Voting In Lyme, East Lyme & Old Lyme: Everything You Need To Know

LYME/EAST LYME/OLD LYME, CT — While the polls opened at 6 a.m. Tuesday in Lyme, East Lyme and Old Lyme, 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. (To receive free, real-time local and state election updates and results from Patch click here.)

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 Lyme, East Lyme and Old Lyme 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 2

Joe Courtney (Democrat) - Incumbent

Justin Anderson (Republican)

Daniel Reale (Libertarian Party)

Cassandra Martineau (Green Party)

Local State Senate Race

Lyme

33rd Senatorial District

Norm Needleman (Democrat)

Brendan Saunders (Republican)

Lyme

23rd House District

David A. Rubino (Democrat)

Devin R. Carney (Republican)

Lyme

Registrar of Voters

Dianne Ahlberg

Judith W. Davies

East Lyme

20th Senatorial District

Martha Marx (Democrat)

Paul Formica (Republican)

Joseph Taraya (Independent)

East Lyme

37th House District

Cate Steel (Democrat)

Holly H. Cheeseman (Republican)

Old Lyme

20th Senatorial District

Martha Marx (Democrat)

Paul Formica (Republican)

Joseph Taraya (Independent)

Old Lyme

23rd House District

David A. Rubino (Democrat)

Devin R. Carney (Republican)