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Town Clerk links: Absentee
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Town
Clerk's Office Absentee Ballots for the November election are now available at the Town Clerk’s office, 3rd Floor, Town Hall, 50 South Main Street. Those eligible for an absentee ballot include: Military Personnel; residents who will be out of town November 4th; those unable to get to the polls due to illness or physical disability; anyone whose religious beliefs forbid them from voting on Election Day; and anyone who is working at a polling place other than their own voting district. Ballots are available Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 – 4:30, Tuesday from 7:30 – 4:30; and Thursday 8:30 – 7:00. For more information, call 860-561-7430. The Town Clerk's Office is responsible for maintaining land records, vital statistics, and all other official records relating to the Town and its citizens. It also issues a variety of licenses, certificates, permits and the like. The Town Clerk's Office provides for annual license issuance and renewal of over 3,000 residents' dogs. Trade name certificates for new businesses, liquor licenses, and voter I.D. cards are issued on a continual basis throughout the year. More than 50 veterans submit their discharge papers for tax exemptions and safekeeping annually. Close to 1,000 notaries (who are West Hartford residents) post their notary status with the Town Clerk's Office, and over 500 documents are notarized every year by office staff. New office hours as of July 7, 2008:
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