State of Connecticut Voting Requirements & Information
Statewide Voter Information
U.S. Domestic Voters
General Information
Registration
You can register to vote or update your registration information:
- online
- by mail
- in person at your town clerk or registrar office
- at your Election Day Registration location
Election Day Voting
Polling places are open from 6am to 8pm on Election Day.
Find my polling place
Absentee Voting
To be qualified to vote an absentee ballot, you must meet one of the following criteria:
- Active service in the Armed Forces of the United States
- Absence from your voting area during hours of voting
- Illness
- Religious tenets 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
- Caretaking of a disabled or chronically ill person
CT is expanding qualifications for absentee voting starting in 2022 for out-of-town commuters and caretakers.
Students living away from home may choose:
- To vote by absentee ballot in your home town
- Register and vote in your college town
General Information
U.S. Domestic Voters
General Information
Registration
You can register to vote or update your registration information:
- online
- by mail
- in person at your town clerk or registrar office
- at your Election Day Registration location
Election Day Voting
Polling places are open from 6am to 8pm on Election Day.
Find my polling place
Absentee Voting
To be qualified to vote an absentee ballot, you must meet one of the following criteria:
- Active service in the Armed Forces of the United States
- Absence from your voting area during hours of voting
- Illness
- Religious tenets 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
- Caretaking of a disabled or chronically ill person
CT is expanding qualifications for absentee voting starting in 2022 for out-of-town commuters and caretakers.
Students living away from home may choose:
- To vote by absentee ballot in your home town
- Register and vote in your college town
General Information