Voting Information

Poll Locations for 2005 Elections

Register to Vote for the 2005 Election

Register in person at Town Hall in the Office's of either the Registrar or the Town Clerk, or at the Public Library.

For an application to register to vote, call or mail:

   Democratic Registrar of Voters Aleta Looker
   84 S. Main St.
   Cheshire, CT 06410

   Telephone: (203) 271-6683 Fax: (203) 271-6640

   Office hours: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Messages can be left at (203) 271-6683.

Applications should be returned to the Registrar's Office.

Application forms can also be downloaded from the Secretary of the State of Connecticut.

To qualify to register to vote, an application must be made demonstrating the applicant's qualifications to vote in Cheshire:

• Must be at least 18 years of age on election day
• United States Citizen
• A resident of Cheshire, Connecticut:
     applicant has a fixed home in Cheshire that they reside in the majority of the time,
     or if absent intends to return to town.

The deadline for mail-in and walk-in applications for the November 8^th election is October 25, 2005.

Absentee Ballots for the 2005 Election

Return applications and absentee ballots to the Town Clerk's Office

Application forms can also be downloaded from the Secretary of the State of Connecticut.

To qualify for an absentee ballot, an application must be made demonstrating the applicant's qualifications to vote in Cheshire and a reason the applicant cannot appear at the polls on election day. Valid reasons include:

• Active service in the armed forces of the United States
• Absence from town during all hours the polls are open on election day
• Illness
• Disability
• Religious tenets that forbid secular activity on the day of the election
• Duties as an elected official at a polling place other than his/her own during all hours the polls are open on election day

Connecticut Voter's Bill of Rights

Every registered voter in this state has the right to:

1. Inspect a sample ballot before voting;
2. Receive instructions concerning how to operate voting equipment. on sample voting equipment before voting;
3. Cast a ballot if the voter is in line when the polls are closing;
4. Ask for and receive assistance in voting including assistance in languages other than English where required by federal or state law;
5. Vote free from coercion or intimidation by election officials or any other person; and
6. Cast a ballot using equipment that accurately counts all votes.