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Voting Information & Absentee Ballots
Voter Registration
The forms are also available from the Registrars, and online (English or Español).
Primaries
Please note that Connecticut law states that the voter must be a member of the political party holding a primary in order to vote in that primary. Voters who are not members of a political party are considered “unaffiliated” and eligible to vote in general elections only.
Referendums
Owners of property in Ledyard are permitted to cast a vote in the annual town budget referendums.Absentee ballots
These ballots are issued to residents of Ledyard by the Clerk’s Office. You are eligible to receive an absentee ballot if:
- You are actively serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
- You are going to be absent from the polls during all hours of voting.
- You have illness or disability.
- You have religious tenets which forbid secular activity on election/primary/referendum day.
- You serve as a polling official in a location other than your place of polling.
Process
The process is as follows:- An Application for an Absentee Ballot is completed, identification and current voter registration are validated, and a ballot issued.
- Once the elector completes the ballot, it is returned in person or by mail to the Clerk’s Office for delivery to the polls. There is strict accounting of all ballots issued and returned.
Application
Special absentee ballots can be found here.
To receive your ballot, please return the original signed and dated absentee ballot application to this address:
Town Clerk
741 Colonel Ledyard Highway
Ledyard, CT 06339