This page contains information on Registering to Vote, Absentee Ballots and Voting Demonstrations
The forms are available on this web site in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (.pdf). The software to view and print Adobe Arobat documents is available free from Adobe. The information and forms below are from the State of Connecticut Secretary of State’s Office.
On Tuesday, November 8, 2011, Thomaston voters will be choosing among First Selectman, Selectmen, Tax Collector, Town Treasurer, Board of Finance, Board of Education, Library Board of Directors, Board of Assessment Appeals, Board of Fire Commissioners (Information and/or Links regarding these positions and candidates can be found by clicking on the Candidates link above). Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Old Firehouse adjacent to the Town Hall at 158 Main Street.
NOTE: You must be a registered voter and have registered to vote by October 26, 2011 (for postmarked mail) or November 2, 2011 (if registering in person) to be eligible to vote in the 2011 election. For further information, please contact Carol Hoebel, Democratic Registrar of Voters at 860-283-6187 or registrar@thomastonct.org (located on Level 4 of Town Hall). Please note voter registration deadlines below.
Individuals can also contact the Town Clerk at 860-283-4141 or cdupont@thomastonct.org (Town Hall, 158 Main St) for Voter Registration and Absentee Applications during regular office hours (Mon-Wed, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thurs 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.).
Register To Vote
The best way to get involved in politics is to register and vote! You can register by mail or in person at Town Hall, 158 Main Street. Of course, we encourage you to register as a member of the Democratic Party. Doing so grants you an additional right: the ability to vote in primary elections and participate in nominating candidates of your choice for both elective and appointed positions.
You may register to vote in Thomaston provided you are a U.S. citizen and resident of Thomaston, are at least 17 years of age (though you cannot vote until you are 18 years of age on or before the next election) and have completed confinement and parole if previously convicted of a felony and have had your voting rights restored by the Registrar of Voters.
You can register to vote, (1) By Mail or (2) In Person by completing a mail-in registration form and delivering it to the Registrar of Voters or the Town Clerk (Town Hall, 158 Main Street, Thomaston, CT 06787). There is no waiting period to be eligible to register to vote. If you move, you may register to vote as soon as you move into your new home (if you have moved within Thomaston, notify either the Registrar of Voters or the Town Clerk of your new address in writing; if you have recently moved to Thomaston from another City/State, you must complete the Voter Registration process).
If mailing in your form, you should receive a confirmation notice in 2 to 3 weeks. If you do not, please contact the Registrar or Town Clerk to verify your voting status.
Deadlines For Primaries:
Your application must be postmarked by the 5th day before a primary (OR received by the Registrar of Voters or a voter registration agency by the 5th day before a primary. You may apply in person to your town clerk or registrar until 12:00 noon on the last business day before a primary).
Deadline for General Elections:
Your application must be postmarked or received by a voter registration agency by the 14th day before an election (OR you may register in person with your Registrar of Voters by the 7th day before an election).
To register by mail, print and fill out the Voter Registration Form (click link below) and mail it to:
Registrars of Voters
Thomaston Town Hall
158 Main Street
Thomaston, CT 06787-1060
* The form can also be brought in to the Town Clerk’s office during normal business hours.
See Forms for Additional Information:
Voter Registration Form (English)
Forma De Inscriptión De Votantes (en Español)
Application for Absentee Ballot
NOTE: The rules regarding the use of absentee ballots are strict so be sure to read the following very carefully. If you have any questions, the easiest thing to do is to call the Thomaston Town Clerk’s office at 860-283-4141.
This application for absentee ballot may be downloaded by an individual for:
(1) the individual's own use;
(2) the use of a member of the individual's immediate family; or
(3) the use of a designee of the applicant.
Any person who will distribute five (5) or more absentee ballot applications to persons other than the individual'simmediate family must register with and obtain forms from the Town Clerk of the municipality where such forms will be distributed before distributing such forms. For more detailed information please review the Absentee Ballot Fact Sheet and Absentee Ballot Application Process documents.
See Forms for Additional Information:
Application for Absentee Ballot Form (English)
Solicitud De Voto Por Ausencia (en Español)
Application Form for Referendum Only (English)
Solicitud Para Obtener Papeleta Para Votar En Ausencia En Un Referendum (en Español)
Emergency Application for Absentee Ballot (English)
Solicitud De Emergencia Para Obtener Papleta Para Voto En Ausencia (en Español)
NOTE: Absentee Ballot Forms must be received in time so that a Ballot can be mailed and returned by Election Day (or these forms can be dropped off in person at the Town Clerk’s Office). The absentee application is to be returned to municipal clerk of municipality in which you are a registered voter. If your municipal clerk has a fax machine, you may fax this application to the clerk but must also mail this completed application with your original signature to the clerk, either separately or with your absentee ballot. If your application with your original signature is not received by the close of the polls on the day of the election, primary, or referendum, your absentee ballot will not be counted.
Town Clerk
Thomaston Town Hall
158 Main Street
Thomaston, CT 06787-1060
Voting Demonstrations
For a sample ballot and/or video demonstrations on how to use Connecticut’s/Thomaston’s Optical Scan Voting Machines, click any of the links below to view and/or download. The sample/video content provided below is a Public Service Announcement courtesy of the State of Connecticut Secretary of State’s Office.
*NOTE: Any dates referenced in the samples are not actual voting dates for the current election (these informational documents were produced in 2007).
Optical Scan SAMPLE Ballot (adobe .pdf)
English: Optical Scan Voting Machine Pocket Guide (adobe .pdf)
English: Optical Scan Voting Machine 90 Second Demonstration (windows media player format / .wmv)
English: Optical Scan Voting Machine 90 Second Demonstration (You Tube video)
Español: Segundo demostración de votación 90 (formato de .wmv)
English: Vote-by-Phone 60 Second Demonstration (.wmv format)
English: Vote-by-phone 60 Second Demonstration (You Tube video)
Español: Segundo demostración del Voto-por-Teléfono 60 (formato de .wmv)
How to Use Connecticut's New Optical Scan Voting Machines
How to use Connecticut's new Vote-by-phone Voting System