One Week Left to Register to Vote

From the Office of the Secretary of State

Secretary of the State Reminds Voters that Mail-in Registrations Must be Postmarked by Today; More Than 14,000 New Voters Have Registered Since the Beginning of October

Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz today reminded eligible voters in Connecticut that they have one week to register to vote before the General Election on November 2, 2010.  Voters who want to register by mail must have their registration cards postmarked no later than today, October 19^th and the final deadline to register to vote in-person at town or city offices is Tuesday October 26^th.  Secretary Bysiewicz is also reporting that the number of registered voters in Connecticut continues to rise, with another 14,000 new voters registering since the beginning of October and more than 67,000 new voters registering so far in 2010.

“There is only one week left to register to vote, and I urge every eligible voter: don’t sit on the sidelines.  Register now so your voice can be heard on November 2^nd,” said Secretary Bysiewicz, 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 for years.  We have many competitive races, and every vote is going to count in 2010.  If you are not registered, you must put your forms in the mail by today and you have one week 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 2^nd.”

Secretary Bysiewicz also reported today that the total number of registered voters in Connecticut is 2,009,938.  The largest group of registered voters in Connecticut is unaffiliated, accounting for 835,887 voters.  There are 746,080 registered Democrats and 415,663 registered Republicans. (A complete list is attached)

Since the beginning of this year, at least 67,232 Connecticut residents have become newly registered voters.  Of those, there are 22,607 new Democrats, compared to 13,646 new Republicans and 29,740 new unaffiliated voters.

For more information about Connecticut’s safe, easy, and secure optical scan voting system and to download voter registration and absentee ballot forms, visit:

www.sots.ct.gov

               TOTAL CT ACTIVE REGISTERED VOTERS AS OF 10/18/2010  

                                                              

PARTY                                                     COUNT

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A Better Future                                                     5

A Sentinel Party                                                  34

Canterbury First                                                    3

Chatham Party                                                     10

Concerned Citizens                                            219

Connecticut For Lieberman                               100

Democratic                                                 746,080

Enfield Taxpayers Party                                       2

Friends Of Saybrook                                           12

Green                                                              1,801

Guilty                                                                     1

Independence                                                     887

Independence For Montville                                10

Independent                                                    7,627 

Libertarian                                                       1,272 

Milford Independent Party                                     3 

Norwich for Change                                              1 

Pro-Bethel                                                              4 

Realistic Balance                                                   2 

Reform                                                                 89 

Republican                                                  415,663 

Swing                                                                     1 

The Hampton Party                                                3 

Unaffiliated                                                 835,887 

We The People                                                     51 

Winsted Independent                                           41 

Working Families                                              130 

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                    TOTAL                                2,009,938 

                  

NEW CT ACTIVE REGISTERED VOTERS SINCE 1/1/10          

                                                                 

PARTY                                                     COUNT

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Concerned Citizens                                              1

Connecticut For Lieberman                                 7

Democratic                                                22,607

Green                                                               81

Independence                                                     8

Independent                                                 1,009

Libertarian                                                     107

Republican                                                13,646

Unaffiliated                                               29,740

Working Families                                             26

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                          TOTAL                           67,232