What to Know
- Election Day has arrived, and voters have been casting ballots at the polls since 6 a.m. Polls close tonight at 8 p.m.
- Connecticut allows for Same Day Registration (voter must present ID and proof of residence).
- More than 740,000 people voted early in Connecticut — a first for a general election in the state.
- In addition to voting for president this year, people in Connecticut will elect a U.S. senator, and all five U.S. representatives are up for reelection.
- On a state level, voters will decide who will fill all 36 state senate and all 151 state representative seats in the General Assembly.
- People will also vote on a statewide amendment whether to allow no-excuse absentee ballots. Currently, in order to vote by absentee ballot, a voter must be active-duty military, sick or out of town on Election Day, for those who work at polls and people who have religious conflicts with the election.
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