For Voting Assistance
For questions about where you vote, call the Hartford Registrars of Voters Office at 860-757-9830 or visit http://votersregistrar.hartford.gov/WebFiles/polling.aspx
If you have trouble voting on election day and are not able to resolve the problem at your polling place, you may call the CT Elections Enforcement Commission at 866-733-2463
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Hartford Polling Places
VD = Voting District
VD / Location / Address1 / Achievement First
Htfd. Academy Gym / 395 Lyme Street
(Old Mark Twain School)
2 / Annie Fisher School
Gym / 280 Plainfield St.
3 / Hartford Seminary / 77 Sherman Street
4 / United Methodist Church / 571 Farmington Avenue
5 / Grace Lutheran Church / 46 Woodland Street
6 / Liberty Christian Ctr. / 23 Vine Street
7 / Rawson School Gym / 260 Holcomb St.
Andover Street entr.
8 / Parkville Community School / 1755 Park Street
New Park Ave. entr.
9 / Burns School Gym / 195 Putnam Street
10 / Moylan School / 235 Hillside Avenue
11 / Batchelder School Gym / 757 New Britain Avenue
12 / Kennelly School Gym / 180 White Street
Monroe Street entr.
13 / Southend Senior Wellness Center / 830 Maple Avenue
14 / Metzner Center / 640 Franklin Avenue
15 / Camp Field Public Library / 30 Campfield Avenue
16 / Bulkeley High School / 300 Wethersfield Ave
17 / The Learning Corridor
Commons Bldg. Gym / 43 Vernon Street
18 / Dutch Point Community Room / 15 Patsie Williams Way
Corner of Norwich St.
19 / Hartford Public Library Downtown / 500 Main Street
20 / The Community Room / 280 Sigourney Street
21 / SAND Elementary School Library / 1750 Main Street
22 / John C. Clark School / 75 Clark Street
23 / Fred Wish School Gym / 350 Barbour Street
IN THE
PRESIDENTIAL
PRIMARY
Tuesday
April 26, 2016
Polls Open
6 AM to 8 PM
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Requirements to Vote in the Primary
You must be a registered member of the Democratic or Republican Party to vote in the CT presidential primary.
If you are a new voter, register to vote and enroll in a party by either 1) mailing in your application so that it is postmarked or received by Thursday, April 21, or 2) registering in person by noon on Monday, April 25.
If you are an unaffiliated voter, you may enroll in a party by either 1) mailing in your application so that it is received by Thursday, April 21, or 2) registering in person by noon on Monday, April 25.
If you are a registered member of a political party, the deadline for transferring your party affiliation to vote in the Presidential Primary was January 26, 2016.
The Candidates on the Connecticut Ballot
Republican Candidates:
Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Donald Trump
Democratic Candidates:
Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders,
Rocky De La Fuente Guerra,
Voters may also choose “uncommitted”.
How Your Vote Affects the Selection of a Presidential Candidate
The results of the presidential primary in Connecticut determine the number of delegates to the 2016 Democratic and Republican National Conventions who are pledged to each candidate.
Democratic Party
Connecticut is expected to have 71 delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Sixteen (16) party leaders and elected officials will serve as “unpledged” delegates and may vote as they wish at the convention. The remaining 55 delegates are “pledged” to support candidates who receive at least 15% of the votes cast in the primary. There are three types of pledged delegates: 12 at-large delegates, 7 party leaders and elected officials (PLEOs) delegates, and 36 congressional district delegates.
At-large and PLEO delegates (a total of 19) are allocated proportionately based on statewide voting results. For example, if Candidate A receives 32% of the statewide vote and Candidate B receives 68% of the vote, 6 of the 19 delegates will be pledged to Candidate A and 13 delegates to Candidate B.
The numbers of delegates in each of Connecticut’s 5 Congressional districts are based on the population of the district and the average vote for the Democratic presidential candidate in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections. District 1 has 8 delegates and Districts 2 through 5 each have 7 delegates.
Congressional delegates are allocated proportionally according to the votes in his/her district. For example, if, in District 1, Candidate A receives 25% of the vote and Candidate B receives 75% of the vote, 2 delegates will be pledged to Candidate A and 6 delegates to Candidate B.
Republican Party
Connecticut is expected to have 28 delegates to the Republican National Convention: 15 district delegates, 10 at-large delegates, and 3 leaders of the Republican National Committee (RNC).
Each of Connecticut’s 5 Congressional districts has 5 delegates. The candidate who receives the most votes in a district will receive all of that district’s delegates. However, if any candidate wins more than 50% of the statewide vote he/she will be allocated all 15 district delegates.
The 10 at-large delegates will be allocated proportionately based on statewide voting results. A candidate must win at least 20% of the vote to be allocated any at-large delegates. If a candidate wins more than 50% of the statewide vote, he/she will be allocated all of the at-large delegates. The 3 RNC delegates will pledge their support to the statewide winner of the primary.