Voting for elections to local offices such as first selectman, Legislative Council, Police Commission, and Planning & Zoning Commission will be conducted on Election Day, Tuesday, November 7.

Polling places at Reed Intermediate School, Newtown Middle School, and Newtown High School will be open from 6 am to 8 pm. Voters should have received their polling place in the mail, but if they haven’t or are unsure, they can review The Newtown Bee’s previous election coverage including how to find their voting location.

To assist and inform voters, The Bee has also previously published candidate profiles, coverage of candidate debates, the newspaper’s two Editorial Roundtables with the first selectman candidates, and other voter information. Readers can access the latest details at newtownbee.com/calendar on November 7 under “Municipal Elections.”

While online voter registration closed October 31 and will not reopen until November 8, residents who are 18 years old, a US citizen, or have moved towns between November 1 and November 6 who are looking to register, according to the Connecticut Online Voter Registration Page, may obtain and complete an application for voter registration and deliver the application in person to the Registrar of Voters at the Municipal Center no later than 5 pm on Monday, November 6.

The Registrar’s Office has released the official ballots for Election Day, which can be reviewed in today’s edition on Page A8.

Democratic Registrar LeReine Frampton recently reached out to The Newtown Bee to remind voters that there are two more races than normal on this year’s ballot, to fill vacancies on the Board of Education.

Newtown has four different versions of the ballot, depending on each voter’s district: 1-6, 1-7, 2-6, or 3-6. The main variance across the districts on the 2023 ballot involves which Legislative Council candidates are competing to serve their own local district.

While Newtown has four voting districts, there are only three Legislative Council districts.

In some races, voters will be able to make more than one selection. For example, for Legislative Council, a voter can vote for up to four candidates. They don’t need to choose four candidates if they want to vote for fewer, but they may not make more than four selections.

For First Selectman, voters will be able to choose either Democrat Dan Cruson or Republican Jeff Capeci. For Selectmen, voters will be able to choose either Democrat Michelle Embree Ku or Republican John Madzula II.

District 1-6 and 1-7 voters will be able to make up to four selections for Legislative Council from Democrats Laura Miller, Chris Gardner, and Steven Hinden; and Republicans Derek Pisani, Jim Landy, and William DeRosa.

District 2-6 voters will be able to make up to four selections for Legislative Council from Democrats Eric Paradis, Jordana Bloom, and Keith Alexander; and Republicans Matthew Mihalcik, Bryan Atherton, and Jennifer Nicoletti.

District 3-6 voters will be able to make up to four selections for Legislative Council from Democrats Doria Linnetz, Heather Dean, and Chris Smith; and Republicans Tom Long, Benjamin Ruben Sr, and John Zachos.

For Board of Finance, voters will be able to make up to six selections from among Democrats John Fletcher, James Gaston, and Janette Lamoureaux; and Republicans Stephen Csordas, Bryce Chinault, Bernard Molloy, and Steven Goodridge.

For Board of Education full term, voters will be able to choose up to three of Democrats Alison Plante, Chris Gilson, and John Vouros, and Republican Brennan Coakley.

For Board of Education two year term, voters will be able to choose up to two of Republicans Todd Higgins and Shannon Tomai, or Independent Bruce Walczak.

For Board of Assessment Appeals, voters will choose one of Democrat Ed Randall or Republican Bob Hawley.

For Planning & Zoning, voters will choose up to three of Democrats David Rosen, Ross Carley, and Barbara Manville; and Republicans Connie Widmann and Brian Leonardi.

For Planning & Zoning Alternates, voters will choose up to three of Democrats Jill Soderholm and Peter Schwartz; and Republicans Pete Radzwilla and David Landau.

For Zoning Board of Appeals, voters will choose up to three of Democrats Don Mitchell and Prerna Rao; and Republicans John Robinson, Stephen Riccitelli, and Tiffany Hawley.

For Zoning Board of Appeals Alternates, voters will choose up to three of Democrat Joe Bojnowski; and Republicans James O’Connor and Peter Wlasuk.

For Police Commission, voters will choose up to three of Democrats Philip Cruz, Julia Conlin, and Stephen Sedensky; Republican Rance Thompson; and Forward Party member Neil Chaudhary.

For Board of Managers of Edmond Town Hall, voters will choose one of Democrat Jennifer Guman and Republican Armel Romeo Kouassi.

Associate Editor Jim Taylor can be reached at jim@thebee.com.