Election Day In Madison: When, Where To Vote

MADISON, CT — Madison residents will head to the polls from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3 to vote in several key races including selecting a president and local representatives in the State General Assembly and U.S. Congress.

Nearly 500,000 absentee ballots have already been cast in Connecticut due to the ongoing effect of the coronavirus pandemic.

If you still have your absentee ballot it must be hand-delivered to the town clerk’s office or placed in the drop-off box. Ballots must be received by the close of polls in order to count. Polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

If you haven’t voted by mail and are heading to the polls Tuesday here is what you need to know.

Voting on Election Day

Polls in Connecticut are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. You can use the Secretary of State’s website to find your polling place.

Note that the District 1 Senior Center polling place has been moved to Polson Middle School gymnasium, at 302 Green Hill Road for the November election. And that District 2 polling place remains at Brown Intermediate School, at 980 Durham Road for the November election.

Regular voter registration must be received or postmarked by the 7th day before Election Day. Registration can be done in person with the local registrar of voters office by the 7th day before an election.

Connecticut also allows for Election Day registration at designated centers in each town. People must be registered by 8 p.m. in order to vote using Election Day registration.

For questions about voting in Madison, contact the Madison Town Clerk's office by phone at 203-245-5672, via email at townclerk@madisonct.org or visit the website here.

Here are the key contested races that will be on the ballot for Madison voters:

President/Vice President

Joe Biden/Kamala Harris (Democrat)

Donald Trump/Mike Pence (Republican) - Incumbent

Jo Jorgensen and Chip Cohen (Libertarian)

Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker (Green Party)

U.S. Congress

U.S. House District 2

Joe Courtney (Incumbent) (Democratic Party, Working Families Party)

Justin Anderson (Republican Party)

Cassandra Martineau (Green Party)

Daniel Reale (Libertarian Party)

Local State Senate Race

12th Senatorial District

Christine Cohen (Democrat) - Incumbent

Joe LaPorta (Republican)

Local State Representative Race

101st House District

Noreen Kokoruda (Republican) - Incumbent

John-Michael Parker (Democrat)

Registrar of Voters

William Gowanlock (Democrat)

Paula Perry (Republican)

Here's a sample ballot:

Madison 11-3-2020 Ballot Sa... by Ellyn Santiago