2019 Elections In Orange: Polls Close At 8 P.M.

ORANGE, CT — Voters in Orange headed to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 5, to vote in the town's municipal election. Several positions wre up for grabs including the First Selectman, Board of Selectmen, seats on the Board of Finance and Board of Education and Planning and Zoning Commission.

Polls will remain open until 8 p.m. Voters who are in line before 8 p.m. will be able to vote even after the deadline passes.

All Orange residents this year were slated to vote at the High Plains Community Center, on Orange Center Road, according to an announcement by town officials.

Additionally in Orange, candidates for several positions are running unopposed. They are: Democratic Town Clerk Patrick B. O'Sullivan; Republican Tax Collector Sandra D. Pierson; and Democratic Planning and Zoning Commission candidate Paul M. Kaplan, whose term begins in 2020.

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For First Selectman, Republican incumbent James M. Zeoli is facing off against Democratic challenger Jody Dietch. The Board of Selectmen has three available seats, and the race features Democrats Mitchell R. Goldblatt, Margaret Novicki and Angela McNabola against Republicans Judy W. Williams, Ralph Okenquist and John Carangelo. Incumbents on the board are in bold.

On the Board of Finance, three seats are available with Democrats Kevin Moffett, Elliot A. Dubin and Edina Oestreicher opposing Republicans James Leahy and Kevin Houlihan. Incumbents are in bold.

For the three available seats on the Orange Board of Education, Democrats Jared Millbrandt, Susan Riccio and Betty Hadlock are facing off against Republicans Kenneth M. Vitelli, Ken Ziman and William Kraut. Incumbents are in bold.

The Amity Regional Board of Education is separate from the Orange Board of Ed, and has five available seats, four full-term seats and one two-year seat. For the two-year term, Democrat Lubna Pal is running against Republican George Howard; for the full-term post, Democrats Polly Demirjian, Amy Esposito, Paul Davis and Gail Chotiner are running against Christopher Browe, Shannan Carlson and John C. Belfonti. Incumbents are in bold.

For Planning and Zoning Commission, for which the term begins in 2019, Democrats Patty Compagnone-Post and Santo J. Galatioto Jr. face off against Republicans Judy Smith and Ralph Aschettino. Incumbents are in bold.

Vying for the four available posts as Constables are Democrats Santo J. Galatioto Jr., Robert C. Shanley, Randy Thomas and Jay Carrier against Republicans Jeff Vargo, Jody Daymon, Glen Papelo and Mike Donadeo. Incumbents are in bold.

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