Old Lyme 2021 Elections: Candidates, Polling Places, Hours

OLD LYME, CT — Old Lyme 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.

The following candidates will be on the ballot in Old Lyme's local elections:

First Selectman

Democrat: Martha H. Shoemaker

Republican: Timothy Griswold

Selectman

Democrat: Jim Lampos

Republican: Matthew Ward

Town Clerk

Republican: Vicki Urbowicz

Board of Finance (Full Term)

Democrats: Bradley Mock, Anna S. Reiter

Republicans: Andrew Russell, Judith Read

Board of Finance (To Fill Vacancy)

Democrat: Kim Russell Thompson

Board of Finance Alternates

Democrats: Sarah E. Michaelson, Katherine Thuma

Republicans: Matthew Olson, Maria Marchant

Board of Assessment Appeals

Democrat: George C. Finley

Republican: Timothy Griswold

Planning Commission (Five-Year Term)

Democrats: Jim Lampos, Rob McCarthy

Republican: Todd Machnik

Zoning Commission (Five-Year Term)

Democrats: Maria Martinez, Mary Jo Nosal, Kip Kotzan

Republicans: Jane Marsh, Sloan Danehower

Zoning Board of Appeals (Five-Year Term)

Democrat: Russell Fogg

Republican: Daniel Montano

Zoning Board of Appeals Alternates

Democrat: Kathleen Tracy

Republicans: Sherry Johnston, Roderick Clingman, Christopher Kerr

Regional Board of Education

Democrats: Jason L. Kemp, Marisa Calvi-Rogers, Martha H. Shoemaker, Alexander Lowry

Republicans: Mona Colwell, Laura Dean-Frazier, Michael Presti, Christopher Staab