West Hartford Town Clerk Essie Labrot announced Monday that absentee ballots are now available for the April 16 special election in the 19th State House District.

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Town Clerk Essie Labrot announced that absentee ballot applications and ballots are available for the Special Election for the 19th Assembly District to be held on April 16, 2019.

If you are a registered voter in West Hartford, and vote at Sedgwick Middle School, Braeburn Elementary, or Hall High School, you are eligible to vote in this Special Election. Polling locations will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Democrat Tammy Exum of West Hartford will face Republican Bob Margolis of Avon in the special election.

If you will be out of town or not able to make it to the polls on Election Day due to illness, disability, military service, election duties, or religious reasons, you are eligible to vote by absentee ballot.

Applications may be picked up in the clerk’s office or downloaded from the Town Clerk’s website.

Please note, that each person who applies for an application must sign it with an original signature. Parents cannot sign for their child, or spouses for each other.

The Town Clerk’s office is open Monday and Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Tuesdays from 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; and Fridays from 8:30 a.m.–noon.

For further information on registering to vote, or to check your polling location, please call the Registrar of Voter’s office at 860-561-7451, and for absentee ballot information, contact the Town Clerk’s office at 860-561-7430.

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