Election Information

Special Election: Tuesday, October 24 from 12-8pm, 2nd floor Chenery Hall, Town House

Election Warrant for the Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical School District Building Project


The VOTES Act signed June 2022

  1. Beginning July 22, 2022, the voter registration deadline for all elections and town meetings will be 10 calendar days before the date of the meeting or election.
  2. Local election officials will still be required to hold in-person registration sessions on the last day to register to vote, which for any Tuesday election will now be a Saturday, but the registration session will end at 5 p.m. instead of 8 p.m.
  3. As in 2020, the Elections Division will be mailing Vote by Mail applications at least 45 days before every regular state primary, state election, and presidential primary. The applications will be sent to everyone registered to vote by the 60th day before the election who has not already applied for a ballot. The applications will be pre-addressed to the local election office and postage pre-paid. Unlike previous years, family members are now allowed to request an early Vote by Mail ballot on a voter’s behalf, as they currently can with absentee ballots. Similarly, family members are now permitted to return an early Vote by Mail ballot for the voter as well.
  4. Changes deadline to apply for vote by mail ballot from 4 days to 5 business days prior to the election.
  5. For most elections, all ballots will still have to be returned by close of polls on Election Day. Beginning with the 2022 State Election, ballots will be able to arrive up to 3 days after Election Day for biennial state elections only. This means that ballots mailed from inside the country can be counted if they are postmarked by Election Day and received by 5 p.m. on the Friday after Election Day. Again, this is only for biennial state elections, which are the November federal elections held in even-numbered years.
  6. Requires early voting in person for presidential primaries, state primaries and state elections.
  7. 150 Foot Rule - Beginning with early voting for the September 6th State Primary, the 150 foot rule prohibiting campaigning around polling places will be extended to early voting sites as well. This means that there shall be no campaigning for or against a candidate or question on the ballot for that election within 150 feet of the entrance to the early voting site during voting hours. Signature gathering of any kind will also be prohibited during the voting hours.

General Information

I would like to take this opportunity to make you aware of a few things that will help you when you go to the polls, and protect your right to vote.

  1. Be sure to answer your annual census/voter confirmation form. That form is sent out annually by the Town Clerk to confirm that you are still at your same residence. This keeps your voter status up to date.
  2. If you change your residential address or mailing address within town, please make sure that you notify the Town Clerk’s office so that your voting record will be up-to-date.
  3. If you move out of town to a new community, you need to register to vote in that community. When you register to vote, your new Town Clerk will notify your prior Town Clerk that you have registered elsewhere.
  4. You can only be a registered voter in one place. That should be the town or city that you consider to be your permanent residence; and where you spend the majority of your time, and from where you file your income taxes.
  5. If you register to vote or change your address with the Registry of Motor Vehicles (or a social service agency), please keep the receipt with you and take it with you to the polls the first time you vote after such a change.
  6. If you have any questions at any time about the voting process, your registration, or the times of elections in your community, please feel free to contact the Town Clerk for assistance.
  7. Be an informed voter, and exercise your right to vote.