Here’s the release from Secretary of the State Denise Merrill:
“…Voters who want to register by mail must have their registration cards postmarked no later than Tuesday October 23rd and the final deadline to register to vote in-person at town or city offices is Tuesday October 30th. Secretary Merrill is also reporting that the number of registered voters in Connecticut continues to rise, with another 40,000 new voters registering since the voter registration report on September 25th and more than 130,000 new voters registering so far in 2012.
“For all of the campaigning that has taken place in the last year, there remain just two weeks to register to vote in Connecticut before this crucial Presidential election, and I urge every eligible voter: don’t sit on the sidelines. Register now so your voice can be heard on November 6th,” said Secretary Merrill, Connecticut’s top elections official. “The leaders we choose to serve us in Hartford and Washington, D.C. will have great impact on our state and country for years. We have many competitive races, and every vote is going to count in 2012. If you are not registered, you must put your forms in the mail by next Tuesday October 23rd. You have until the following Tuesday October 30th to register in-person at your town offices. Time is running out to register, so I encourage everyone concerned with the direction of our country and our state to register to vote now so you can cast a ballot on November 6th.”
Secretary Merrill also reported today that the total number of registered voters in Connecticut is 2,026,137. The largest group of registered voters in Connecticut is unaffiliated, accounting for 842,335 voters. There are 744,729 registered Democrats and 422,312 registered Republicans. (A complete list is attached)
Since the beginning of this year, at least 130,586 Connecticut residents have become newly registered voters. Of those, there are 45,625 new Democrats, compared to 23,379 new Republicans and 58,310 new unaffiliated voters.
Secretary Merrill urges any U.S. citizen aged 18 or over to go online at www.sots.ct.gov to find out if they are registered to vote, download voter registration forms, find out where their polling place is located, or download an application for an absentee ballot if they will be out of town or physically unable to be in their polling place on Election Day Tuesday November 6, 2012. Polls will be open that day from 6:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. statewide for the Presidential election.
ACTIVE CONNECTICUT REGISTERED VOTERS AS OF 10/16/12
PARTY COUNT
A Better Future 6
A Connecticut Party 6
A Sentinel Party 26
Canterbury First 2
Chatham Party 9
Concerned Citizens 183
Connecticut For Lieberman 79
Democratic 744,729
Enfield Taxpayers Party 2
Friends Of Saybrook 13
Green 1,751
Guilty 1
Independence 826
Independence For Montville 7
Independent 12,042
Independent Choice 1
Independent Party of Darien 1
Libertarian 1,433
Milford Independent Party 3
Norwich for Change 1
Pro-Bethel 2
Realistic Balance 3
Reform 85
Republican 422,312
Swing 2
The Hampton Party 1
Unaffiliated 842,335
We The People 44
Winsted Independent 37
Working Families 195
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TOTAL 2,026,137
NEW VOTERS SINCE 1/1/12
PARTY COUNT
A Connecticut Party 1
Canterbury First 1
Chatham Party 1
Concerned Citizens 1
Connecticut For Lieberman 5
Democratic 45,625
Friends Of Saybrook 1
Green 148
Independence 65
Independent 2,759
Independent Choice 1
Independent Party of Darien 1
Libertarian 240
Reform 7
Republican 23,379
Swing 1
Unaffiliated 58,310
We The People 3
Winsted Independent 1
Working Families 36
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TOTAL 130,586