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POMFRET — With the upcoming federal elections Nov. 5, registrars in Pomfret are encouraging all residents to register to vote!
You may register at Town Hall during its regular operating hours Monday through Thursday from 8:30 AM until 5:00 PM, Wednesdays until 6:00PM. The registrars of voters’ office hours are on Tuesdays from 9:00 AM until noon. Oct. 4: Absentee ballots are available at Town Hall after from the Town Clerk. Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. : The registrars will be holding a Special Voter Registration Session at Town Hall. Oct. 22: The deadline for registering by mail. Applications must be received or post-marked by this date in order to be accepted for the November 5th election. Oct. 29: We will hold a mandated seventh day before Election Day registration session before the Nov. 5 election. We will be conducting office hours between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. Applicants must appear in-person to register. Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: We will hold a limited special registration session for those seeking to vote in the election whose qualifications as to age, citizenship or residence was attained since Oct. 29.
Nov. 5: Election Day Registration “EDR” will take place at Pomfret Town Hall ( 5 Haven Road Pomfret Center)from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
This change to election law was enacted by the General Assembly in Connecticut Public Act 12-56 “An Act Concerning Voting Rights”. This act allows eligible people to register to vote in person and cast a ballot on Election Day if he or she meets eligibility requirements.
for voting and is either (1) not already an elector or (2)is registered in one municipality but wants to change his or her registration because he or she currently in lives in another municipality. A person is eligible to register and vote if he or she is a U.S. citizen, age 18 years or older, and a bona fide resident of the municipality which he or she applies for admission as an elector.