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Connecticut

Dates for November 3

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Partial coverage: only the dated entries below have been checked. Confirm other deadlines and exceptions with your election office.

Connecticut · Sourced election dates
ActionDateDetails and source
Early voting begins
1 day left
Published early-voting period begins; use your town election office for locations.
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Early voting ends
14 days left
Published early-voting period ends.
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Request mail ballot
15 days left
Last regular day to request an absentee ballot; allow delivery time and confirm emergency rules.
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Checked 2026-10-16. Confirm local details and exceptions with your election office.

Background registration and voting policy
State policy snapshot · not legal advice

Registration, primary, and voting methods

These values preserve the wording in the March 2026 EAC/NCSL profile. Asterisks and qualifications are meaningful; confirm the current election notice before acting.

Primary systemPartially closed
Registration deadline policy7 days before Election Day
Same-day registrationPermitted
Early in-person votingBegins 15 days before Election Day
No-excuse absentee votingNot permitted
Mail-ballot return policyClose of polls on Election Day
RANKED-CHOICE VOTING

Not established by this source

The current EAC/NCSL comparison profile does not provide a complete statewide RCV rule field. Election.org does not infer one.

WRITE-IN RULES

Not established by this source

Eligibility, filing, and counting rules can be election-specific. Use the official state election website.

RUNOFF OR WIN THRESHOLD

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The primary-system field above is published. A complete contest-by-contest threshold rule is not.

OFFICIAL BALLOT ORDER

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A statewide rules profile cannot establish a voter's complete local specimen ballot.