Election Day In Middletown: When, Where To Vote

MIDDLETOWN, CT — Middletown residents will head to the polls from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3 to vote in several key races including selecting a president and local representatives in the State Legislature and U.S. Congress.

Nearly 500,000 absentee ballots have already been cast in Connecticut due to the ongoing effect of the coronavirus pandemic.

If you still have your absentee ballot it must be hand-delivered to the town clerk’s office or placed in the drop-off box. Ballots must be received by the close of polls in order to count. Polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday. (Sign up for free Patch real-time election results).

If you haven’t voted by mail and are heading to the polls Tuesday here is what you need to know.

Voting on Election Day

Polls in Connecticut are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. You can use the Secretary of State’s website to find your polling place.

Connecticut also allows for Election Day registration at designated centers in each town. People must be registered by 8 p.m. in order to vote using Election Day registration.

The following are the key contested races that will be on the ballot for Middletown voters:

President/Vice President

Joe Biden/Kamala Harris (Democrat)

Donald Trump/Mike Pence (Republican) – Incumbent

Jo Jorgensen and Chip Cohen (Libertarian)

Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker (Green Party)

U.S. Congress

U.S. House District 2

John B. Larson (Democrat) – Incumbent

Mary Fay (Republican)

Thomas E. McCormick (Green Party)

U.S. House District 3

Rosa DeLauro (Democrat) – Incumbent

Margaret Streicker (Republican)

Justin C. Paglino (Green Party)

Local State Senate Race

9th Senatorial District

Matt Lesser (Democrat) – Incumbent

Richard Ruglio (Republican)

13th Senatorial District

Mary Daugherty Abrams (Democrat) – Incumbent

Len Suzio (Republican)

Local State Representative Races

33rd House District

Brandon Chafee (Democrat)

Linda Szynkowicz (Republican)

100th House District

Quentin Phipps (Democrat) – Incumbent

Tony Gennaro (Republican)

The following referendum question will also be on the ballot:

1. "Shall the $55,000,000 appropriation and bond authorization for the 21st Century Infrastructure Development Bond Program in the City of Middletown, that includes funding for public parking, riverfront redevelopment, the acquisition and rehabilitation of City-owned parcels and buildings, the creation of a recreation center, and citywide road paving be approved?"

For more information about the question, visit here.