Connecticut Voting Requirements & Information
U.S. Vote Foundation’s Connecticut Voting Requirements and Information directory informs you of Connecticut voting rules and options. It focuses on Connecticut-specific voting guidelines and information for all voters, including domestic, overseas, and military voters. Here you can find out about Connecticut voter eligibility, voter ID requirements, registration, absentee and early voting options, ways to transmit voting documents and links to specific-Connecticut voting tools. It's an all-in-one Connecticut voting resource.
General Information
Registration
You can register to vote or update your registration information:
- online
- by mail
- in person at your town clerk or registrar office
- at your Election Day Registration location
- at some public assistance offices and motor vehicle offices
Election Day Voting
Polling places are open from 6am to 8pm on Election Day.
Find my polling place
Early Voting
Polling places are open several days leading up to Election Day.
Find information on early voting
Absentee Voting
To be qualified to vote an absentee ballot, you must meet one of the following criteria:
- Active service in the Armed Forces of the United States
- Absence from your voting area during hours of voting
- Illness
- Religious tenets forbid secular activity on the day of the election, primary or referendum
- Duties as a primary, election or referendum official at a polling place other than your own during all of the hours of voting
- Physical disability
- Caretaking of a disabled or chronically ill person
Only the voter, the voter's family member, or the voter's caregiver may return the absentee ballot.
Students living away from home may choose:
- To vote by absentee ballot in your home town
- Register and vote in your college town
Please visit the US Vote Disability Voting Guide to see accommodations for the registration and voting process.
Eligibility Requirements
You are eligible to register to vote in Connecticut if you:
- Are a U.S. citizen
- Are a resident of Connecticut
- At the age of 16 or 17 as long as you will be 18 by the time the next election occurs
You are not eligible to vote in Connecticut if:
- You are in prison or jail for a felony conviction
- A judge has specifically ruled that you are not able to vote.
Restorative Requirements
- If you have completed a felony prison sentence, even if you are still on parole or probation, then you are immediately eligible to register to vote.
If convicted by another State or by a Federal Court and you have completed your sentence, including probation or parole, AND paid all fines ordered at the time of conviction, you may register to vote.
You may preregister to vote in Connecticut
- At the age of 17
If you are a student, you are eligible to vote in Connecticut if:
- You reside in Connecticut but are attending college in another state
- You reside in another state but attend college in Connecticut
Identification Requirements
Voter Registration
To register to vote in Connecticut you should provide one of the following:
- Connecticut Learner's Permit
- Last Four Digits of your Social Security Number
- Your Connecticut Driver's License Number
- Your Connecticut non-driver ID number
If you do not have any of these IDs, you can provide a copy of one of the following with your registration application:
- Current and Valid Photo ID
- Government Issued Document that shows your current name and address
- Utility Bill
- Government Check
- Bank Statement
- Paycheck that Shows your Current Name and Address
Voting In-Person
If you are registered to vote in Connecticut you are required to show ID to vote; or, you may instead sign an affidavit or similar document. Accepted forms of ID include:
- Social Security Card
- Any Form of ID which shows your Name and either your Address, Photo or Signature
Voter Materials Transmission Options
Domestic Voter |
In-Person |
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Fax |
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Online |
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| Voter Registration | |||||
| Absentee Ballot Request | |||||
| Blank Ballot To Voter | |||||
| Voted-Absentee Ballot Return |
State Lookup Tools – Am I Registered?
State Elections Website
Where is my Polling Place?
Where is my Ballot?
Can I Register to Vote Online?
Am I Registered?
Overseas / Military Voter Information
State Voter Registration FAQ
Can I View my Sample Ballot?
Where are my Early Voting Locations?
Has my Ballot Been Counted?
Where is my Overseas or Military Ballot?
Eligibility Requirements
Overseas Voters
U.S. citizens living abroad have the right to vote as absentee voters, provided they are eligible to vote in their state. If you are living outside of the U.S. permanently, indefinitely, or temporarily, your voting rights stay with you, even if you never voted when you lived in the U.S. To vote from overseas:
- Complete and send an overseas voter registration/ballot request form to your election office in the U.S. This is one specific form that will register you as an overseas voter and request your absentee ballot – simultaneously.
Many states allow children who were born overseas, but never lived in the U.S., to use their U.S. parents’ last residence address to register.
Military Voters
Service members and their eligible family members living outside their voting jurisdiction (within or outside the U.S.) are able to vote as absentee voters.
- If you are a service member, or an eligible family member, there is a single form to file for both voter registration and ballot request. It is often called the “Federal Post Card Application” or the FPCA form. This form must be re-filed with your election office each time you change location.
To vote as a service member or eligible family member:
- Complete and send a voter registration/ballot request form “FPCA” to your election office in the U.S. It is the same form in all states.
Identification Requirements
Voting Overseas
U.S. citizens living overseas may register and request a ballot using the overseas voter registration/ballot request form. Your state does not require an ID to be provided in order the register/request your ballot.
Voting Military
U.S. citizens living overseas may register and request a ballot using the overseas voter registration/ballot request form. Your state does not require an ID to be provided in order the register/request your ballot.
Voter Materials Transmission Options
Overseas Voter |
In-Person |
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Fax |
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Online |
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| Voter Registration | |||||
| Absentee Ballot Request | |||||
| Blank Ballot To Voter | |||||
| Voted-Absentee Ballot Return |
Military Voter |
In-Person |
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Fax |
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Online |
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| Voter Registration | |||||
| Absentee Ballot Request | |||||
| Blank Ballot To Voter | |||||
| Voted-Absentee Ballot Return |