Westport Town Clerk Patricia Strauss announced today that absentee ballots for the Democratic and Republican Primaries, to be held Aug. 14, are now available at the Town Clerk’s office.
The office in room 105 of Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Ave., is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m.
Those electors registered with the Democratic or Republican Party may qualify for one of the following reasons: active service in the armed forces of the United State, illness or physical disability, religious tenets, which forbid secular activity on the day of the election, duties as an election official at the polling place other than their own during all of the hours of voting, and absence from the town during all of the hours of voting.
Application for a ballot can be requested in person at the Town Clerk’s office or by calling (203)341-1110. The application form is also available online by downloading the form at http://www.westportct.gov/townclerk. Absentee ballots will be available now through Monday, Aug. 13, the day before the primaries.