Early voting starts Monday: where and when Brookfield votes

Connecticut’s general election is Tuesday, November 3, polls open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. But you don’t have to wait until then. Brookfield’s in-person early voting runs Monday, October 19 through Sunday, November 1 — fourteen straight days.

Where and when

• Location: Brookfield Town Hall, Meeting Room 133, 100 Pocono Road (confirmed by the town’s October 8 election notice and the Secretary of the State’s published list).
• Hours: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. every day, October 19–November 1.
• Extended hours: 8 a.m.–8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27 and Thursday, October 29.

Note: there is no early voting on Monday, November 2 — early voting ends Sunday, November 1 (the town’s notice flags this explicitly).

Same machine-ballot process as Election Day, same secrecy, counted the same way.

Missed the registration deadline?

The regular deadline (October 16) has passed — but it is not too late. Connecticut lets you register and vote on the same day at any early-voting location during October 19–November 1, and again on Election Day itself. Appear in person with proof of identity and proof of your Brookfield address (a driver’s license with your current address covers both). If you moved here from another town, register with your new Brookfield address.

Absentee: no excuse needed this year

Any active voter can request an absentee ballot — no reason required. Details:

• Ballots have been available since October 2.
• Apply by Monday, November 2. Apply online through the Secretary of the State’s absentee ballot request portal, or pick up an application at the Town Clerk’s office.
• Return your ballot to the Town Clerk by 8 p.m. on November 3. Use the provided return envelope — print and sign your name on it. A secure ballot drop box sits outside the Town Hall doors at 100 Pocono Road (per the SOTS drop-box list).
• Town Clerk, 100 Pocono Road: 203-775-7313 (Mon–Wed 8 a.m.–4 p.m., Thu 8 a.m.–6 p.m., Fri 8 a.m.–1 p.m.).

Election Day, November 3

Polls are open 6 a.m.–8 p.m. Anyone in line by 8 p.m. gets to vote. In past elections, Brookfield’s Election Day polling has been at Brookfield High School — the town’s own October 2025 newsletter listed the high school as the polling place for Districts 2 & 3 (District 1 voted at Candlewood Lake Elementary). The town hasn’t published an official location for November 3, so confirm yours before heading out at the Secretary of the State’s voter lookup, www.sots.ct.gov/vote.

Registrar of Voters office: 100 Pocono Road (Town Hall), 203-775-7300.

Coming next in the voter guide: what’s actually on Brookfield’s ballot.