Voting Begins In Madison: What You Need To Know

MADISON, CT —While the polls opened at 6 a.m. Tuesday in Madison, numerous votes have already been cast long before Election Day.

More than one-fifth of the state’s registered voters have already sent in their absentee ballot for several critical local, state and national races.

Many residents opted to vote by mail as opposed to heading to the traditional polling places as a result of the ongoing 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