Politics & Government
Ridgefield 2021 Elections: Candidates, Polling Places, Hours
Here's what you need to know concerning the 2021 Ridgefield local elections including the candidates, polling places, voting hours and more.
RIDGEFIELD, CT — Ridgefield residents will head to the polls on Nov. 2 to cast votes for the municipal election.
Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 2. Voters who are in line before 8 p.m. will be able to vote even after the deadline passes. You can find your poll location at the Secretary of the State website by inputting your information.
You can request an absentee ballot here or you can visit your town clerk's office. All voters are eligible to check the top box that lists "COVID-19" as a reason for requesting an absentee ballot.
In Ridgefield, residents may vote for up to two candidates for the Board of Finance. On the ballot are Republicans Robert Lavell and Russell Porter; and Democrats Mike Rettger and Andrew Okrongly.
Voters may choose up to four candidates for the Board of Education. The Democrats are fielding Selina Bell, Tom Colin, Tina Malhotra and Amy Casey. The Republicans have selected Stavros Natsopoulos and Julia London. Unaffiliated candidate Meg Oyunbazar can also be found on the GOP ballot.
Ridgefield residents may choose two candidates from Democrat Jeff Lundberg, and Republicans Michael Schmer and David Pope, for seats on the Board of Assessment Appeals.
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Candidates for the Planning & Zoning Commission will be going to bed early on Election Night. Ridgefield residents will be casting votes to fill five seats there, but only five candidates are in contention: Democrats Mariah Hutchings Okrongly, Elizabeth DiSalvo, and Joe Dowdell; and Republicans Joseph Sorena and Christopher Molyneaux.
For a five-year term on the Zoning Board of Appeals beginning this year, voters have a choice between Republican Sean Archambault and Democrat Joseph Pastore III. Voters have no choice filling another ZBA seat, with a term beginning 2022: Democrat Terry Bearden Rettger is running unopposed. Also running unopposed for ZBA seats are Republicans Carson Fincham (four-year term) and Michael Stenko (five-year term).
There are three open seats on Ridgefield's Inland Wetland Board, and three candidates: Chris Phelps and David L. Smith, and Republican Tim Bishop.
Finally, residents may select three candidates from a field of five for seats on the Board of Police Commissioners: The choices are Republicans John Frey, Patrick Walsh and Marcie Coffin; and Democrats Sharon Wicks Dornfeld and Ralph Money.
