When, Where and How to Vote

From: cbia.com

Connecticut voters go to the polls on Tuesday November 8, 2022 to vote for the state’s next governor, all statewide officers, one U.S. Senate seat, all five members of the U.S. House of Representatives, and all 187 members of the General Assembly. If you’re a first time voter, you must present current valid photo identification that shows your name and address; or a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or government document that shows your name and address; or cast a provisional vote. All other voters must present their Social Security card or any pre-printed identification showing name and address; or name and signature; or name and photograph. If you cannot present identification, you can sign a statement acknowledging your identity.

Where Do You Vote?

Use the Secretary of State’s online locator to find your local polling place. Connecticut polling places are open from 6 am to 8 pm on Election Day (November 8, 2022). Any voter standing in line at the polls at 8 pm will be allowed to cast a ballot.

How Do You Vote?

Voters in Connecticut have certain rights—know your rights before you vote.

Voter ID Requirements

You will be asked to provide identification when checking in at your polling place before you vote. An optical scan machine is used by most inperson voters. A vote-by-phone option is available at every polling place for voters with disabilities or for any voter who prefers this option.

If you can answer yes to any of the following questions, you are eligible to case an absentee ballot:

• Are you an active member of the armed forces of the United States?

• Will you be out of town during all the hours of voting on Election Day?

• Does illness prevent you from voting in person on Election Day?

• Do your religious beliefs prevent you from performing secular activities like voting on Election Day?

• Will you be performing duties as an election official at a polling place other than your own during all the hours of voting on Election Day?

• Do you have a physical disability that prevents you from voting in person on Election Day? The Connecticut Secretary of the State’s office will mail absentee ballot applications for the November election to the state’s more than 2.1 For an emergency ballot within six days of an election, please use the Emergency Application for Absentee Ballot:

million registered voters 31 days before the election date.

You may also download and use the following absentee ballot application: • Emergency

Application for

Absentee

Ballot (English)

• Solicitud de

Emergencia para

Obtener Papleta

para Voter en Ausencia (Español) You should return your completed absentee ballot application to the municipal clerk in the town in which you are a registered voter in Connecticut.

Absentee ballots will be mailed to approved applicants beginning 31 days prior to the date of the general election. If your application is received within 31 days of the election, your ballot will be mailed to you once your application is processed. Complete the ballot, carefully following the enclosed instructions and return it by mail or in person. Only complete absentee ballots received before the close of polls on the day of the election will be counted.

Application for Absentee Ballot (English) Solicitud de Boleta Ausente (Español)