Voter Registration
Registration Deadline: You must register to vote online 18 days before Election Day. Registering to vote by mail must be postmarked 18 days before Election Day. In person registration is available before and up to Election Day.
Voter Registration Qualifications
Age: At least 17 years old (must be age 18 on or before election day); 17 year olds, who will turn 18 on or before election day, may participate.
Citizenship: Must be a United States citizen
Residency: Must be a resident in a Connecticut town
Felony Convictions: Information can be found here.
ID Requirements: click here
Obtaining a Voter Registration Form
Online: Connecticut’s Online Voter Registration System
In person: You can obtain an application at any Registrar of Voters office
By mail/in writing: Voter Registration Application is available in English and Spanish. Complete the form and return it to the Registrar of Voters office.
By fax: Contact your local Registrars of Voters for faxing options.
Verifying Your Voter Registration Status
Online: Voter Registration Lookup
Phone: Call your local Registrar of Voters or the Secretary of State at (860) 509-6100
Absentee Ballot Qualifications
Who can vote absentee: You are eligible to vote with an absentee ballot if you are unable to appear at the polling place during the hours of voting for one of the reasons below:
- Active service in the Armed Forces of the United States.
- Absence from town during all of the hours of voting on Election Day.
- Illness which prevents you from voting.
- Religious beliefs forbid secular activity on the day of the election, primary or referendum.
- Duties as a primary, election or referendum official at a polling place other than your own during all of the hours of voting.
- Physical disability.
Other absentee voter qualifications: You must complete a new absentee ballot application for each election, primary, and referendum.
Obtaining an Absentee Ballot
In person: You can obtain an application at any Registrar of Voters.
By mail: Download and print the Application for Absentee Ballot: (English) and (Spanish). Mail the completed application to your local Town Clerk.
An absentee ballot will be mailed to you beginning:
-31 days before a general election
-21 days before a primary
-19 days before a referendum
If your application is received after the above dates, your ballot will be mailed to you as soon as your application is processed.
Military and overseas voting: For more information on military and overseas voting, click here.
For a referendum with less than 3 weeks’ notice: English and Spanish Application
Emergency Voting: For an emergency ballot within 6 days of an election Connecticut emergency absentee ballot application (English) and (Spanish)
Submitting an Absentee Ballot
Complete your ballot, carefully following the instructions that are included and return it by mail or in person to your town clerk. Only complete absentee ballots received before the close of polls on the day of the election will be counted.
Early Voting
Early voting qualifications: Early voting is not available in Connecticut.
Additional Information
Deciding how to vote: https://votesmart.org/
Polling Place: click here
ID Requirements: Connecticut voter identification requirements
Problems with voting: Connecticut/HAVA Voters' Bill of Rights. Connecticut does not have a HAVA complaint form in place. Direct complaints or problems with voting to your local Registrar of Voters
Provisional ballots: Connecticut provisional ballot guidelines and policies
Verifying absentee ballot status: Contact your Registrar of Voter's office
This resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to remove the state constitutions current restrictions on absentee voting.
The ballot designation to be used when the amendment is presented at the
general election is: Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to permit the
General Assembly to allow each voter to vote by absentee ballot?
