Upcoming Elections
2009 Municipal Election: 11/3/09
Polling Place Hours: 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM
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Voter Registration Information
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Registration Deadlines
Registration applications can be mailed in using this form (also available in Spanish) or can be filled out in person at your Registrar of Voters' office. Mailed applications must be postmarked at least 14 days before the election. If registering in person, you must do so at least 7 days before the election.
2009 Municipal Election: October 20th for applications by mail, close of business on October 27th for in person registration.
Identification Required for Registration
You may, but are not required to, submit a form of identification with your registration application. If you do not submit identification, you may be required to do so at the polls on Election Day. Acceptable forms of ID you can submit with your application are:
- Driver's License Number
- Last four digits of your social security number
- A copy of a valid photo ID
- A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or government document that shows your name and address
How to Check Registration
Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE
Contact your County Election Official
Voting Information
Identification Required to Vote
If you registered to vote by mail and did not provide any identification then, and have not voted in your precinct before, you will have to show:
- a current valid photo ID showing your name and address
OR
- A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or government document that shows your name and address
How to Find Your Polling Place
Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE
Absentee Voting
Click here to visit GoVoteAbsentee.org, a resource for absentee voters.
You may vote by absentee ballot if you:
- Are ill or physically disabled
- Are serving in the military
- Will be out of town on election day
- Will be providing service as poll worker in polling places other than your own
- Cannot vote on election day for religious reasons
Rules and Deadlines:
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If you want to vote absentee, fill out this ballot application and return it to your town clerk. For 2009 Municipal Election, you can request an absentee ballot in person in the municipal clerk's office until close of business Mon 11/2.
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If you become ill or otherwise unable to vote within the 6 day period before the election, you may be eligible to apply for an emergency absentee ballot using this form.
- The absentee ballot must be received by the municipal clerk by the close of the polls if mailed, or by the day before an election if returned in person. (Sec. 9-140b)
Early Voting
If you are not eligible to vote absentee, you must vote on the day of the election at your polling place.
Information For People who have Moved or Changed Addresses
You must fill out a new registration card. You may use the regular voter registration form to do this. Just check the box that says "Change of Address."
Information for People with Felony Convictions
A person convicted of a felony and committed to confinement in a federal correctional facility, a Connecticut correctional facility, or a correctional facility in another state may have his or her voting rights restored when:
- All fines have been paid and the individual has been released from confinement and parole
AND
- The person contacts any voter registration agency and submits a new voter registration application.
If a person was convicted of a felony and committed for confinement for a violation of Title 9 of Connecticut Election statutes, his or her electoral privileges cannot be restored until he or she has fulfilled all of the requirements set forth above and has been discharged from probation.
For more information, go to the Secretary of State's website or click here to download a Connecticut Election Protection manual created by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law and its pro-bono law firm partners.
