WESTPORT — Polls opened at 6 a.m. at all town polling stations for today’s municipal election. Voting will continue until 8 p.m.

Here’s what you need to know.

• These are the town’s polling stations:

• Check this database, via the Secretary of the State’s website, to verify your voter registration status and to locate the correct polling station.

• Click here for the sample ballot of all candidates appearing on Westport’s 2021 election ballot.

• Election Day voter registration: People who meet standard voter eligibility criteria can register to vote today. The person must be a U.S. citizen, 18 years old, be a “bona fide” resident of Westport and “has completed confinement and parole if previously convicted of a disfranchising felony.”

In Westport, Election Day registration will take place Tuesday in the Town Hall auditorium, 110 Myrtle Ave., from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Applicants must bring proof of identity and residence.

• Absentee ballots: To be counted in today’s election, absentee ballots must be returned to the Town Clerk’s office no later than 8 p.m., when in-person voting also ends at polling stations across town.

Check whether an absentee ballot has been received by the Town Clerk’s office by clicking here.

• COVID health and safety protocols: People voting in person will be required to wear a mask, although curbside voting is available for voters with a medical exemption, according to the Registrars of Voters office. 

Voters will be asked to stand six feet apart while waiting to cast their ballots.

For Election Day questions or to report a problem, contact the Registrars of Voters office at 203-341-1115.