District 1

Griswold Town Hall

28 Main Street, Jewett City

District 2

Pachaug Town Hall,

Griswold

ATTENTION  NOTICE

OF DEADLINE

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 is the deadline for voters to change their party in order to be able to vote in the

Republican Presidential Preference Primary to be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2012

Public Act No. 11-173

An Act Concerning Revisions to Elections Related Statutes

 

Sec. 56. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2012) (a) Any elector who is permanently physically disabled and who files an application for an absentee ballot with a certification from a primary care provider, indicating that such elector is permanently physically disabled and unable to appear in person at such elector's designated polling location, shall be eligible for permanent absentee ballot status and shall receive an application for an absentee ballot for each election, primary or referendum conducted in such elector's municipality for which such elector is eligible to vote. Such elector's permanent absentee ballot status shall remain in effect until such elector: (1) Is removed from the official registry list of the municipality, (2) is removed from permanent absentee ballot status pursuant to the provisions of this section, or (3) requests that he or she no longer receive such permanent absentee ballot status.

(b) The registrars of voters shall send written notice to each such elector with permanent absentee ballot status in January of each year, on a form prescribed by the Secretary of the State, for the purpose of determining if such elector continues to reside at the address indicated on the elector's permanent absentee ballot application. If such written notice is not returned within thirty days or is returned as undeliverable, the elector in question shall be removed from permanent absentee ballot status. If such elector indicates on such notice that the elector no longer resides at such address and the elector's new address is within the same municipality, the registrars of voters shall change the elector's address pursuant to section 9-35 of the general statutes and such elector shall retain permanent absentee ballot status. If the elector indicates on such notice that the elector no longer resides in the municipality, the registrars of voters shall remove such individual from the registry list of the municipality and send such individual an application for voter registration. Failure to return such written notice shall not result in the removal of an elector from the official registry list of the municipality.

(Emphasis Added)               Notice of Permanent Absentee Ballot Status Application

The registrars of voters are normally in the Town Hall office at 28 Main Street, Monday through Thursday 9:00 to noon. Arrangements can be made for appointments at other times to register to vote, for a voter to change party or to gather information.

Voters are encouraged to notify the registrars of voters of any changes such as name, address, party affiliation, etc.

The registrar's computer is networked with the state's in Hartford and records are updated minute by minute.