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

Suffield voters will head to the polls this Tuesday, Nov. 4, for the 2014 midterm election. There is no election for the U.S. Senate this year in Connecticut.

Polling Information: Polls are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Suffield Middle School, 350 Mountain Rd.

Election Day Registration will be available at the Registrars Office at 83 Mountain Rd. Phone: 860-668-3850.

Regional and Statewide Races

Governor and lieutenant governor:

• The candidates are Republicans Thomas Foley and Heather Somers (also on the Independent Party ballot line), Democrats Dannel Malloy and Nancy Wyman (also on the Working Families Party ballot line), while Joe Visconti and Chester Frank Harris are the petitioning candidates. (Search through Project Vote Smart’s information on these candidates from here.)

Representative in Congress (vote for one)

• Democrat, Working Families Joe Courtney.
• Republican Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh
• Green Party Bill Clyde
• Libertarian Daniel Reale

You can search through Project Vote Smart’s information on these candidates from here.

State Senator (vote for one)

• Republican John Kissel
• Democrat John Foxx

State Representative (vote for one)

• Democrat Joe Doering
• Republican, Independent Tami Zawistowski

Secretary of the State

• Republican Peter Lumaj
• Incumbent Democrat Denise Merrill
• Green Party candidate S. Michael DeRosa

Treasurer

• Republican Timothy Herbst is running against Democrat Denise Nappier, the incumbent.

Comptroller

• Republican Sharon McLaughlin, Democrat Kevin Lembo and Green Party candidate Rolf Maurer are running.

Attorney General

• Republican Kie Westby and and Green Party candidate Stephen Fournier are challenging incumbent Democrat George Jepsen.

Judge of Probate (vote for one)

• Democrat Steven Zelman

Registrar of Voters (vote for one)

• Republican Lynn Joyal
• Democrat Darlene Burrell

Ballot Question

Voters will also be asked, “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?”. The Connecticut League of Women Voters has a “primer” on the ballot question with links to articles from the organization’s Home page. The Hartford Courant also has a “primer,” which is this article about the ballot question.

Click here to view Suffield’s ballot.

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