Terryville, Connecticut Public Records

Citizens, Connecticut residents, at least 18 years old by election day, and provide their name, address, date of birth, and driver's license number or last four digits of Social Security number. Connecticut allows Election Day Registration, meaning eligible residents can register and vote the same day at their polling place or at the town clerk's office. As an unincorporated village within Plymouth, Terryville doesn't hold separate municipal elections. Instead, residents vote for Plymouth town officials including the Board of Selectmen, Board of Education, Town Clerk, Tax Collector, and other positions. Plymouth town elections are held in odd-numbered years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, with the next scheduled for November 4, 2025. Voters can find their assigned polling place using the Connecticut Secretary of State's lookup tool at https://portaldir.ct.gov/sots/LookUp.aspx by entering their street address. Residents typically vote at Fisher Elementary School at 53 West Main Street or at Terryville High School at 33 North Harwinton Avenue, depending on their district. In the November 5, 2024 presidential election, Litchfield County recorded approximately 120,000 votes cast with a turnout rate of about 73%, reflecting Connecticut's traditionally strong civic engagement. Public election records in the state include voter registration lists, available for purchase for political purposes under §9-35, campaign finance reports searchable at the State Elections Enforcement Commission website https://seec.ct.gov/, candidate filings and statements available through the Secretary of State, and precinct-level results published by the Secretary of State at https://ctemspublic.pcctg.net/. On November 3, 2026, voters here will participate in state and federal elections including races for Governor (Governor Ned Lamont's term expires 2027, so the gubernatorial race will be in 2026), all five U.S. House seats from Connecticut, all 187 seats in the Connecticut General Assembly (36 Senate seats and 151 House seats), Secretary of State, Treasurer, Attorney General, and Comptroller. No U.S. Senate seat from Connecticut is up in 2026, as Senators Blumenthal and Murphy have terms expiring in 2028 and 2027 respectively. Plymouth town positions will also appear on the ballot depending on term schedules. Connecticut offers absentee voting for anyone who qualifies under specific categories: being away from town on election day, active military service, illness, physical disability, religious beliefs prohibiting secular activity, election day duties as a poll worker or election official, or being unable to appear during polling hours. As of 2023, Connecticut has implemented early voting for the first time, allowing in-person voting at designated locations during a specified period before Election Day. Absentee ballot applications can be submitted online through the Secretary of State's website at https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Election-Services/Voter-Information/Absentee-Voting, by mail, or in person at the Plymouth Town Clerk's office. Completed absentee ballots must be received by the Town Clerk by 8:00 PM on Election Day, either by mail or by drop box. Connecticut law (§9-150 et seq.) governs absentee voting procedures and requires specific justification for using absentee ballots, though the early voting provisions now provide greater flexibility for all voters.