CT — With Election Day less than a week away, the town clerk's office is issuing absentee ballots to residents who will be unable to appear at their polling place on Election Day (Nov. 2).

Applications for absentee ballots may be requested in person at the town clerk's office or online from norwalkct.org/townclerk. Applications are available in English and Spanish, according to a news release.

In an effort to accommodate residents, the town clerk's office will be open special hours on Oct. 30, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sample ballots can be viewed online.

A resident can request an absentee ballot for any of the following reasons:

• COVID–19; all voters are able to vote absentee pursuant to Senate Bill 1202 of the June Special Session 2021
• active service in the U.S. armed forces
• absence from town during all the hours of voting
• illness
• physical disability
• religious beliefs prevent secular activity on that day
• required performance of duties as an election official at a polling place other than your own during all the hours of that day

Residents are advised that voting by absentee ballot if they are not eligible to do so for one of these seven reasons can subject them to civil and criminal penalties.

If an elector has incurred an illness or physical disability within six days of the election, they may apply for an emergency absentee ballot. They will be able to designate someone to deliver the ballot to them and return it to the town clerk. If someone has a permanent disability, they may be eligible to apply for a permanent absentee ballot.

All ballot requests must be received by 4 p.m. on Nov. 1, and all completed ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Nov. 2.

The town clerk's office is located in Norwalk City Hall (Room 102) at 125 East Avenue. The office is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Further information can be found by calling the town clerk's office at 203-854-7747 or online at norwalkct.org.