Connecticut

To be eligible to vote in Connecticut you must be:

• A U.S. citizen living in Connecticut

• At least 17 years old and turning 18 years old by Election Day
• Completed with confinement and parole if previously convicted of a felony and have had your voting rights restored

You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependant of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.

If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.

The voting systems used in Connecticut are the optical scan and DRE.

Polling places will be open from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm on Election Day.

For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.

For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.

All polling places must be accessible. If you require assistance to vote by reason of blindness, disability, or inability to write or to read the ballot, assistance may be given by a person of your choice. This person may accompany you into the voting booth. This can be a person of your choosing but cannot be:

• Your employer
• An agent of such employer
• An officer or agent of your union

A disabled person may, at any time, request a paper ballot for electors with disabilities.

Time off to vote is subject to the employer. Connecticut law does not require employers to grant time off to vote for employees.