Welcome to the Town of Groton, Connecticut

Elections

2020 Elections

Tuesday November 3, 2020 – Presidential Election & Legislative Election
Polls open 6:00am-8:00pm for all Elections

  • District 1 – Groton Public Library 52 Newtown Road, Groton (Changed from West Side Middle School)
  • District 2 – Zbierski House 1 Beach Pond Rd (Eastern Point Beach), Groton
  • District 3 – Groton City Municipal Building 295 Meridian Street, Groton
  • District 4 – Mary Morrison Elementary School 154 Tollgate Road, Groton
  • District 5 – School Administration Building 1300 Flanders Road, Mystic
  • District 6 – S.B. Butler School 155 Ocean View Avenue, Mystic
  • District 7 – Fitch High School 101 Groton Long Point Road, Groton
Voter - Election Day Registration (EDR) Law -

Any person who qualifies as eligible to register to vote may register in a General Election and cast a ballot on Election Day at the EDR location which is Human Services Building, 2 Fort Hill Road, Groton from 6 am – 8 pm (must be registered in the system at 8pm so come early just to be safe). The EDR Law does not apply to Special Elections or Primaries. Please contact the Registrar’s, if you have additional questions (860) 441-6650.

Absentee Ballots are available beginning October 2, 2020. In addition to §9-135 of the Connecticut General Statutes, Governor Lamont has issued Executive Order 7QQ, which shall permit a person to lawfully state he or she is unable to appear at a polling place because of COVID-19, if there is no federally approved and widely available vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19.

The following are the standard exceptions:

  • Your active service in the Armed Forces of the United States
  • Your absence from the town during all of the hours of voting
  • Your illness
  • Your religious tenets forbid secular activity on the day of the election or referendum
  • Your duties as an election or referendum official at a polling place other than your own during all the hours of voting
  • Your physical disability
Applications will be sent to all eligible voters by the Secretary of the State for the November 3, 2020 Election sometime in September. Please return the application to the Town Clerk’s office, 45 Fort Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340. There is a designate mail box located at the Town Hall for all election related material, including absentee ballot applications and completed absentee ballots. Please make sure to follow all instructions for your ballot, especially signing the inner “B” envelope. If you have any questions, you can contact the Town Clerk’s Office at 860-441-6640.