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Early Voting
For the first time in a general election, you will be able to vote early in person this year! Matt was proud to co-author and lead passage of the legislation implementing early voting. The Early Voting location for Stamford residents is the Stamford Government Center, 888 Washington Blvd., 4th Floor.
Early Voting is available every day from October 21 through November 3. The hours are 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM each day except for two days with expanded hours (8:00 AM - 8:00 PM), Tuesday, Oct. 29, and Thursday, Oct. 31. Of course, if you don't vote early, you can still vote on November 5 (Election Day). Here's the 2024 Early Voting and Election Day Calendar:
Voting by Absentee Ballot
Eligibility
For this election, eligible voters can vote by absentee ballot if they meet the criteria of the three newly expanded reasons for voting absentee, as provided in the legislation passed by the General Assembly (and authored and sponsored by Matt) this year:
1) any person's sickness, including if you are care for a person (or people) who have sickness, or the general presence of Covid-19;
2) any person's physical disability, including if you care for a person (or people) who have a physical disability;
3) your absence from town for a period of time on Election Day.
The legislation eases the restrictions previously written into state law. It removes a requirement that commuters be out of town for all hours in which polls are open. It deletes language requiring a voter to be personally ill in order to qualify for a ballot based on sickness. Additionally, you may obtain an absentee ballot if you are an active member of the U.S. armed forces, religious beliefs that prevent you from performing secular activities like voting on election day, or you are performing duties as a primary, referendum, or election official at a polling place other than your own during all the hours on that day.
So long as you reasonably anticipate that one of these reasons would prevent you from voting in person, you may vote absentee.
How To Vote Absentee
If you need to vote by absentee ballot, please click HERE to submit an online application.
Or, you can click HERE to download the absentee ballot application and submit by mail. You can also contact your Town Clerk’s office to request an application.
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Stamford: Email townclerk@stamfordct.gov or call 203-977-5280
When filling out the application, make sure to note the following:
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Section I – Fill out your contact information
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Section II – Delivery address if it’s different than your registered address
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Section III – Date of the election: November 5
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Section IV – Reason you are needing an absentee ballot
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Section VI – Sign and date the application
Once complete return it via one of the three options below:
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Place it in a drop box at the Government Center parking garage (888 Washington Boulevard) or the Harry Bennett Library next to the outdoor book drop (115 Vine Road). Boxes will open on September 30.
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Bring your application to the Town Clerk’s office Monday-Friday from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm and fill out a ballot and vote.
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Starting now, mail your completed and signed application to:
Town Clerk – AB Application
PO Box 891
Stamford, CT 06904-0891
Absentee ballots will be available starting October 7 and will be mailed out starting then if a completed application was returned.
As soon as it arrives, fill out your ballot and please vote for the endorsed Democrats on Row A. Place your ballot in the inner envelope, sign the inner envelope, place the inner envelope in the outer envelope, and return it via the drop box or mail it back to your Town Clerk’s office. Your absentee ballot MUST BE RECEIVED by your Town Clerk no later than 8:00 pm on Election Day, November 5.
You can check on the status of your absentee ballot here.