An absentee ballot may be applied for by any qualified registered voter unable to vote in person on the voting day due to any of the following reasons:

• Active service in the Armed Forces of the United States
• Absence from town in which one is eligible to vote
• Sickness
• Physical disability
• Tenets of religion which forbid secular activity on the day of the election, primary, or referendum
• Serving as an election official at a polling place other than their own

• The individual’s own use
• The use of a member of an individual’s family; or
• The use of a designee of the applicant

Absentee Application and Informational links:
Absentee Voting (ct.gov)

Online Absentee Ballot Request Portal

Obtaining an absentee ballot is a two-step process. An application must be completed and verified by the town clerk’s office before an absentee ballot will be issued.

There is a secure drop box located at the Church Street entrance of Town Hall.  This drop box can be used for absentee ballot applications and for the return of absentee ballots. 

Please mail completed Absentee Ballot Application to:
New Milford Town Clerk
10 Main Street
New Milford, CT 06776

*Note: Any person who will distribute five (5) or more absentee ballot applications to persons other than the individual’s immediate family must register and obtain forms from the Town Clerk of the municipality where such forms will be distributed before distributing such forms.