Monday June 9 is the final day for an enrolled elector looking to switch political parties in time for the Sept. 9 municipal primaries, according to the Connecticut Registrar of Voters.
The enrollment takes 90 days to take effect after the form is approved and during those 90 days the resident is not a member of a party.
“Under Connecticut law, voters who belong to a political party must wait three months after changing their party affiliation before they can vote in their new party’s primary. This does not apply to unaffiliated voters, who can enroll in a party and gain voting rights in that party immediately, as long as they have been unaffiliated for at least three months,” according to the office of the Secretary of the State.
“In every town that has a primary, the September 9 election will be preceded by six days of early voting from September 2-7. Monday, September 1, is exempt from the early voting window because it is a state holiday,” according to the office of the Secretary of the State.
“In Connecticut, only registered members of a political party can vote in that party’s primary. Voters who want to participate in a primary different from the party they belong to now must update their party affiliation by June 9.”
To change party political party, visit the local registrar’s office or go online at CT Voter On-Line Registration. New voter registration and any changes to registrations can be done online: MyVote.CT.gov/register.
The Registrar of Voters suggest using a driver’s license while using the CT Voter On-Line Registration system. If using a social security number, the application will not be delivered electronically and will have to come through the mail, and may not make deadline.
There are currently 2,545,637 current voters registration records in the state. For new voters, you register to vote at Vote411.org.
See part enrollment statistics by town here.