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September 10 - Primary Election
October 22 - last day to register for November elections
November 5 - General Election
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2002 Unofficial General Election Candidates
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For a full list of candidates, seats, political parties and issues visit http://www.politics1.com/ct.htm
U.S HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
District 1
John Larson (Democrat - incumbent)
http://www.larsonforcongress.org/
Miriam Masullo (Republican)
http://www.miriamforcongress.com/
Phil Steele (Republican)
No web site.
District 2
Rob Simmons (Republican - incumbent)
http://www.simmonsforcongress.com/
Joe Courtney (Democrat)
http://www.courtneyforcongress.com/
District 3
Rosa DeLauro (Democrat - incumbent)
http://www.delauro.com/
Richter Elser (Republican)
http://www.richterelser.com/
Charlie Pillsbury (Green)
http://www.pillsburyforcongress.org/
Ira Johnson (Independent)
No web site. Email: irajohnson34
District 4
Chris Shays (Republican - incumbent)
http://www.shaysforcongress.org/2002/
Stephanie Sanchez (Democrat)
http://www.voteforsanchez.com/
District 5
Nancy Johnson (Republican - incumbent Congressional District 6)
http://www.house.gov/nancyjohnson/
Jim Maloney (Democrat - incumbent Congressional District 5)
http://www.house.gov/jimmaloney/
Walter Gengarelly (Libertarian)
No web site
Governor
John Rowland (Republican - incumbent)
http://www.rowland02.com/
Bill Curry (D)
http://www.curryforct.com/
Joe Knott (Libertarian)
No web site
Bill Colonna (Veterans)
http://www.veteransmemorialbingo.com/
Lieutenant Governor
M. Jodi Rell (Republican - incumbent)
http://www.state.ct.us/otlg/
Linda Rasch (Libertarian)
No web site.
Secretary of State
Susan Bysiewicz (Democrat - incumbent)
http://www.sots.state.ct.us/
Ron SanAngelo (Republican)
http://www.sanangelo2002.com/
Darlene Nicholas (Libertarian)
No web site.
Attorney General
Richard Blumenthal (Democrat - incumbent)
http://www.cslnet.ctstateu.edu/attygenl/
Martha Dean (Republican)
http://www.marthadean2002.com/
Richard Prober (Libertarian)
No web site.
State Treasurer
Denise Nappier (Democrat - incumbent)
http://www.state.ct.us/ott/
Ross Garber (Republican)
http://www.garber2002.com/hme01.shtml
Ken Mosher (Libertarian)
No web site.
State Comptroller
Nancy Wyman (Democrat - incumbent)
http://www.osc.state.ct.us/
Steve Mullins (Republican)
http://www.mullins2002.com/
Lenny Rasch (Libertarian)
No web site. chairman
State House http://www.cga.state.ct.us/three/House.htm
State Senate http://www.cga.state.ct.us/three/Senate.htm
Secretary of State's Office http://www.sots.state.ct.us/ElectionsDivision/Electionindex.html
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Voter Registration Information
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WHO MAY REGISTER TO VOTE IN CONNECTICUT?
Any U.S. citizen who is a bona fide Connecticut resident and will be at least 18 years old by election day may register (17-year-olds may register at any time and then vote after they turn 18).
You must be registered to vote in U.S. Congressional, state and local elections. Non-registered U.S. citizens may use a Presidential Ballot, available from their Town Clerk, to vote for President-Vice President only.
WHEN AND WHERE MAY I REGISTER?
You may register to vote as soon as you move into a residence: there is no waiting period to be eligible. However, there are deadlines to enable election officials to prepare voter lists.
You may register at any town/city hall in Connecticut, not just the one in your town of residence. The mail-in card is available in town halls, libraries, Dept. of Motor Vehicles and other state agency offices, and on the Internet: www.sots.state.ct.us.
Mailed applications must be postmarked and hand-delivered applications must be received by Registrars at least 5 days before a primary and 14 days before an election.
In-person registration at your town/city hall: by noon of the day before a primary and 14 days before an election. An exception is made if your eligibility is attained during those 14 days.
HOW MAY I REGISTER IF I AM PHYSICALLY DISABLED?
You may have an application mailed to you or request a Registrar to come to your residence if you are temporarily or permanently disabled.
HOW OFTEN MUST I RE-REGISTER IN CONNECTICUT?
You need to re-register when you move to a new town or city within Connecticut.
Please notify your Registrars of Voters when you move within a town: it will change where your name appears on the voter list and may change your polling place as well.
Also, please notify your Registrars of any name change (a married woman may use her maiden name.)
WHAT IS A PRIMARY?
A primary is a runoff between candidates within a political party for the nomination for an office.
A primary is held 8 weeks prior to an election.
WHO MAY VOTE IN A PRIMARY?
Any registered voter who enrolls in a political party may vote in that party's primary to choose the candidate to represent it in an election. The parties set their own rules and presently do not allow non-party members to vote in a primary.
HOW DO I JOIN A POLITICAL PARTY?
You may designate a party affiliation when you register or any time thereafter. You can drop or change your party affiliation by notifying your Registrars; changing parties takes 3 months to be valid. You may use the mail-in registration card.
WHY SHOULD I JOIN A POLITICAL PARTY?
Party members may vote in primaries and may nominate candidates for election through a caucus, town committee, or convention process. Joining a party enables you to participate:
at the local level to choose delegates to conventions, nominate municipal candidates, or to serve as a member of the party's Town Committee. Many Town Committees nominate and endorse candidates for municipal offices and nominate party members for appointment or election to local boards and commissions.
at the state and national levels as an elected delegate to the party's conventions.
WHERE AND WHEN DO I VOTE?
You are assigned to a specific polling place according to your address. Polling places are usually located in or near your neighborhood.
State and national elections are held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November in even-numbered years. Municipal elections are held in odd-numbered years, most Connecticut towns in November but some towns in May.
Special elections are held to fill a vacancy and may be held "off-season."
Polls arefrom 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Anyone on line by closing time will be allowed to vote.
Dates, hours, and voter eligibility for local referenda are set locally: non-voter property owners may be able to vote on certain local tax issues (call your Town Clerk).
HOW CAN I VOTE ABSENTEE?
For absentee ballot visit: http://www.sots.state.ct.us/
A qualified registered voter may vote absentee if unable to vote in person due to:
illness or physical disability; or
absence from town during all election hours; or
religious beliefs forbidding secular activity on election day; or
service as an election official at a polling place other than their own.
A party-enrolled registered voter may request an absentee ballot application for a primary as well as for an election.
An application is available from your Town Clerk and the Secretary of the State's Website http://www.sots.state.ct.us. Any voter already out of town may have one mailed to them-allow sufficient time for two round-trip mailings: application plus ballot.
For emergency use of an absentee ballot, call your Town Clerk.
Voting by absentee ballot has privacy protections similar to voting by machine-your name will not be connected to your vote when it is tallied.
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