| REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Authority: |
General Statutes of the State of Connecticut, and Town Charter. |
Powers and Duties: |
Those powers and duties provided by Section 9-1to 9-159 and additional appropriate statutes of the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut. |
Printed Regulations: |
Section 9-1 to 9-159 and additional appropriate statutes of the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut. |
| Appointing Authority: |
General Town Election |
| Term of Office: |
Four years, elected in even number years |
| Current Board Members |
Nancy Cuomo, Republican Registrar Linda Manna, Deputy Joseph Dattilo, Assistant Maria Nilson, Assistant Natalie A. H. Church, Democratic Registrar Karen Dyndiuk, Deputy Carol L. Wray, Assistant | ABSENTEE BALLOTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE You may download applications from the links below - mail or bring to the Town Clerk's Office Absentee Ballot for Election/Primary/Referendum http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/LIB/sots/ElectionServices/ElectForms/electforms/aabeng.pdf Absentee Ballot for Referendum - Less than 3 Weeks Notice - this must be brought in person to the Town Clerk's Office http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/LIB/sots/ElectionServices/ElectForms/electforms/ed3R.pdf Emergency Application for Absentee Ballot http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/LIB/sots/ElectionServices/ElectForms/electforms/ed3e_Eng.pdf Audit of the February Presidential Preference Primary Held 2-5-08
There is no set hours in the Registrars' office. Certain times of the year require us to work more hours then other times. However, someone is in the office at least once a week to maintain our records and answer any questions or problems. Please leave a message if we can be of any assistance to you. Our phone number is 860 349-3452 and our mailing address is P.O. Box 428, Durham, CT 06422. Voter Registration Cards can be picked up at the library or on this town's web site. A person can also registrar to vote with the town clerk in the absence of a registrar. Seventeen-year-olds are encouraged to registrar to vote and they will automatically become eligible on their eighteenth birthday. Under Connecticut General Statute s 9-20, all persons who registrar to vote in person with the Town Clerk or the Registrar of Voters must present identification. Under the federal "Help America Vote Act" signed October 2002, all first time applicants registering to vote by mail, on or after January 01, 2003 are advised to attach to the application card a copy of a valid and current photo identification (such as a driver's license). If this information is not attached the voter must present proper ID at the polls or with their absentee ballot application in a federal election. All voters must show proper ID or sign a statement at the polls to be able to vote. |