Confirmed officialGeneral election

Connecticut

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

In-person registration remains available through Election Day; location, identification and ballot rules apply.

Election date3November 2026

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Nov 3Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Connecticut · November 3, 2026

In-person registration remains available through Election Day; location, identification and ballot rules apply. OFF-CT · BP-REG · VOTE-REG

Ordinary domestic voters; same-day registration routes and local conditions remain distinct.
Registration route	Date	Rule	Evidence
Online	Oct 16		OFF-CT · BP-REG · VOTE-REG
Mail	Oct 16	postmarked Postmark rule confirmed in current official instructions; conflicting generic secondary wording was not used.	CT-GUIDE · CT-TOWN · BP-REG
In person	Nov 3		OFF-CT · BP-REG · VOTE-REG

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Voting task	Date or window	Instructions
Mailed ballot request	Nov 2	The application must reach the election authority by this date. CT-GUIDE · BP-MAIL
In-person early/absentee route	Oct 19–Nov 1	No excuse is needed for an absentee ballot in the 2026 general election. The voter personally returning a ballot to the town clerk must do so by November 2; a drop box or mail return can arrive by 8 p.m. November 3. BP-EARLY · VOTE-EARLY
Ballot return	Method-specific rule	The election authority must have the ballot by 8 p.m. on Nov 3; an Election Day postmark alone does not meet this receipt deadline. Personal delivery by the voter has an earlier cutoff; see the method-specific note below. CT-GUIDE · VOTE-MAIL
Election Day hours	6 a.m. to 8 p.m.	Local time. Check the assigned polling place for applicable exceptions. BP-HOURS · VOTECLOCK · GP-HOURS

No excuse is needed for an absentee ballot in the 2026 general election. The voter personally returning a ballot to the town clerk must do so by November 2; a drop box or mail return can arrive by 8 p.m. November 3. OFF-CT · CT-GUIDE · BP-MAIL · VOTE-MAIL · BP-EARLY · VOTE-EARLY

Official state election information and ballot lookup. Military/overseas, emergency, accessible-ballot and special-eligibility rules can differ.

2026 House districts; all outlooks are pre-election assessments.
House district	Outlook	DDHQ / Cook
CT-1	Safe D	Safe D / Safe D DDHQ-H · COOK-H
CT-2	Safe D	Safe D / Safe D DDHQ-H · COOK-H
CT-3	Safe D	Safe D / Safe D DDHQ-H · COOK-H
CT-4	Safe D	Safe D / Safe D DDHQ-H · COOK-H
CT-5	Safe D	Safe D / Safe D DDHQ-H · COOK-H

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U.S. House (all districts)
Statewide offices & Legislature

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