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Elections for federal and statewide offices occur in even-numbered years, while municipal elections occur in odd-numbered ones. The office of the Connecticut Secretary of State oversees the election process, including voting and vote counting. [2] In a 2020 study, Connecticut was ranked as the 20th easiest state for citizens to vote in. [3]
Connecticut is divided among five congressional districts from which citizens elect the state's representatives to the United States House of Representatives.After the re-apportionment following the 2000 census, Connecticut lost one representative, reducing the state's delegation from six to five.
The 3rd congressional district has existed since 1837, having been organized from the at-large congressional district. It is centered on New Haven and its suburbs. The district comprises four-fifths of New Haven County, a small portion of Middlesex County, including most of Middletown, and most of Stratford and a small section of Shelton in Fairfield County.
The council also voted to ask voters if there should be term limits for these officials. In 2014, an amendment to the town charter was made to turn elections from partisan to non-partisan.
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Middletown is one of seven municipalities across the state with a ballot question this election season, asking the town’s voters to decide on a $190 million bond to fund the construction of a ...
Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 30, 2012 [3] Party Active Voters Inactive Voters Total Voters Percentage Democratic: 156,784 11,392 168,176 40.39% Republican: 71,932 3,348 75,280 18.08% Minor Parties 301 29 330 0.07% Unaffiliated 161,327 11,299 172,626 41.46% Total 390,334 26,068 416,412 100%
The land on the western bank of the Connecticut River where Middletown now lies was home to a village of the Wangunk, a tribe of Algongquian-speaking Native Americans.The village was named Mattabesset (also spelled Mattabesett, Mattabesec, Mattabeseck, and Mattabesek); the area they inhabited—now Middletown and the surrounding area—was named after it.