Meriden: Here's What Will Be on Your Ballot on Election Day 2014

Meriden will head to the polls on Nov. 4 for the 2014 midterm election.

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

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

In the 82nd State House District, the Republican candidate is Josh Broekstra and the Democratic candidate is incumbent Emil “Buddy” Altobello. For the 83rd State House District Republican Pablo Soto is running against incumbent Democrat Catherine Abercrombie. For the 84th State House District incumbent Democrat Hilda Santiago is running against Green Party candidate Matthew West.

For the 13th Senatorial District, the candidates are Republican Len Suzio and Democrat Dante Bartolomeo.

Democrat Brian Mahon is running uncontested for judge of the probate.

Republican Lillian Soboleski and Democrat Maureen Flynn are the candidates for registrar of voters.

The candidates for governor and lieutenant governor are Republicans Thomas Foley and Heather Somers, Democrats Dannel Malloy and Nancy Wyman while Joe Visconti and Chester Frank Harris are the petitioning candidates. For the fifth congressional district, Republican Mark Greenberg is running against Democrat Elizabeth Etsy and John Pistone is the petitioning candidate. Republican Peter Lumaj, Democrat Denise Merrill and Green Party candidate S. Michael DeRosa are running for secretary of state. Republican Timothy Herbst is running against Democrat Denise Nappier for treasurer. Republican Sharon McLaughlin, Democrat Kevin Lembo and Green Party candidate Rolf Maurer are running for comptroller. The race for attorney general is between Republican Kie Westby, Democrat George Jepsen and Green Party candidate Stephen Fournier.

On the ballot, voters will also be asked the question, “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?”.

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