First Selectmen Results In Lyme, East Lyme, Old Lyme '17 Election

Democrat Steven Mattson (Lyme), Bonnie A. Reemsnyder (Old Lyme) and Mark C. Nickerson (East Lyme) all won election as First Selectmen in their respective towns, according to unofficial results from the Connecticut Secretary of State's Office and The Day.

Candidates

The following are the candidates in key contested races in town. To view all candidates and sample ballots, click here. You can also subscribe to The Lymes Patch for the latest election news and coverage.

Lyme First Selectman (vote for one):

• Steven Mattson (D)
• Mark P. Wayland (R)

East Lyme First Selectman (vote for one):

• Mark C. Nickerson (D)
• Robert Wesley Firmin III (R)

Old Lyme First Selectman (vote for one):

• Bonnie A. Reemsnyder (D)
• Judith Read (R)

For Lyme voting information, click here. For the sample ballot, click here.

For East Lyme voting information, click here. For the sample ballot, click here.

For Old Lyme voting information, click here. For the sample ballot, click here.

Am I Registered?

If you do not know if you are registered to vote, you can click here.

Applications needed to be postmarked or received by a voter registration agency by the 7th day before an election, which was Oct. 31. However, if you missed the deadline for registering for an election, Connecticut now offers same-day voter registration. You can register and vote in person on Election Day at your town's Election Day Registration location. You can contact your local registrars of voters for information.

Where do I vote?

If you want to know where to vote on Election Day, click this link which is from the CT Secretary of State's Office. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Absentee Ballots

You can vote by absentee due to the following reasons:

• Illness or physical disability
• Absence from town during all election hours
• Religious beliefs forbidding secular activity on election day
• Serving as an election official at a polling place other than your own
• Active service in the Armed Forces

Absentee ballots should be submitted to the Town Clerk's office. You can fill out an application by clicking on the link below.

• Election, Primary, Referendum Absentee Ballot Application

Check your town's website to see special hours for absentee voting.

Questions

You can direct questions on the election to:

• Lyme Town Clerk's office: 860-434-7733
• East Lyme Regristrar's office: 860-739-6147
• Old Lyme Town Clerk's office: 860-434-1605 x221

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