Somers: Here's What Will Be on Your Ballot on Election Day

Somers voters will head to the polls this Tuesday, Nov. 4 for the 2014 midterm election.

On the ballot, registered voters in Somers will be able to select candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, a representative to U.S. Congress, state senator, state representative, secretary of state, treasurer, comptroller, attorney general, judge of probate and registrar of voters.

There is no election for the U.S. Senate this year in Connecticut.

Voting

If you’re not registered to vote, the regular deadline has passed — however, Connecticut does allow Election Day registration for general elections like this one. Contact the Registrars for details about that. You can call the office at (860) 763-8211.

The Nov. 4 election will be held in the Town Hall Auditorium (lower level), 600 Main Street, beginning at 6 a.m. and ending at 8 p.m. All individuals shall present proper identification before an elector votes.

Here’s what the Somers voting ballot will look like.

No local races are contested, and there are only two of them.

There are two candidates (one for each party) for registrar of voters and two will be elected: David McCaffrey and Linda Abbott.

For Judge of Probate, Republican Tim Keeney is running unopposed.

State Senate

In the 7th State Senate District, incumbent Republican John A. Kissel is running against Democrat John Foxx.

State House of Representatives

For the 52nd District, Republican Kurt Vail, who is also the Independent Party candidate, is running against Democrat David Pinney and Petitioning Candidate Linda Louise Lacasse.

Regional and Statewide Races

Governor and Lieutenant Governor: The candidates are Republicans Thomas Foley and Heather Somers (also on the Independent Party ballot line), and Democrats Dannel Malloy and Nancy Wyman (also on the Working Families Party ballot line).

Second U.S. Congressional District: Republican Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh is running against incumbent Democrat Joe Courtney, who is also the Working Families Party candidate. William C. Clyde is the Green Party candidate and Daniel Reale is the Libertarian Party candidate.

Secretary of the state: Republican Peter Lumaj, incumbent Democrat Denise Merrill and Green Party candidate S. Michael DeRosa are running.

Treasurer: Republican Timothy Herbst is running against Democrat Denise Nappier, the incumbent.

Comptroller: Republican Sharon McLaughlin, Democrat Kevin Lembo and Green Party candidate Rolf Maurer are running.

Attorney general: Republican Kie Westby and Green Party candidate Stephen Fournier are challenging incumbent Democrat George Jepsen.

Ballot question: Voters will also be asked, “Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to remove restrictions concerning absentee ballots and to permit a person to vote without appearing at a polling place on the day of an election?”. The Connecticut League of Women Voters has a “primer” on the ballot question with links to articles from the organization’s Home page. The Hartford Courant also has a “primer,” which is this article about the ballot question.

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