Mansfield To Offer Early Voting At UConn, Beck Building

MANSFIELD, CT — The town of Mansfield is opening a an early voting center on the University of Connecticut Campus.

Any registered Mansfield voter will be able to cast a ballot from Oct. 21 to Nov. 3 on the second floor of the UConn book store.

It is the town's second early voting center. The other is located in the Town Council Chambers of the Audrey P. Beck Municipal Building.

Election Day is Nov. 5 this year. The four traditional polling places will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. that day.

The two early voting centers in Mansfield will be open daily for the 14-day period.

Mansfield officials have worked with UConn leaders to find a location for the new center, which was encouraged by UConn’s Student Government Association. State law necessitated that the Secretary of the State's Office approve the second proposed center.

"The most fundamental act of democracy is voting," Mansfield Mayor Antonia Moran said. "With 13,000 students and hundreds of local staff members working at the Storrs Campus, many of them eligible to vote for the first time, we want to help encourage their participation and make voting accessible. Early voting will help relieve the heavy traffic our four polls see during Presidential elections years. But students, and all eligible voters, should register online in advance to make their Early voting and Election Day in-person voting experience quick and easy.”

Same-day registration at the early voting centers and on Election Day is possible, but involves careful verification of residency, which takes extra time. Those who are registered in another town but can prove residency in Mansfield may transfer their registration to Mansfield before or on Election Day.

"This is a tremendous commitment on Mansfield’s part to finance, stand up, and staff an additional Early Voting Center," Moran said. "However, with half of Mansfield’s population located on the campus, we believe this is an appropriate move as part of the early voting initiative. We are eager to see the participation results."

The Mansfield Town Council approved the additional early voting center in late August.

The early voting schedule for the Beck Building (4 South Eagleville Road) or at UConn book store (2075 Hillside Road) is:

• Monday, October 21, 2024 10 am to 6 pm
• Tuesday, October 22, 2024 10 am to 6 pm
• Wednesday, October 23, 2024 10 am to 6 pm
• Thursday, October 24, 2024 10 am to 6 pm
• Friday, October 25, 2024 10 am to 6 pm
• Saturday, October 26, 2024 10 am to 6 pm
• Sunday, October 27, 2024 10 am to 6 pm
• Monday, October 28, 2024 10 am to 6 pm
• Tuesday, October 29, 2024 8 am to 8 pm
• Wednesday, October 30, 2024 10 am to 6 pm
• Thursday, October 31, 2024 8 am to 8 pm
• Friday, November 1, 2024 10 am to 6 pm
• Saturday, November 2, 2024 10 am to 6 pm
• Sunday, November 3, 2024 10 am to 6 pm