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Election day is the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, this
year the Presidential Election will be Tuesday November
4, 2008.
Registrars of Voters
Persons may
register to vote in person any time during the working
day at the Town Hall in the Town Clerks Office.
You may also register to
vote in person in the Branford Registrar of Voters
Office on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s at
40 Kirkham Street from 10:00
a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
You must have proof of I.D.
To register by
mail, a Mail-In Application may be requested from either
office or
downloaded and printed here.
You are not a voter until
your completed application is approved and you receive
confirmation from the Registrar of Voters Office.
Special
voter registration dates and times to be held in the
Registrar of Voters Office,
40 Kirkham Street, are:
October 18,
2008
Saturday
10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.
October 21, 2008
Tuesday
Registration by Mail--
A
Mail-In- Application for a new
voter must be received by the registrar
of voters (or
postmarked) by
October 21, 2008 in order to be eligible.
October 28,
2008
Tuesday
9:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Last day to register for
Presidential
Election in person
November 3,
2008
Monday
9:00 A.M. to 12:00 noon
Limited session for those whose qualification as
to age,
citizenship
or residence was attained since Oct. 28th.
For more
information please call the Branford Town Clerk at
315-0678
or the Registrars of Voters at 483-3998.
To register by mail, a Mail-In
Application is available for
download and printing or at
either office. Branford Town Clerk 488-6305 or
Registrar of voters 483-3998.
Voter Requirements
To register to vote in Connecticut, you must:
-be a United States citizen
-be a resident of a Connecticut town
-be at least 17 years old (you can vote when you turn
18)
-have completed confinement and parole if previously
convicted of a felony and have had your voting rights
restored by Registrar.
Registering to Vote
There are several ways to register to vote. The easiest
way is to print and complete the online
State of Connecticut Mail-In Voter Registration form
(it is a .pdf file), then mail it to the Registrar of
Voters at:
Branford Town Hall
Registrar
of Voters
P.O. Box
150
Branford
CT 06405
You may also visit the Registrar of Voters in
person during our office hours to complete a Voter
Registration form and show I.D. Your application must be
approved by the Registrar of Voters before you are
eligible to vote.
You may also visit the Town Clerk (at Town Hall) in
person to complete a Voter Registration form and show
I.D.
Your application must be approved by the Registrar of
Voters before you are eligible to vote.
As specified in the form, you will need to provide a
copy of proof of identity either at the time your form
is mailed or when you visit the polling place to vote
for the first time.
If you move, you must fill out a new Voter Registration
form and submit it by mail or in person to the Registrar
of Voters in your new town of residence.
Registration Deadlines for New Voters
PRIMARY: Your application must be postmarked by the 5th
day before a primary (or received by the Registrar of
Voters by the 5th day before a primary). You may apply
in person to the Town Clerk or Registrar of Voters until noon on
the last business day before a primary.
ELECTION: Your application must be postmarked by the
14th day before an election (or received by the
Registrar of Voters by the 14th day before an
election) or you may register in person with the
Registrar of Voters by the 7th day prior to an election.
(You must have free Adobe Reader software
installed on your computer to view and print the above
forms. Click on the image to download your free copy)
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