Town Clerk Debbie Halstead reminds Newtown voters that a special Saturday absentee voting session is set for November 4, from 9 am to noon, in the Municipal Center.

An absentee ballot may be applied for by any qualified registered voter unable to vote due to the following reasons:

*Illness or physical disability

*Absence from town during all election hours

*Religious beliefs forbidding secular activity on election day

*Serving as an election official at a polling place other than your own

*Active service in the Armed Forces

Polls Open November 7

Polls will be open from 6 am until 8 pm on Tuesday November 7 for municipal elections.

Newtown Polling Locations are:

District 1 and 1-5 - Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street;

District 2 and 3-2 - Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane; and

District 3-1 and 3-5 - Head O' Meadow School, 94 Boggs Hill Road.

Residents unsure of which district they reside in can look up their district, by road name, here.

Also, potential voters can register on Election Day; contact the local registrars of voters for details at 203-270-4250. Election Day Registration voters must be registered by 8 pm on Election Day.

A map of the voting districts can be found at  the Registrar of Voters page on the Town of Newtown website.