WESTPORT — Here’s how to register as a new voter for the Nov. 5 election, and the schedule for casting ballots as an “early-voting” period takes effect for the first general election in the state’s history. 

Registering as a new voter

A registration session for new voters is planned Friday, Oct. 18, from 9 a.m.-8 p.m., in Town Hall Room 107, 110 Myrtle Ave.

People registering to vote online, by postal mail or at a Department of Motor Vehicles office must make sure their application is received by the Westport Registrars of Voters office by Oct. 18 to be valid.

In-person voter registration also will be accepted on any day during the early-voting period from Oct. 21 through Nov. 3, as well as on Election Day, Nov. 5, at the Registrars of Voters office in Town Hall Room 107.

Early-voting schedule

This will be the first time Connecticut voters are eligible to cast ballots in advance of a general election day, under a change approved to the state Constitution by voters in 2022. Voters in the state’s presidential and congressional primaries earlier this year also were able to take advantage of early-voting periods, although the number of days allotted was shorter than for the Nov. 5 general election.

Early voting will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 21-31 and Nov. 1-3, with extended hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Oct. 29 and 31. 

All early-voting sessions will take place in the Town Hall auditorium, 110 Myrtle Ave.

Voting on Election Day, Nov. 5, will take place from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the town’s usual five polling stations. For a list of the polling stations and a map of local voting districts, click here.

For questions, contact Deborah Greenberg, the Democratic registrar of voters, at 203-341-1116 or dgreenberg@westportct.gov, or Maria Louise Signore, the Republican registrar of voters, at 203-341-1117 or msignore@westportct.gov.

Additional election information is available at MyVote.CT.gov or by calling 860-509-6200.