A 14-day period of in-person early voting period begins Monday for the 2026 General Election in Connecticut.
It will be available through Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Connecticut law provides voters with three methods of their choice for casting ballots in elections:
- In-person early voting
- Absentee ballots that can be returned either in-person, by a secure drop box, or through the mail
- In-person voting on Election Day
Connecticut's early voting option is available on the following dates and times:
- Monday, October 19, 2026: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, October 20, 2026: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, October 21, 2026: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Thursday, October 22, 2026: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Friday, October 23, 2026: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Saturday, October 24, 2026: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Sunday, October 25, 2026: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Monday, October 26, 2026: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, October 27, 2026: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, October 28, 2026: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Thursday, October 29, 2026: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Friday, October 30, 2026: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Saturday, October 31, 2026: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Sunday, November 1, 2026: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
All in-person early voting is conducted at specifically designated locations in each municipality, which may not necessarily be the same location where voting is held on Election Day. Most towns and cities have only one in-person early voting location.
For the full list of every municipality’s in-person early voting location for the 2026 General Election, click here.
Absentee ballots for the 2026 General Election became available beginning October 2, 2026. The deadline to request an absentee ballot is November 2, 2026. Anyone who plans on voting with an absentee ballot is urged to request a ballot as soon as possible and return it in advance of Election Day.
Voters can request an absentee ballot either by filling out the online application that is available on the Office of the Secretary of the State’s website or by filling out a paper application and delivering it either by mail or in-person to the town clerk in the municipality in which they reside. For the links to submit an online application or to download and print out the paper application, click here.
Election Day for the 2026 General Election is on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. On this day, all polling places in Connecticut will be open from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Voters can locate their Election Day polling place by filling out the Voter Registration Lookup form here.
The deadline to register to vote in advance of the 2026 General Election was Friday, October 16, 2026. For those who missed the deadline, same-day voter registration will be available on Election Day at a specifically designated location in each municipality.
For all information about elections and voting in Connecticut, visit the state’s elections portal at MyVote.CT.gov.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
