Registrar OF Voters:
The Annual Budget
Referendum will be held on Tuesday, April 19, 2022.
All Voter
Registration must be completed before Monday, April 18th at noon in order to
vote in the Budget Referendum to be held on Tuesday April 19, 2022. U.S.
Citizens who are residents of Bethel and hold a CT DMV driver’s licenses,
learner’s permit or DMV ID may register online at www.govote.ct.gov
Anyone who has used Online Voter Registration and used the last 4 digits
of their Social Security number instead of their DMV ID # to verify identity
must print, sign and mail the application to the Registrars at 1 School Street
in Bethel or may deposit it in the yellow Dropbox at the Municipal Center, 1
School Street in Bethel.
Alternatively, residents may register to vote by completing a voter
registration application which are available in the front entry of the
Municipal Center. You can deposit your completed and signed voter registration
application in the yellow Drop Box in front of the Municipal Center.
Bethel property owners who are U.S. citizens and not registered to vote in
Bethel may vote in the referendum as a Taxpayer provided that they appear on
the October 2021 Grand List as an individual property owner with an assessed
value of at least $1,000.
Please bring identification to the polling place when you come to vote.
All Bethel Polling Locations will be open for in-person voting on April 19th
from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm
District 1 votes at the Municipal Center, District 2 &4 vote at the Stony
Hill Fire Station. And Districts 3 votes at Berry School.
Bethel Redistricting:
Every 10 years, following the national Census, the
State Legislature undertakes a “Redistricting” to rebalance the population of
each district for State Senate and State House of Representatives. All of
Bethel’s State Senate and State Representative Districts cover multiple towns. The Registrars of Voters have edited the Connecticut
Voter Registration System to assign Bethel’s streets to their State Senate &
State House districts. Bethel will still have 2 Senators and 2 Representatives.
Bethel will still fall within House Districts 2 and 107. However, Bethel will
no longer be in Senate Districts 24 & 26, but will be part of Districts 28
and 32.
Please bring identification to the polling place when you come to vote.
Polling Locations
- District 1 votes at the Municipal Center
- District 2 & 4 vote at the Stony Hill Fire Station
- District 3 votes at Berry School
Due to Redistricting, approximately 1,900 Bethel
voters will cast ballots in a different polling place than they had in the
past. Through
press releases, Facebook postings and the Town’s website, the Registrars of
Voters will notify voters of the impact of Redistricting on Bethel. To avoid
confusion for the Budget Referendum in April and the State/Federal Election in
November, the Registrars mailed letters to those voters whose polling place
changed.
To
confirm your polling place, check the “Town of Bethel – Voting District Map”
and/or use the “Bethel Polling Place Look-up.”
Additionally, Voters can go to the link below to find their voting location
https://portaldir.ct.gov/sots/LookUp.aspx
If
you have any questions, contact the Registrars of Voters at
registrars@bethel-ct.gov
The Town Clerk administers absentee ballots and any questions about absentee ballots can be directed to their office.