Voting in Connecticut

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COVID-19 UPDATE: All voters may use the excuse “COVID-19” to request an absentee ballot for Primary, Election, or Referendum held prior to November 3, 2021.

Voters can only vote absentee/by mail in Connecticut with an approved excuse. Approved excuses include:
- you are an active member of the armed forces of the United States
- you will be out of town during all the hours of voting on Election Day
- illness will prevent you from voting in person on Election Day
- your religious beliefs will prevent you from performing secular activities like voting on Election Day
- you will be performing duties as an election official at a polling place other than your own during all the hours of voting on Election Day
- you have have a physical disability that prevents you from voting in person on Election Day

Connecticut does not offer early in-person voting. However, voters can return their absentee ballots in person at the Town Clerk’s office, or via the secure drop box that the Office of the Secretary of the State has provided to each town.

Connecticut has closed primaries. Voters registered with a particular party may only vote in that party's primary. 17-year-olds can vote in the primary election if they will be 18 by the corresponding general election.

ID is required to vote in Connecticut. Valid forms of ID include:
- Social security card
- Any pre-printed form of identification that shows your name and address, or name and signature, or name and photograph

If you go to your polling place without one of the forms of ID as described above, you can vote a regular ballot by signing an affidavit in lieu of ID.

If you are a first time voter who registered by mail after January 1, 2003, and are voting for the first time in an primary/election with federal candidates on the ballot, and have a "mark" next to your name on the official registry list, you must present one of the following:
- A copy of a current and valid photo identification that shows your name and address
- A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or government document that shows your name and address

If you are required to present the above ID at the polls and do not do so, you can vote a provisional ballot.