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

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

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

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

Voting

Here’s what the Mansfield voting ballot form will look like.

Polling places in Mansfield will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

To find out where you vote, you can use this online tool provided by the state government. We also have a tool for finding your polling place at the bottom of this article.

From the Mansfield town government website:

“A list of voting districts by street is available on the Registrars of Voters home page. Property owners who are qualified to vote on the referendum question may do so by appearing on Election Day at the Registrars of Voters office in the Audrey P. Beck Building at 4 S. Eagleville Rd.

“Voters who are not registered to vote, but who wish to register on Election Day, should report to the Council Chamber of the Audrey P. Beck Building at 4 S. Eagleville Rd.”

Polling locations:

• District 1 – Mansfield Community Center, 10 South Eagleville Road
• District 2 – Mansfield Fire Department Station 107 (Eagleville), 879 Stafford Road
• District 3 – Buchanan Auditorium at the Buchanan Center, Mansfield Library, 54 Warrenville Road
• District 4 – Annie E. Vinton School, 306 Stafford Road

Local Races

There are two local races, and neither is contested:

For registrars of voters, two candidates (one from each party) are running for re-election, and there are two seats: Andrea Epling, a Democrat and Beverly Miela, a Republican.

For probate judge, two candidates are running for two seats: George Baker, a Republican, and Barbara Gardner Riordan.

Mansfield Local Ballot Question

Town voters and qualified property owners from out of town may vote on the following town ballot question (out-of-towners vote at the Registrar of Voters Office, Audrey P. Beck Building, 4 South Eagleville Rd. in Storrs):

““SHALL THE TOWN OF MANSFIELD APPROPRIATE $9,000,000 FOR THE FOUR CORNERS SANITARY SEWER PROJECT, AND AUTHORIZE THE ISSUE OF BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS TO FINANCE THE PORTION OF THE APPROPRIATION NOT DEFRAYED FROM GRANTS (ESTIMATED NET PROJECT COST OF $6,000,000)?”

State Legislature Races

STATE SENATE: 29th DISTRICT

John French, the challenger, is a Republican who is also on the Independent Party ballot line.

Mae Flexer, the incumbent, is a Democrat who is also on the Working Families Party ballot line.

STATE HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES: 54th DISTRICT

Ray Haddad, a Republican, is the challenger and a cousin of his opponent in the race.

Gregory Haddad, a Democrat, is the incumbent and a cousin of his opponent in the race.

They even get into debates on Facebook (see the April 29 post on Gregg Haddad’s Facebook timeline page). Here’s what the Mansfield GOP Town Committee had to say about drafting and nominating a cousin of the incumbent: “Initially Ray was reluctant to allow himself to be drafted but has since embraced this race which is going to find him head to head with the incumbent, his cousin Gregory Haddad. This race will be one to watch and may actually help to turn the tide of leadership in the state of Connecticut. If nothing else, family picnics will be very interesting and lively.”

Regional and Statewide Races

Governor and lieutenant governor: The candidates are Republicans Thomas Foley and Heather Somers (also on the Independent Party ballot line), Democrats Dannel Malloy and Nancy Wyman (also on the Working Families Party ballot line), while Joe Visconti and Chester Frank Harris are the petitioning candidates.

Second U.S. Congressional District: U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, a Democrat (also on the Working Families Party ballot line), faces Republican Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh, Green Party candidate William C. Clyde and Libertarian Party candidate Daniel Reale.

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 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. Here’s some “explanatory text” about the measure, from the Westport town government website.