Middlefield 2021 Elections: Candidates, Polling Places, Hours

MIDDLEFIELD, CT — Middlefield residents will head to the polls on Nov. 2 to cast votes for the municipal election.

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 2. Voters who are in line before 8 p.m. will be able to vote even after the deadline passes. You can find your poll location at the Secretary of the State website by inputting your information.

You can request an absentee ballot here or you can visit your town clerk's office. All voters are eligible to check the top box that lists "COVID-19" as a reason for requesting an absentee ballot.

Middlefield will have a referendum on the following question on the closing of an elementary school: "Shall the regional School District 13 Plan of Regionalization be amended to authorize the Region 13 Board of Education to close John Lyman Elementary School in the Town of Middlefield?"

The following candidates will be on the ballot in Middlefield:

First Selectman

Democrat: Mary E. Johnson

Republican: Edward P. Bailey

Selectman

Democrat: Carol L. Bufithis

Republican: Robert C. Yamartino

Town Clerk

Democrat: Donna M. Golub

Republican: Janine C. Skelps

Tax Collector

Democrat: Anne L. Olszewski

Town Treasurer

Democrat: Taryn R. Ruffino

Board of Finance

Republicans: David J. Lowry, Kevin M. Doyle, Melissa L. Kowal

Board of Assessment Appeals

Democrat: Barbara E. Nadeau

Republican: Nancy L. Currlin