Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut: 2026 ballot

Registering to vote

Not registered yet? You can still register and vote on Election Day in Connecticut. You'll register in person and will usually need ID and proof of where you live. Where to go (your polling place, a vote center or the election office) depends on your county.

From NASED's official 2026 deadlines. See vote.gov or your county election office for the rules where you live.

Key dates after you vote in Connecticut

• Mail ballots sent by mail must arrive by Nov 3.
• Mail ballots returned in person are due by Nov 2.
• Results are certified by counties by Nov 5 and by the state by Nov 25. Until then, results are unofficial.

Dates from NASED (the National Association of State Election Directors), compiled from state election calendars and checked by state election officials. Your county election office has the final word on your ballot.

Courts (17)

• Chester Judge of Probate · 1 candidate
• Clinton Judge of Probate · 1 candidate
• Cromwell Judge of Probate · 1 candidate
• Deep River Judge of Probate · 1 candidate
• Durham Judge of Probate · 1 candidate
• East Haddam Judge of Probate · 1 candidate
• East Hampton Judge of Probate · 1 candidate
• Essex Judge of Probate · 1 candidate
• Haddam Judge of Probate · 1 candidate
• Killingworth Judge of Probate · 1 candidate
• Lyme Judge of Probate · 1 candidate
• Middlefield Judge of Probate · 1 candidate
• Middletown Judge of Probate · 1 candidate
• Old Lyme Judge of Probate · 1 candidate
• Old Saybrook Judge of Probate · 1 candidate
• Portland Judge of Probate · 1 candidate
• Westbrook Judge of Probate · 1 candidate

City (8)

• Chester Registrar of Voters · 2 candidates
• Deep River Registrar of Voters · 2 candidates
• East Hampton Registrar of Voters · 1 candidate
• Essex Registrar of Voters · 2 candidates
• Lyme Registrar of Voters · 2 candidates
• Middlefield Registrar of Voters · 2 candidates
• Middletown Registrar of Voters · 2 candidates
• Portland Registrar of Voters · 2 candidates

Ballot measures (5)

• City of Middletown Question 1 — $30,426,000 Public Schools Districtwide Infrastructure Project
• Town of Clinton Question 1 — $3,320,000 capital improvement projects bonds
• Town of Durham Question 1 — Charter: Board of Selectmen from three to five members
• Town of Durham Question 2 — Charter: Town Clerk and Tax Collector appointed
• Town of Durham Question 3 — Charter: additional revisions

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