Voting In Meriden: Everything You Need To Know

MERIDEN, CT — While the polls opened at 6 a.m. Tuesday in Meriden, 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.

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.

The following are the key contested races that will be on the ballot for Meriden 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 District 5

Jahana Hayes (Democrat) - Incumbent

David X. Sullivan (Republican)

Bruce W. Walczak (Independent)

State Senate District 13

Mary Daugherty Abrams (Democrat) - Incumbent

Len Suzio (Republican)

State Representative District 84

Hilda Santiago (Democrat) -Incumbent

Richard Cordero (Republican)

State Representative District 82

Michael Quinn (Democrat)

Mike Skeps (Republican)

Ernestine Holloway (Independent)

State Representative District 83

Catherine Abercrombie (Democrat) - Incumbent

Lou Arata (Republican)

Registrar of Voters

Maureen Flynn (Democrat)

Suzanne Flynn (Republican)