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Voter Registration Lookup & Polling Place Locator

Am I eligible to vote in CT?

• Are you at least 17 and turning 18 on or before Election Day?

• Are you a United States Citizen and a bona fide resident of some town in Connecticut?

• If you have been convicted of a felony, have you completed confinement?

If you can answer YES to all three of these questions, you are eligible to vote in CT

How do I register to vote in CT?

There are two different ways you can register to vote in CT.  You are able to register online if you have a CT DMV ID, otherwise you are able to complete a paper registration card and deliver it to your local Registrar of Voters before the registration deadlines. CT also has Election Day Registration available. Visit myvote.ct.gov, for more info.

What is an acceptable form of identification for voting?

Photo Identification is not required.  For most voters, your identification must fit one of the following requirements for it to be accepted as a valid form of ID at the  polls:

• name and address, or name and signature, or, name and photograph

However, for voters who are voting for the first time in a municipality, and lacked proper identification when registering, some additional types of identification may be required. Contact your local registrar of voters’ office or visit myvote.ct.gov, for more information.

Am I registered to vote?

Connecticut Online Voter Registration

The pre-election voter registration cutoff deadline is eighteen (18) days before Election Day. If you miss the deadline for registering for an election, you can register and vote in-person on Election Day at your town’s Same Day Registration location.

Connecticut allows people to register to vote on Election Day. To do so, would-be voters need to visit a designated Election Day registration site, which may not be the same as your local polling place. To find your designated Election Day registration site, you will need to check the Secretary of the State's website or with your local Registrar of Voters. If you are registering to vote on Election Day, you will need to show identification that includes your name and address. Examples of identification that you can use for this purpose include: a Connecticut driver's license, a utility bill, or a checkbook.

CT law allows you to receive an absentee ballot if you cannot appear at your assigned polling place on Election Day because of active service in the military, absence from the town in which you are eligible to vote, sickness, religious tenets that forbid secular activity on the day of the election, duties as an election official at a polling place other than your own during all of the hours of voting, or physical disability. To receive your absentee ballot, please complete, sign, and submit an application online.

Visit myvote.ct.gov/getmyab to request your online Absentee Ballot

The right to vote is a fundamental part of our democracy. Under Connecticut law, you do not need a photo ID, such as a driver's license, to vote. Poll workers may ask you for an ID, but you can cast your ballot without one. Here is what you need to know if you are a first-time or other voter in the state. 

If you are a first-time voter in a primary or general election with a federal candidate on the ballot, you can use:

• A copy of a current, valid photo ID that shows your name and address. This does not need to be a government-issued photo ID. 

• OR a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or government document that shows your name and address

• OR you can cast a provisional ballot without presenting any form of identification.

All other voters can use:

• Your social security card

• OR any pre-printed form of identification that shows your name and address, or name and signature, or name and photograph

• OR you can sign Form ED-681, "Signatures of Electors Who Did Not Present ID," a form that allows you to affirm your identity without presenting identification.

Is a driver's license or photo ID required to vote in Connecticut?

No. When you arrive at the polling place the poll worker will request that you present ID but if you do not have any, then in most cases, you may sign an affidavit in lieu of presenting ID. There are several options for identification, and they do not need to be a driver's license or have a photo.

Can a drive-only license be used as identification at the polling place?

No. A drive-only license is not valid for federal identification purposes and cannot be used to vote.

My new driver’s license indicates that it is "Not for Federal Identification." May I use it as identification at the polling place?

Yes. You may continue to use your current driver’s license at the polling place when you vote. When you check-in to vote, in lieu of the driver’s license, you may also show a credit card with your name and signature, an ID with your name and photograph, or any document with your name and address such as a checkbook or a utility bill.

Does my ID need to have the address printed on it?

No. If your ID includes a photo, it does not need to include your address.

CT Voter’s Bill of Rights

As long as you are in the registration line by 8 p.m., you have the right to register and to cast your ballot on election night. In the past, some municipalities have cut off registration at 8 p.m., but a law passed in 2020 affirms that if you are in line by 8 p.m., you have the right to register and cast your vote that day. If you or someone you know are in line by 8 p.m. on Election Day and are prevented from registering to vote, contact the ACLU of Connecticut.

Anyone encountering problems on Election Day should contact the Election Day Hotline at 1-866-733-2463 or send an email to elections@ct.gov