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The following was produced as part of the Dispatch’s ongoing coverage of the upcoming election and its voter guide grant from the Rural News Network. The Rural News Network consists of 80 newsrooms, including The Kent Good Times Dispatch, serving rural communities across 47 states – a subset of the more than 450 members of the Institute for Nonprofit News (Inn) Network.

Voter guide information will be published throughout October. Be sure to check back regularly and subscribe to our email list to receive updates.

What does the ballot look like?

Sample Ballot

Are you registered?

Check here to verify voter status.

Register in person in the Registrar’s Office or Town Clerk’s Office at Kent Town Hall, 41 Kent Green Blvd., Kent.

Registration will also be available during Early Voting and on Election Day.

Access Secretary of State information regarding voter registration here.

Registration requirements to register to vote:

  • you must be a U.S. citizen
  • a resident of the town in which you wish to vote
  • at least 17 years of age and turning 18 on or before election day

How will you cast your vote?

In Person at the Polls Election Day

6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Kent Town Hall, 41 Kent Green Blvd., Kent

Early Voting

  • Held in the Registrar’s Office of the Kent Town Hall, 41 Kent Green Blvd., Kent
  • Same day registration is also available during these hours:
  • Every day, including Saturday and Sunday, through Monday, Oct. 28, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
  • Tuesday, Oct. 29, 8 a.m.–8 p.m.
  • Wednesday, Oct. 30, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
  • Thursday, Oct. 31, 8 a.m.–8 p.m.
  • Friday, Nov. 1, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
  • Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m.– 6 p.m.
  • Sunday, Nov 3, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Secretary of State Information regarding Early Voting here.

For more information about registering to vote or Early Voting, call 860-927-1953 or email registrar@townofkentct.org.

Curbside Voting

If a voter is present at the polling place but is unable to gain access due to a temporary physical incapacity, the voter may request the ballot be brought to him or her.

Kent has two parking spaces reserved for curbside voting.

If you would like curbside voting, phone the Office of the Registrars of Voters at 860-927-1953 upon arrival. Or, have the driver come inside with the voter’s identification and two people from the office will come to the vehicle to assist with curbside voting.

Absentee Ballot

Absentee Ballots are now available.

Voters can complete an application ahead of time through an online absentee ballot application at the Secretary of State Absentee Ballot Portal. 

To download the absentee ballot application, then fill it out and mail it to Kent Town Clerk, P.O. Box 843, Kent, CT 06757, or drop it off in the white absentee ballot box located in the side parking lot of town hall.

Residents can also apply for an absentee ballot in person at the Town Clerk’s Office.

Active duty in the uniformed services, Merchant Marines, eligible spouses or dependents, and U.S. citizens living outside the country can complete the FPCA form found here.

Those with questions about absentee ballots, should call 860-927-3433 or email townclerk@townofkentct.org.

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