Every year the Registrar’s office is required to identify those voters on the official voter registry who have moved out of town through a process of a selective canvass of voters. You can help by letting the registrars know if you or your grown children have moved.
The DMV and the other Registrars of Voters also regularly let our registrars know about people who have moved from Granby. But this is not enough, and most out-of-state moves are not reported to the registrars.
The National Change of Address service compares a list from the U.S. Postal Service of the last two years of reported permanent moves vs. Granby’s list of registered voters. From this comparison, Granby expects to send out about two hundred blue letters to people that may have moved. In addition, if someone on Granby’s registry has not voted for over four years—including the last two federal elections in 2020 and 2022—they will receive a bright orange letter asking if they have moved.
Why is this canvass important? Because the number of ballots printed, the equipment required, and the election workers hired are based on the total number of active voters. Keeping this list as accurate as possible will minimize the cost to Granby. If you receive a letter, please read it carefully, fill out, sign and date it before returning it in the postage paid envelope provided.
Family members and current residents can NOT fill out and sign for another voter, so either forward the letter or return it, unopened, to the registrars.
If a family member wishes to be removed from the Granby list of voters, they are required to submit a written request for removal, signed and dated, to the registrar’s office. Letters without the voter’s signature cannot be acted upon.
Looking ahead, your next chance to vote will come in April:
Monday, April 10 – Public hearing for the town budget at the GMHS Auditorium.
Monday, April 24 – Town meeting to vote on the town budget at Granby Town Hall.
Monday, May 8 is the potential date for a second budget referendum at Granby Town Hall, if needed.
Voter registration is a public record, and it’s easy to confirm your voter registration. You can go on the State’s website sots.ct.gov or visit Town Hall to check the voter registry. You can stop by to register to vote, figure out which is your voting district or make corrections in person at the Registrars’ Office in the Town Hall every Wednesday. Regular office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Voter registration forms are also available at town halls, libraries, DMV offices and online at the Secretary of State’s website: sots.ct.gov Questions? Contact the Registrars, Laura Wolfe and Paul Willis, at 860-844-5322 or registrarofvoters@granby-ct.gov