The Registrar of Voters have provided the answers to the most oft asked questions:
ADMINISTRATOR OF ELECTIONS
The Registrar of Voters Office would like to answer a few commonly asked questions.
Where do I vote? Both parties and all Districts will vote at the Reed School. The front parking lot is reserved for Voter parking only. You will go into the cafetorium door which is marked with a vote here sign. Once you enter the room, you will find 4 polling places and someone to assist you.
Can I still register to vote? If you are not registered to vote in Newtown at all, the cut off is Thursday for postmark or having someone else drop off your application. If you are registering in person, you have until noon on Monday. You are able to go to the Town Clerk’s office 8 – 4:30 Friday or Saturday 9 to noon. The Registrar of Voters office will hold a special enrollment session Friday the 10th from 8am until 1pm and Monday the 13th from 8am until noon.
I am registered as an unaffilliate can I vote at the Primary? In Connecticut you must belong to the party holding the Primary. You may join a party and vote at that Primary. The cut off is Thursday for postmarks and going to the Town Clerk’s office. The cut off for enrolling at the Registrar of Voters office is Monday at noon. The Registrar of Voters office will have special enrollment sessions on Friday Aug 10th from 8am until 1pm and on Monday the 13th from 8am until noon. After Thursday the 9th, you can only enroll in person at the Registrar of Voters Office.
When is the Primary? Tuesday August 14th at the Reed School from 6am until 8pm.
If you have any further questions please feel free to leave a message
with our office (203)270-4250. We will get back to you as soon as we can. Please take the time and vote for your representatives next Tuesday.
