Manchester 2019 Elections: Voters Heading To The Polling Places

MANCHESTER, CT — Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday for Manchester's 2019 municipal election.

Seats on the town's chief governing body and the board of education are all up for grabs.

Voters who are in line before 8 p.m. will be able to vote even after the deadline passes. Click here for a list of polling places in Manchester and other local Election Day information.

Connecticut offers Election Day registration, but those who arrive need to be registered by 8 p.m. in order to vote. Unlike previously registered voters standing in line before 8 p.m. to register won't guarantee the ability to vote.

On The 2019 ballot is a question regarding a hefty capital appropriation for road repairs.

Here is the exact wording on the ballot question. It calls for a yes or no answer:

"SHALL THE TOWN OF MANCHESTER APPROPRIATE $16,500,000 TO CAPITAL ACCOUNTS FOR THE 2019-2020 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COSTS OF RECONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF VARIOUS TOWN ROADS, ROADSIDE ELEMENTS, TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND SIDEWALKS, AND 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 $16,500,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION?"

For the Board of Directors seats in Districts 1 through 9, the ballot has two sections.

The first calls for voters to choose any six:
Democrats

• Jay Moran
• Pamela Floys Cranford
• Yolanda Castillo
• Dennis Schain
• Sarah L. Jones
• Tim Bergin

Republicans

• Matthew Galligan
• Brian Marois
• Kyle Donovan
• Peter Conyers
• Kristine C. Nadvornik-Moulard
• Ellen M. Dougan

The second (Board of Selectmen) calls for voters to choose any two:

Democrats

• Steve Cassano
• Kevin Zingler

Republicans

• Matthew Peak
• Mark Tweedie

Here is the Board of Education slate:

2019 Term

Democrats

• Chris Pattacini
• Tracy R. Patterson

Republicans

• Mark A. Gundersen

2020 Term

Democrats

• Emily Luna
• Darryl E. Thames, Sr.

Republicans

• Peter R. Meggers
• Ranon Caldwell

See the full sample ballot from the secretary of the state's office here.

See other election peviews and candidate profiles here.

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