It is Election Day 2021. Here is what you need to know before going to the polls!
Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Before you head out, click here to check your registration status and polling location
- For same-day voter registration locations in your town, click here. Voters who are in line for Election Day Registration at 8 p.m. will be able to register and vote just like voters at polling places and should stay in line.
- If you are submitting an absentee ballot, it must be mailed in or dropped out at an official ballot box in city or town hall by 8 p.m.on Election Day. For more information about absentee ballots,click here.
- This year is a municipal election, so cities and towns will be voting for mayors, first selectman’s, board of alders, town councilors, board of education and more.
- Click here to check out what your ballot will look like and who is running for office.
- What do you need at the polls? Photo Identification is not required. For most voters, your identification must fit one of the following requirements for it to be accepted as a valid form of ID at the polls: name and address, OR name and signature, OR, name and photograph.
If you need to report a polling problem, the state will have an Election Day hotline for this, which can be reached by calling 1-866-SEEC-INFO (1-866-733-2463) or emailing elections@ct.gov.
You can find election results on the state's website here.