Election Day In Stratford: When, Where To Vote

STRATFORD, CT — Stratford residents will head to the polls from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3 to vote in several key races including selecting a president and local representatives in the State General Assembly and U.S. Congress.

Nearly 500,000 absentee ballots have already been cast in Connecticut due to the ongoing effect of the 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 Stratford 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

21st Senatorial District

Kevin Kelly (Republican) — Incumbent

23rd Senatorial District

Dennis Bradley (Democrat) — Incumbent

Josiah Israel (Republican)

Local State Representative Races

120th House District

Philip Young (Democrat) — Incumbent

Jim Feehan (Republican)

121st House District

Joseph Gresko (Democrat) — Incumbent

Edward Scinto (Republican)

122nd House District

Jose Goncalves (Democrat)

Ben McGorty (Republican) — Incumbent

Registrar of Voters

James Simon (Democrat)

Louis DeCilio (Republican) — Incumbent

Richard Marcone (Petitioning candidate)