Absentee Ballots Now Available in Town Clerk's Office

Town Clerk Essie Labrot announced that absentee ballots are now available in the Town Clerk’s office for the November 8th election.

If you will be out of town or not able to make it to the polls on election day due to illness, disability, military service, election duties or religious reasons, you are eligible to vote by absentee ballot.

Applications may be picked up in the clerk’s office or downloaded from the website, www.westhartford.org. Once applications are received, ballots are mailed out within the next day. You may also come in person to do the application and receive your ballot.

The Town Clerk’s office is open Thursday evenings until 7 p.m. and closed on Fridays.

The Registrar of Voters will hold a Special Voter Registration session on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Clerk’s office will also be open to issue Absentee Ballots on this day.

For further information on Registering to vote, please call the Registrar of Voter’s office at 860-561-7451, and for Absentee Ballot information, the Town Clerk’s office at 860-561-7430.