Bond Question, Municipal Races Highlight 2021 Manchester Election

MANCHESTER, CT — Candidates and voters in Manchester are ready for Tuesday's 2021 municipal election. Several seats in local government are up for grabs.

Manchester also has a ballot question with a yes or no vote:

SHALL THE TOWN OF MANCHESTER APPROPRIATE $17,250,000 TO CAPITAL ACCOUNTS FOR THE 2021-2022 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COSTS OF RECONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF VARIOUS TOWN ROADS, ROADSIDE ELEMENTS, SIDEWALKS, REPAIRS TO UNION POND DAM, AND AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE TOWN OR NOTES IN ANTICIPATION OF SUCH BONDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $17,250,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION?

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.

Voters can find your poll location at the Secretary of the State website by inputting local information.

Voters can request an absentee ballot here or the can visit the 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.

Here is a sample ballot for the major races, courtesy of the secretary of the state's office:

Board of Directors

Democrats

• Tim Bergin
• Pamela Floyd-Cranford
• Sarah Jones
• Jay Moran
• Jessee Muñiz-Poland
• Dennis Schain

Republicans

• Brian Marois
• Zachary Reichelt
• Jeff Sullivan
• Kelly Lierzer
• Peter Conyers
• Jacqueline Crespan

Selectmen

Democrats

• Kevin Zingle
• Steve Cassano

Republicans

• Mark Tweedie
• Kristine Moulard

Board of Education

(3-year term beginning 2021 )

Democrats

• David M. Eisenthal
• Melanie Stefanovicz

Republicans

• Richard Kohls
• Rich Rader

(3-year term beginning 2022)

Democrats

• Tracy R. Patterson
• Chris Pattacini

Republicans

• Cathy Hopperstad
• Michael Orsene

See a full sample ballot here.