Connecticut has plenty of options to ensure that all voters can cast their ballots. Whether you can make it to the polls or not, we want to empower you to exercise your right to vote!

• Find official info about accommodations for voters at MyVote.CT.gov/accessible
• Find official info about absentee ballots & apply at MyVote.CT.gov/absentee

Options for Voters Who Can Go to the Polls

Curbside Voting

If you can get to your polling place but are unable to get out of your vehicle, you may bring someone with you to request that a ballot be brought to you. AnAssistant Registrar from each party will bring out your ballot with a privacy sleeve. Election officials swear an oath to protect your vote and your privacy.  

Priority Check-In & Seating

If you cannot stand for long periods of time, you can ask the election Moderator to bring you to the head of the check-in line at your polling location.  Once inside, there will be a voting booth where you can sit rather than stand to fill out your ballot.

Accessible Voting Machines

For voters who have difficulty reading or marking their ballot, assistive technology is available. The Accessible Ballot Marking Device allows for marking a ballot using a touch screen or headphones and keypad. The machine is simple to use and mistakes are simple to correct. Once you finish marking and reviewing your ballot, you can print it out and insert it into the tabulator or have someone assist you.

Options for Voters Who Can’t Make It to the Polls

Sickness and physical disability (not necessarily your own) are two qualifying reasons to vote by absentee ballot.You can apply for a ballot online, by mail, or in person at your town hall. Your Town Clerk will then check to ensure you are on the active voter list before mailing or giving you an absentee ballot. Your completed ballot can be mailed, hand delivered, or dropped in an official ballot drop box in your town. If you are in a hospital or nursing home due to an unforeseen illness or physical disability within 6 days of an election, you may submit an emergency application to vote by absentee ballot.

Permanent Absentee Voting

If you have a permanent physical disability, you may request an application from your Town Clerk to automatically receive absentee ballots for all elections, primaries, and referenda.  You’ll need a medical provider’s statement attesting to your permanent physical disability. You can submit the statement with your application or have your provider mail it to your Town Clerk.

Assistance with Voting...

...at the Polls

If you want assistance at the polls, you can choose anyone of any age to help, so long as they are not your union representative, employer, or a candidate on your ballot (unless the candidate is a member of your immediate family). They can come into the privacy booth with you, mark the ballot for you, and even assist you with placing it in the tabulator.Remember that your election officials are also there to assist!

...by Absentee Ballot

Anyone can help you apply for an absentee ballot, as long as they sign the application as well. If you need help filling out or submitting your absentee ballot, an immediate family member or caregiver may assist as your “designee,” but they may not tell you how to vote. If no one else is available, a police officer, Registrar, or Deputy Registrar of Voters in your town can also serve as your designee.

About the League of Women Voters of Connecticut

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut is a nonpartisan political organization founded in 1921 that encourages informed and active participation in government and works to influence public policy through education and advocacy.