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Completing an absentee ballot application and absentee ballot: Please see the "how-to" video below

Town Clerk

The Town Clerk’s office provides information regarding land records, including but not limited to deeds, mortgages, assignments, probate and maps. The Town Clerk is the Registrar of Vital Statistics. Birth, marriage and death records are kept by the Town Clerk’s office. Military Discharges are also retained here. The office issues marriage licenses, dog licenses, sporting licenses, liquor permits and trade name certificates. Absentee Ballots are issued in the Town Clerk's office for all state and local elections, primaries and most referenda. The Town Clerk also acts as the Clerk of the Town Council, keeping agendas, minutes and schedules of the meetings, and keeps current membership rosters of Town Boards and Commissions and Committees. Oaths of Office are administered to the Town Council members as well as the Town’s Justices of the Peace, Notary Public, Constables, Police and Fire Department personnel and Board and Commission members, as required.

Land Records

The Wethersfield land records index is searchable online. from October 1991 to present. While the index is available to view online, a subscription is required to view and print documents. Subscription fees are $125.00 for 1 month or $250.00 for 6 months. All land records can be accessed in the office. Copies of documents are $1.00 per page. Certified documents are $2.00 per document plus $1.00 per page. We are looking forward to implementing a more user-friendly, cost-effective system in the future. This will allow most people to obtain land record copies from their home or office going as far back as 1970.

ABSENTEE BALLOTS

Absentee ballots are issued by the Town Clerk’s office. This is a two-step process that requires completing and submitting an absentee ballot application. Once the application has been submitted and verified, a ballot can be issued. All absentee ballots have to be received by 8:00 PM on Election Day, in order for the vote to count.

Notary Services

The Town Clerk’s office provides notary services to the general public for a $5.00 fee each time the notary seal is used. Current photo identification is required. (Some documents, including Wills, Power of Attorney and Health Directives cannot be notarized by this office.)

Notary CERTIFICATION FILING

The filing of Notary Appointment certificates from the Secretary of State's office is also done in the Town Clerk's office. The fee to file the Notary certificate is $20.00. The fee to file a Notary certificate name change or address change within town is $15.00, and to a new town is $10.00. Notary Authentication certificate is $5.00.

Payment Options

The Town Clerk’s office accepts cash or check only. NO credit or debit cards are accepted at this time.