Voting Begins In East Haven: Everything To Know

EAST HAVEN, CT — While the polls opened at 6 a.m. Tuesday in East Haven, numerous votes have already been cast long before Election Day.

More than one-fifth of the state’s registered voters have already sent in their absentee ballot for several critical local, state and national races.

Many residents opted to vote by mail as opposed to heading to the traditional polling places as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

If you still have your absentee ballot it must be hand-delivered to the town clerk’s office or placed in the drop-off box. Ballots must be received by the close of polls in order to count. Polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

If you haven’t voted by mail and are heading to the polls Tuesday here is what you need to know.

Voting on Election Day

Polls in Connecticut are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. You can use the Secretary of State’s website to find your polling place.

Regular voter registration must be received or postmarked by the 7th day before Election Day. Registration can be done in person with the local registrar of voters office by the 7th day before an election.

Connecticut also allows for Election Day registration at designated centers in each town. People must be registered by 8 p.m. in order to vote using Election Day registration.

For questions about voting in East Haven, contact the at Town Clerk Stacey Gravino's office at 203-468-3201 or visit the informative website here.

The following are the key contested races that will be on the ballot for Madison voters:

President/Vice President

Joe Biden/Kamala Harris (Democrat)

Donald Trump/Mike Pence (Republican) - Incumbent

Jo Jorgensen and Chip Cohen (Libertarian)

Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker (Green Party)

U.S. Congress

U.S. House District 3

Rosa DeLauro (Democrat) - Incumbent

Margaret Streicker (Republican)

Justin C. Paglino (Green Party)

Local State Senate Race

24th Senatorial District

April Capone (Democrat)

Paul Cicarella (Republican)

Local State Representative Race

96th District

Roland Lemar (Democrat) - Incumbent

Eric Mastroianni (Republican)

99th District

Joe Zullo (Republican) - Incumbent

Dave Yaccarino (Democrat)

Registrar of Voters

Al Fucci (Democrat)

Donna C. Norman (Republican)