55 Main Street 
PO Box 187
Ellington, CT 06029
Tel (860) 870-3105
Fax (860) 870-3158
Hours:
Mon – 8:30am - 6:00pm
Tues–Thur - 8:30am - 4:00pm
Fri - 8:30am - 1:30pm
Recording Hours:
Mon - 8:30am - 5:30pm
Tues-Thurs - 8:30am - 3:45pm
Fri - 8:30am - 1:15pm
Town Clerk/Registrar of Vital Statistics: Diane H. McKeegan
Assistant Town Clerk: Elizabeth Waters
Administrative Clerk: Gail Moran
The duties and responsibilities of the Town Clerk’s Office are numerous and varied, most of which are governed by State Statute, Town Charter and the Board of Selectmen. The State Statute governs the duties and responsibilities of the Office of Vital Statistics.
Use of Town Seal Policy. Note: Use of the Town Seal is prohibited without the express written permission of the Town Clerk.
Responsibilities and duties of the Town Clerk's office include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Recording documents related to real estate transactions. Index to Ellington Land Records
- Collection of conveyance taxes
- Filing and maintaining maps, trade names, liquor permits, military discharges, and Notary Public Certificates
- Posting notices of meetings and filing minutes and notices received from various Boards and Commissions, as required by the Freedom of Information Laws
- Preparation of all election material including ballots for all elections, primaries, referenda and the issuing of all absentee ballots
- Registration of voters and accepts applications for voters wishing to change their party affiliation (Link to Secretary of State's office)
- Issuance of marriage licenses, burial, cremation and transit permits and certified copies of birth, death, marriage and civil union licenses.
- Annual registration of dogs
- Sale of Sportsman Licenses
- Aircraft Registration Official
- Records and prepares minutes of Town Meetings
All Town Meeting Minutes are on file in the Town Clerk’s Office.
The Town Clerk also serves as the accepting agent for civil actions brought against the Town and is responsible for processing claims and suits and submitting them to the Town Attorney, Selectmen, insurance carrier, and the department involved.
Administration
Absentee Ballots