VOTE FOR MARIA!
Absentee ballots available starting Friday, Oct. 2
Early in-person voting begins Monday, Oct. 19
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3
Before you can vote:
First, make sure you are registered.
If you need to register:
Register in person with your town’s Registrars of Voters. It’s best to register this way if you want to vote in the current election.
You can use Same Day Registration to register on the same day you come in to vote. Be sure to budget extra time for this step. Ask your Registrars in advance for more information about Same Day Registration.
Register online at the Secretary of the State’s website. Deadline is Oct. 16 to do it this way if you want to vote in the current election.
What is on the ballot?
In addition to voting to re-elect Maria in 2026, voters in the Northwest Corner will get to cast their ballots for
U.S. Representative for the 5th Congressional District of CT
CT Governor and Lieutenant Governor
CT Attorney General
CT Secretary of the State
CT Treasurer
CT Comptroller
CT State Representative for the 64th State House District
CT State Senator for the 30th State Senate District (some towns are in the 8th and 32nd State Senate Districts)
Judge of Probate
To Vote Early In Person Oct. 19 - Nov. 1:
Polls will be open from 10 am to 6 pm most days, including weekends.
On Oct. 27 and 29, polling hours will be extended from 8 am to 8 pm.
Check your early polling location before you head out. In some towns, early voting will be held in a different location than Election Day voting. Check out the list to the right.
Find more information about early voting at the CT Secretary of the State’s website.
THERE IS NO EARLY VOTING ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2.
To Vote In Person on Election Day:
If you wish to vote on Election Day, polls will be open from 6 am to 8 pm on Tuesday, November 3.
Anyone in line to vote at 8 pm will be permitted to vote.
Contact your Town Clerk to confirm the polling location in your town.
To Vote Using An Absentee Ballot:
Any Connecticut voter who wishes to vote using an absentee ballot is permitted to do so. Obtaining an absentee ballot is a multi-step process, however, so you need to plan ahead. This process is designed to be sure your vote is secure. Your Town Clerk can explain the details.
APPLY FOR ABSENTEE BALLOT
Go to your Town Clerk’s office. The Clerk has applications and instructions to help you fill it out.
You can also download an absentee ballot application here.
If you apply to your Town Clerk in person, you can receive your absentee ballot and fill it out on the spot. No need to use the mail if you don’t want to.
Return the application to your Town Clerk. You can do that by:
Giving the application back to the Town Clerk after you have filled it out.
Putting it in the secure Official Ballot Drop Box at your Town Hall.
Mailing it back.
Be sure to return the application to YOUR Town Hall. You cannot send your application to a Town Hall different from the town you vote in.
RECEIVE YOUR BALLOT, VOTE, AND RETURN YOUR BALLOT
Follow the instructions included with your absentee ballot to vote for the candidates of your choice.
After voting, put the ballot in the optional “privacy sleeve” and insert into the return envelope. BE SURE TO SIGN THE BACK OF THE OUTSIDE OF THE RETURN ENVELOPE. Your ballot won’t be counted if you don’t sign the return envelope.
If you’re at Town Hall, you can give your completed ballot, sealed inside the signed return envelope, back to your Town Clerk. It will be placed in a locked box and counted on Election Day.
You could also place the ballot, sealed inside the signed return envelope, into the secure Official Ballot Drop Box outside of your polling place.
Do not put your ballot in the Drop Box of another town.
If you decide to mail it, please allow extra time for the Post Office to deliver it.
All ballots must be received by the close of the polls at 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 3.
