In person voter registration extended until next Monday

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has extended the voter registration deadline for the upcoming municipal elections in Connecticut to Monday, Nov. 7, at noon.

Under Connecticut state law, the final, in-person voter registration deadline for the Nov. 8 municipal elections was today, Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 8 p.m., but that has now been pushed back by nearly a week to accommodate those having difficulty getting to town or city offices to register.

The Weston registrars will be at town hall until 8 p.m. tonight, Nov. 1.

The town clerk’s office will also be open for extended hours this Saturday, Nov. 5, for absentee voting; those wishing to register may fill out a form at that time and the registrars will process it on Monday.

“The severity of the power outages and other damage from this past weekend’s snow has the potential to disenfranchise thousands of Connecticut voters who are without electricity and even unable to leave their homes,” said Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, Connecticut’s chief elections official. “Voters can now register as long as they properly fill out registration forms and deliver them in-person to their local registrar of voters or town clerk by next Monday, Nov. 7, at noon.”

Voter registration forms are available online at www.sots.ct.gov. Voters who are able may go online to check their registration status, see where their polling place is located, and look at the ballot for their city or town.

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. at Weston Middle School on Tuesday, Nov. 8.