Early Voting's Final Weekend: Stickers Before Snickers

This is the last weekend to vote early. In Brookfield, early voting runs Friday, October 30, Saturday, October 31, and Sunday, November 1, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day at Town Hall, Meeting Room 133, 100 Pocono Road. The window closes at 6 p.m. Sunday, and there is no early voting on Monday, November 2.

Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas is pitching the weekend with a Halloween theme: "Stickers Before Snickers." In a release this week, she urged voters to fit a trip to the polls in before the costumes and candy, saying, "You figured out the costumes, bought the candy, and helped the kids make their trick-or-treating plan. Now make your voting plan." Her advice: "Vote before the Halloween festivities and have one less thing haunting your to-do list."

Anyone who has not registered yet can still do so. Same-day registration is available at every early-voting location, so an unregistered Brookfield resident can register and vote in the same visit. Voters should also note that the early-voting location can differ from an Election Day polling place, so it is worth confirming before heading out.

For voters who wait until Tuesday, Election Day polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Brookfield's District 1 votes at Candlewood Lake Elementary School, while Districts 2 and 3 vote at Brookfield High School. The ballot carries nine offices, all vote-for-one, and Brookfield is split between two state Senate districts: Districts 1 and 2 vote in the 30th District race, and District 3 votes in the 32nd.

Monday is also the deadline to request an absentee ballot, and absentee ballots must be returned by Election Day. After Sunday at 6 p.m., the only options left are an absentee ballot or showing up Tuesday.