MONROE, CT — Early voting is continuing daily in the lead up to the municipal election on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Here is the information you’ll need today and in the days ahead.
Early Voting: Early voting and same day registration voting is currently being offered at the Monroe Community Center (the former St. Jude School, 709 Monroe Turnpike). It will be there every day from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. now and through Nov. 2, with extended hours on Oct. 28 and 30, 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.
On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4, all polls will be open from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. and same day registration voting will be offered at Monroe Town Hall, 7 Fan Hill Road. Monroe’s four polling places are:
- District 1: Fawn Hollow Elementary School, 345 Fan Hill Road
- District 2: Stepney Elementary School, 180 Newtown Road
- District 3: Monroe Elementary School, 375 Monroe Turnpike
- District 4: Masuk High School, 1014 Monroe Turnpike
Click here to confirm your voter registration status and location of your polling place.
The Registrars of Voters will hold a Limited Registration Session on Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Town Hall. This session is only to admit those seeking to vote in the election whose qualification as to age, citizenship or residence was attained since the voter registration deadline of Oct. 17.
Competitive Races
Only a few races are competitive this year, including the first selectman, Board of Education and Town Council races.
First Selectman: Terry Rooney, Republican, an incumbent, is being challenged by Democrat, Leon Ambrosey, who currently served on the Planning and Zoning Commission.
The two men recently participated in a League of Women Voter’s debate. Here is a link to an article with video of the entire debate:
Monroe first selectman debate covers a wide range of issues
Board of Education:
- Democrat: Jerry Stevens, incumbent
- Republicans: Incumbents Christina Cascella, Jeff Fulchino and Dennis Condon and newcomer Sunny Gill
- Petitioning Candidate: Marie Blake, unaffiliated.
There are six candidates vying for five seats, so one will not win. Here are stories about the candidates:
For Jerry Stevens, Monroe education is a family affair
Monroe’s GOP school board candidates tour fiscal responsibility
Petitioning candidate makes Monroe’s school board race competitive
Town Council:
Democrats: Incumbents Jason Maur, Cathy Kohut and Janice Persico and newcomers Nina Gagnon and Benjamin Sabia
Republicans: Incumbents Jonathan Formichella, Enid Lipeles, Dona-Lyn Wales, Sean O’Rourke, Vin Duva and Kevin Reid
Nine candidates will win seats. Republicans are trying to hold onto a 6-3 super majority, while Democrats are trying to win a 5-4 majority. Below are links to stories on each party’s candidates:
Town Council candidates campaign to make Monroe blue
Monroe Town Council candidates tout Republican leadership
Here is how the rest of the tickets round out: All of these candidates are running unopposed and will be elected:
Town Clerk (Vote for 1): Vida V. Stone (R)
Town Treasurer (Vote for 1): Frank Dutches (R)
Tax Collector (Vote for 1): Deborah Heim (R)
Board of Finance (Vote for up to 2: Samantha Spino (D), Mark O’Donnell (R)
Planning and Zoning (Vote for up to 2): Michael O’Reilly (R), Robert Westlund (R)
Planning and Zoning Alternates (Vote for up to 3): Domenic Paniccia (D), Nicole Lupo (R), Dominic Smeraglino III (R)
Constable (Vote for one): Pat Tomchik (D), Victor Yanosy (R)
To download a pdf file of a sample ballot, click here.
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