Bethel Town Clerk Lisa Bergh says the absentee ballot drop box located outside of town hall is triple locked and under video surveillance.  Absentee ballots will not be available until October 2nd, but will be mailed to the address on the application at that date.  She's asking residents not to file an application for an Absentee Ballot unless they're sure they won't be attending the polls. This will save much work based on the anticipation that her office will be issuing 8,000 to 10,000 ballots. Each ballot number is tracked and accounted for.  She notes that voiding of absentee ballots is time consuming, and labor intensive.  It is allowable, however the ballot must be returned to her office by October 30th at the latest.