By Dawn Rees Mooney, Killingworth Town Clerk.
(Sept. 15, 2020) — The Presidential Election on November 3, 2020 is exactly 7 weeks from today and the Town Clerk’s Office would like to share up-to-date and accurate information with Killingworth’s voters.
Every registered voter in CT is eligible to apply for an absentee ballot due to the existence of COVID-19. While the Secretary of the State’s Office is mailing an absentee ballot application to every CT voter, their previous application mailing was delayed and many Killingworth voters did not receive it for weeks. Therefore, if you want an absentee ballot for November’s election, the Town Clerk’s Office encourages you to print an application from the homepage of Killingworth’s website www.townofkillingworth.com or to request one from the Town Clerk’s Office. Your completed application should be submitted as quickly as possible. To submit, drop the application into the large, secure ballot box installed in the grassy area outside of Town Hall’s main entrance or mail it to TOWN CLERK, 323 Route 81, Killingworth. Then, you can disregard any application you may later receive. Please do not submit multiple applications unless your mailing address has changed.
Absentee ballot packets (which will include instructions and a postage-paid return envelope) will be mailed beginning on October 2, 2020 to voters who have submitted completed applications. Please mark your ballot, then package it in accordance with the instructions. When completed, please return your ballot at once. You can deposit it into the above-mentioned ballot box or return it by mail. Your ballot MUST be received by the Town Clerk’s Office or dropped into the ballot box by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.
For those who want to vote in person, our polling place at Killingworth Elementary School will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day and extra precautions will be put in place to ensure your safety. If you are voting in person, please wear a mask, practice social distancing and leave all beverages outside. If you previously requested an absentee ballot but have changed your mind and wish to vote in person instead, you may destroy your absentee ballot and vote at the polls. If you have already submitted your completed absentee ballot, please do not go to the polling place.
As always, contact the Town Clerk’s Office at 860-663-1765 x502 with any questions.
Stay well, and let your voice – and your vote – be heard!
