Republican Primary is August 13 but Early Voting has Started

August 7, 2024

Recently, the Connecticut legislature passed early voting laws. The problem is that it is quite costly for the towns, especially the smaller ones, to staff all the polling places during the early voting period. Thus, early voting is only at one location at each town whereas voting on Election Day, August 13, will be at your usual polling place. More detailed information is below.

The day of the actual primary is August 13. Voting starts at 6:00 AM and ends at 8:00 PM. If you are unsure of your polling location, this link will direct you to where you vote. Please be aware that you must put in your exact name.

https://portaldir.ct.gov/sots/LookUp.aspx

When I placed Joe Bentivegna into this link, I was told that I did not exist (which would probably make many people happy). However, when I replaced “Joe” with “Joseph,” I received the following response. Note that at the bottom is where I go to vote.

Early voting started August 5 and ends August 11 (a Sunday). There is no early voting August 12 (Monday) and of course Election Day itself is August 13. The voting times are 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM but on August 8 (Thursday), the time is extended from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Here are the locations for early voting for each Fairfield County town:

Bridgeport Margaret Morton Government Center Conference Room C 999 Broad Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604

• Darien Town Hall Room 119 2 Renshaw Road, Darien, CT 06820

• Easton Easton Public Library Community Room 691 Morehouse Road, Easton CT 06612

• Fairfield Old Town Hall 2nd Floor 611 Old Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06824

• Greenwich Town Hall 101 Field Point Road, Greenwich, CT 06830

• Monroe Town Hall, Room 208 7 Fan Hill Road, Monroe, CT 06468

• New Canaan Town Hall Conference Room B (1st Floor) 77 Main St, New Canaan, CT 06840

• Norwalk City Hall 125 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851

• Oxford Town Hall Meeting Room 486 Oxford Road, Oxford, CT 06478

• Redding Redding Community Center 37 Lonetown Road, Redding, CT 06896

• Ridgefield Town Hall 400 Main Street Ridgefield CT 06877

• Stamford Government Center Cafeteria 888 Washington Boulevard, Stamford, CT 06904

• Trumbull Town Hall Registrars' Office and adjacent corridor if needed 5866 Main Street, Trumbull, CT 06611

• Weston Town Hall Meeting Room 56 Norfield Road, Weston, CT 06883

• Westport Town Hall, Rm 201 110 Myrtle Avenue, Westport CT 06880

• Wilton Town Hall Room B 238 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT 06897
  
  Regardless of how you plan to vote, please vote.