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Early Voting Underway In Connecticut

Early voting is underway in Connecticut and will run through Sunday, Nov. 3. Early voting allows voters to have more opportunities to vote, so they can fit voting more easily into their schedules, avoiding not being able to vote due to an unexpected issue on Election Day.

Eligible votes are able to vote in-person from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on all days, except Tuesday, Oct. 29 and Thursday, Oct. 31, when hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

To find an early voting location, visit your town or city’s website or visit the Connecticut Secretary of State’s website: portal.ct.gov/sots/election-services/early-voting/early-voting-locations---2024-general-election.

Same Day Registration is available every day of voting and on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5. Same Day Registration allows any eligible Connecticut voter, who is not yet registered or who is registered in one town but has moved to another, to register and vote during the early voting period or on Election Day. At least one Same Day Registration location will be designated in each ton where eligible Connecticut voters may register and vote during the early voting period or on Election Day. In most towns, the Same Day Registration location will be the same as the early voting location.

On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. in every town and city. Check your municipality’s website for locations.

By 8 p.m. on Election Day, completed absentee ballots must be received by Town Clerk via mail, via official drop box, or in-person by an immediate family member of the applicant or by a qualified designee of an ill or physically disabled ballot applicant.

What’s On The Ballot?

Candidates on the Ballot for All Voters

Also, all Connecticut voters will be asked to vote on this ballot: “Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to permit the General Assembly to allow each voter to vote by absentee ballot?”

Find out more about that ballot question here: https://portal.ct.gov/sots/election-services/proposed-constitutional-amendment-on-the-2024-ballot.

On the ballot for some voters in some cities and towns in Connecticut will be local positions which can be found on the sample ballot for each town or the list of candidates on the Secretary of the State website: https://portal.ct.gov/sots/election-services/town-ballots/2024-general-election-sample-ballots.

If you want to find out more about any individual candidates, you can visit this resources and go to page 23, where there are links to candidate websites: portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/electionservices/2024/voter_guide/voter_guide_2024_general_election.pdf.

Secure Elections

In a landscape increasingly threatened by foreign interference and a surge of online misinformation, Connecticut Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas says her office has been using a variety of proactive and innovative methods to ensure Connecticut voters and elections remain safe and secure, including voter outreach and education, as well as training for local election officials.

“Building an on-the-ground team of messengers in every possible community is key to spreading important election information that is not just the where, when, and how of voting but also serves as a rapid-response communication network to thwart any misinformation,” said Thomas in a prepared release. “Our goal is to ensure that every voter in Connecticut can cast their ballot with confidence, knowing their voice is protected, and their vote is counted.”

Earlier this month, Thomas said a bipartisan group of more than 300 local election officials signed an open letter to Connecticut voters, affirming that they are “committed to ensuring voters’ rights are protected and secure, and that no obstacles stand in the way of the voting process. Governing and politics are not one and the same. Today, we want to take an opportunity to reinforce that although we are members of different political parties, we are united in our commitment to ensure safe, secure elections for all, regardless of political affiliation...We are proud to serve and protect this cornerstone of democracy. We are proud to call ourselves Registrars of Voters and Town Clerks.”

At the September conferences for the Registrars of Voters Association of Connecticut (ROVAC) and Connecticut Town Clerks Association (CTCA), Secretary Thomas presented the letter as an opportunity to further build voters’ confidence in the security of the voting process and send the message that their work as election administrators, not political affiliation, is their top priority.

Resources Available

A digital online voter guide is available that provides voters access to information in one place: MyVote.ct.gov/voterguide.

Additional resources are available as well: