One-way Election Day traffic at GMHS
For the Presidential Election on Tuesday, Nov. 5, the polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. All Granby residents will vote at the same location in the Granby Community Gym, located in Granby Memorial High School in the center of town. Traffic is anticipated to be extremely heavy. One-way traffic is required. To access the gym, use the high school’s entrance off North Granby Road (Route 189) next to Public Works, and leave the polls from Salmon Brook Street (Route 10/202) next to the middle school. All Granby schools will be closed on Election Day. The registrars strongly recommend voting between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. if you have the option to do so, as the heaviest voting will be between 6 and 10 a.m., and the second rush will be between 4 and 8 p.m.
Expect a line to vote on Nov. 5
When you come to the polls, be prepared to wait—be patient and dress warmly. To speed check-in at the polls, please have a photo ID handy. Should you not have your ID, there is a form to fill out at the moderator’s table to swear and attest your identity, but only if you have previously proven your identity.
Voting is by district, and alphabetical by street. Not sure which district you are in? The southwest corner of Granby, roughly six percent of the town, lives in District 2; check in the lobby for the short street list.
IVS Ballot Marking System is available for everyone
A touch screen voting option is available for those who have trouble using a pen or seeing the ballot. This system can also read aloud the ballot to a voter, allowing everyone to vote privately and independently. It is a printer ballot marking system that fills the ovals as requested by the voter.
Ballot Question
“Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to permit the General Assembly to allow each voter to vote by absentee ballot?” You will be asked to vote yes or no.
Explanatory language:
Under the current state constitution, qualified voters may cast an absentee vote only if they are unable to vote in person at their polling place on election day due to, 1) absence from their city or town; 2) sickness or physical disability; or 3) their religious beliefs prohibiting secular activity on a day. If this amendment is approved, the state constitution would no longer limit the reasons why absentee voting may be used. Therefore, it would expand the state legislature’s authority to pass laws regarding voting by qualified voters who will not appear at their polling place on election day.
Early Voting is here
Oct. 21 through Nov. 3
Ballots cast during early voting are sealed and held in the town hall vault until counted on election day, Nov. 5. To assure that anyone casting a ballot only votes once, a statewide check is done. You will be required to sign an affirmation that you will not vote twice before you receive a ballot, and finally, in real time the envelope is scanned into the statewide data base. Early voting ballots cannot be rescinded once cast. Here is the process:
• Come to town hall and enter the line by the side entrance of town hall.
• Show a valid ID or if your identity has been previously confirmed, fill out a form attesting to your identity.
• Electronic check-in to confirm you are a registered Granby voter.
• Fill out the early voting envelope, affirming you have not/will not vote again.
• Cross off on the voter registry by district paper list, same as at the polls.
• Vote your ballot in a privacy booth and seal it in your envelope.
• Second check-in to cross your name off electronically in statewide database.
• Place your sealed ballot into the slot of the black bin.
Same day registration is available throughout early voting for new voters.
Sign up for the Election Traffic Team now
Poll workers are still needed for helping direct traffic at the high school on Nov. 5. The registrar’s office is compiling an email list of poll workers. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and can choose to volunteer for a few hours, as desired—shifts are three hours. A short Sunday afternoon training class will be provided.
Calendar Review
Same day registration is available throughout early voting and election day.
Oct. 21–31 and Nov. 1–3, early voting will be held at town hall from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Oct. 29 and 31, early voting will be held at town hall from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Stop by the registrars’ office in the town hall to register to vote, to determine your voting district or to make corrections in person every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Voter registration forms are also available at town halls, libraries, DMV offices and online at the Secretary of the State’s website: sots.ct.gov
Questions?
Contact the registrars, Laura Wolfe and Paul Willis, at 860-844-5322 or -5323 or registrarofvoters@granby-ct.gov