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Voting in Redding, Connecticut (CT)  
   

November 4th, 2008 Presidential Election

Polls Open From 6:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Redding Community Center
Lonetown Road (behind Elementary School)
Redding, CT 06896

See who represents Redding, CT.

Redding Republicans | Redding Democrats | Redding League of Women Voters

 Registrar of Voters

(R) Elizabeth Furrer; (D) Margi Esten; (R) Reghan Foster-Diaz; (D) Georgina Scholl.

The Registrar of Voters office serving Redding is located in Town Hall.

Phone: (203) 938-5012 | Fax: (203) 938-8816

Go to the Town Clerk's office (9:00am to 4:30pm). Mail-in registration forms are available at the Mark Twain Library. You may also register at any Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles office.

Who Represents Redding?

Board of Selectman:

  • Natalie Ketcham (R), 1st Selectman
    Phone: 938-2002
    email: firstselectman@townofreddingct.org
  • Donald Takacs (R)
    Phone: 938-9106
  • Tina Miller (D)
    Phone: 938-8603
  • Meets third Monday of month, 7:30 pm, Town Office Bldg.

Governor: Jodi Rell (R)
Up for Re-election: 2011
State Capitol 210 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106
(860-566-4840 or 800-406-1527)
email: Governor.Rell@po.state.ct.us

State Senator (26th District): Judith Freedman (R)
Up for Re-election:2009
17 Crawford Road Westport, CT 06880
(203-226-8710 or (860) 240-8826)
email: Judith.G.Freedman@cga.ct.gov

State Representative 2nd District: Jason Bartlett (D)
Up for Re-election:2009
State Capitol 210 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106
(800-842-1423)
email: Jason.Bartlett@cga.ct.gov

State Representative 135th District: John Stripp (R)
Up for Re-election:2009
State Capitol 210 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106
(800-842-1423)
email: John.Stripp@housegop.state.ct.us

U.S. Senator: Joseph Lieberman (D)
Up for Re-election:2013
706 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
(202-224-4041 or 800-225-5605)
Website: www.lieberman.senate.gov

U.S. Senator: Christopher J. Dodd (D)
Up for Re-election: 2011
448 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
(202-224-2823 or 800-334-5341)
Website: http://dodd.senate.gov

U.S. Representative (4th District) Christopher Shays (R)
Up for Re-election: 2009
1126 Longworth Building Washington, DC 20515
(203-579-5870 or 202-225-5541)

Summary of Qualifications to be a Voter

To be able to vote in local, state, and federal elections in Redding, you must meet the following qualifications:

  • a United States citizen
  • a resident of Redding
  • at least 18 years of age on or before the next election (you may register when you are 17)
  • if convicted of a felony, had your voting rights restored by the Registrar

You must fill out a new voter registration card if you have moved into town or changed addresses in Redding.

You are not a registered voter until your application has been approved by the Registrar of Voters.

  Registration Forms
 pdf English Language (pdf)
 pdf Spanish Language (pdf)
 Please refer questions on registration to the Registrar of Voters.

Registration Deadlines

To be eligible to vote in an election:

  • your application must be postmarked or received by the Redding Registrar of Voters by the 14th day prior to the election

To be eligible to vote in a primary:

  • your application must be postmarked or received by the 5th day before a primary

  • you may apply in person to the Redding Registrar of Voters or Redding Town Clerk until 12:00 noon on the last business day before a primary

Absentee Ballots

Absentee ballots have strict guidelines that must be followed to ensure your ballot is vaid. An application for absentee ballot may be downloaded:

  1. for the individual's own use
  2. the use of a member of the individual's immediate family
  3. the use of a designee of the applicant

Any person who will distribute five (5) or more absentee ballot applications to persons other than the individual's immediate family must register with and obtain forms from the Town Clerk of the municipality where such forms will be distributed before distributing such forms. For more detailed information please review the Absentee Ballot Fact Sheet and the Absentee Ballot Application Process document or contact the Redding Registrar of Voters.

  Absentee Facts and Processes
 pdf Absentee Ballot Fact Sheet (pdf)
 pdf Absentee Ballot Application Process (pdf)

There are three types of absentee ballots. A brief description of each is below, but questions should be forwarded to the Redding Registrar of Voters.

  • Application Form is used for:
    • members of the Armed Forces
    • absence from the town during all the hours of voting
    • personal illness
    • personal physical diability
    • religious tenets
    • duties as a polling official at a polling place other than Redding, CT during all hours of voting

  • Application Form Referendum Only is used in referendums for:
    • members of the Armed Forces
    • absence from the town during all the hours of voting
    • personal illness
    • personal physical diability
    • religious tenets
    • duties as a referendum official at a polling place other than Redding, CT during all hours of voting

  • Emergency Application is used for primaries, elections and referendums when:
    • personal unforseen illness within six days preceding close of polling
    • personal unforseen physical diability within six days preceding close of polling
    • a patient at a specified hospital within six days preceding close of polling
  Absentee Application Forms
 English
 pdf Application Form (pdf)
 pdf Application Form Referendum Only (pdf)
 pdf Emergency Application For Absentee Ballot (pdf)
 Spanish
 pdf Application Form (pdf)
 pdf Application Form Referendum Only (pdf)
 pdf Emergency Application For Absentee Ballot (pdf)
 

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