Choose your candidates! Primary Sample Ballots (PDF)
A Primary for the candidates of the political parties listed below will be held in Trumbull for nominations to each office indicated below. The party-endorsed candidates, if any, are indicated by an asterisk.
22nd Senate Democratic (No Endorsed Candidate)
Scott Burns Bridgeport
William Finch Trumbull
Tyler Mack Bridgeport
Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox Trumbull
United States Senator Republican
*Gerry Smith Beacon Falls
Matthew M. Corey Manchester
4th District Representative in Congress Republican
*Bob MacGuffie Fairfield
Michael Goldstein Greenwich
Election Day for the Republican and Democratic Primaries will be: Tuesday, August 13, 2024; 6:00 am to 8:00 pm
You can’t vote in any party’s primary unless you’re registered with that party.
To double-check your registration or party affiliation status, go to https://portaldir.ct.gov/sots/lookup.aspx
or phone the Registrars’ Office at 203-452-5058 or 203-452-5059.
Early Voting
Location: Registrars’ Office Town Hall, 5866 Main Street
Hours:
- Monday, August 05, 2024 - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, August 06, 2024 - 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, August 07, 2024 - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Thursday, August 08, 2024 - 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Friday, August 09, 2024 - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Saturday, August 10, 2024 - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Sunday, August 11, 2024 - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
General Election
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 - 6:00 am to 8:00 pm
Absentee Ballot Information for the August 13, 2024 Primary Election and the November 5, 2024 General Election
Absentee Ballots
The Town Clerk's office is responsible for processing applications for Absentee Ballots, sending ballots to approved voters, and receiving completed ballots. The Elections Administration (Registrar of Voters) administers elections and counts ballots for all voters.
Application for Absentee Ballot
Fill out and return an Absentee Ballot Application.
Applications are available in the Town Clerk's office and online at State of Connecticut's Secretary of State's website. https://portal.ct.gov/sots/election-services/voter-information/absentee-voting
You may also call the Town Clerk's office at (203) 452-5035 for an application.
Completed applications must be returned to the Town Clerk’s office in person, by using the drop box located outside the door at Town Hall or the library, or by mailing to:
Town Clerk - 5866 Main Street - Trumbull, CT 06611
Can I Vote Absentee?
Connecticut has strict laws regarding who can vote absentee.
Are you an active member of the armed forces of the United States?
Will you be out of town on Election Day?
Does sickness prevent you from voting in person on Election Day?
Do your religious beliefs prevent you from performing secular activities like voting on Election Day?
Will you be performing duties as an election official at a polling place other than your own on Election Day?
Does a physical disability prevent you from voting in person on Election Day?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you are eligible to vote absentee.
Students
Students away at college or away from home can apply to vote absentee. Students can enter their school mailing address on the absentee ballot application and the ballot will be mailed to them.
Military Service Personnel
Military Service personnel may ask to receive a 90-day ballot for an election.
Emergency Ballots
Emergency ballots within 6 days of an election are available in certain circumstances such as an unforeseen illness or physical disability, or to a person admitted to the hospital.
The emergency ballot requires the assistance of a "designee" who will deliver the application and return the ballot on behalf of the voter.
What happens after I send in my application?
- Your Town Clerk will process your application.
- The process and procedures for those who need accommodations for print disabilities are as follows:
- The absentee ballot application has been updated to make it accessible by screen readers and includes a check box to indicate that the voter requires a ballot emailed to them because of a print disability.
- Once the town clerk receives this application with the specified box checked off, they will send out a ballot packet – containing the outer envelope and inner envelope - WITHOUT a paper ballot, directly to the voter.
- The town clerk will notify the Office of the Secretary of the State that the voter needs an accessible ballot and will provide the voter’s email address.
- The Office of the Secretary of the State will email an accessible ballot directly to the voter.
- The voter will be able to read and fill out the ballot using their screen reader, print it out, and return it in the ballot packet that was sent to by the town clerk.
- The voter MUST sign the inner envelope, and local election officials have been instructed to approve the inner envelopes that are signed, even if the signature is not in the correct spot.
- Those ballots will be hand counted, as they will be printed on normal paper with normal ink and cannot be fed into the tabulator.
- An absentee ballot will be mailed to you beginning:
- 31 days before a general election
- 21 days before a primary
- 19 days before a referendum
- Or if your application is received after the above dates, your ballot will be mailed to you as soon as your application is processed.
- Complete the ballot, carefully following the instructions that are included and return it by mail or in person to the Town Clerk’s office, or use the drop box at Town Hall or the Library.
- Only complete absentee ballots received before the close of polls on the day of the election will be counted.
General Information
Ballots must be received in the Town Clerk's office by 8:00 PM on the day of the election.
A ballot returned by someone other than the voter must be signed and dated on the back and noted with the relationship to the voter.
Adults (over the age of 18) may return someone else's ballot.
A child (under the age of 18) may not return someone's ballot.