Who May Vote
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-12 — a citizen eighteen or older, a bona fide resident of the town
Each citizen of the United States who has reached the age of eighteen years and is a bona fide resident of the town, meaning the person's dwelling unit is inside its boundaries, becomes an elector on approval by the town's registrars of voters or town clerk.
Who handles this in Connecticut: legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Connecticut directory.
- A citizen who will be eighteen on or before the day of a regular election may apply before then.
- A person reaches eighteen on the day of their eighteenth birthday.
Sources for this section (1)
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-12 — Who may be admitted
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Connecticut attorney.