GREENWICH — The race for first selectmen in Greenwich can be on the prime of many citizens’ thoughts as they head to the polls, which can be open from 6 a.m. to eight p.m. Tuesday for the municipal election.
The board can be made up of the successful first selectman candidate and the highest two vote-getters of the opposite three candidates.
Management of the city’s Board of Estimate & Taxation can also be up for election, and there’s a key race for 4 seats on the varsity board. On Monday, the heads of each native events expressed confidence going into Tuesday’s voting.
“Led by Fred and Lauren, our Republican candidates for workplace have every labored so arduous all through the marketing campaign,” Republican City Committee Chair Dan Quigley mentioned. “I hope that every one of their arduous work and vitality, together with the very constructive nature of our marketing campaign, has resonated with voters and earned the belief of our neighborhood.”
Democratic City Committee Chair Joe Angland mentioned on Monday, “We have now an amazing group of candidates who’ve labored very arduous. We hope that Greenwich voters have listened to them and acknowledge how a lot they provide the city.”
In response to the registrars of voters workplace, as of Monday morning, there are 12,547 registered Democratic voters on the town and 12,007 registered Republicans. That may be a massive change from two years in the past, when there have been 12,359 registered Republicans in comparison with 10,397 registered Democrats simply earlier than the municipal election.
However the largest group stays the unaffiliated voters. As of Monday, the quantity was 16,196 unaffiliated voters, up from 14,031 in 2019.
In Greenwich, voter turnout was 47 % for the 2019 municipal elections.
Different races
The bulk on the BET is set by which social gathering will get essentially the most complete votes. With six Republicans and 6 Democrats operating for the 12-member board, the membership just isn’t unsure. However which social gathering can have management and run the board is up for grabs.
If the Republicans get essentially the most complete votes amongst their six candidates, the GOP will retain management. But when the Democrats get essentially the most, they are going to earn management and the board’s tiebreaking vote, which they held from 2017 to 2019.
Within the faculty board race, Republican Chair Peter Bernstein and 12-year GOP member Peter Sherr didn’t search new phrases. Three Republicans, Megan Galletta, Cody Kittle and Michael-Joseph Mercanti-Anthony, are operating to fill these two seats, with solely two capable of be elected as a result of city’s social gathering illustration guidelines.
A complicating issue is a write-in candidate for the Board of Training, with guardian Kara Philben operating as an impartial candidate.
A write-in candidate has by no means gained a seat on the Board of Training. The city’s authorized division has not issued a proper opinion on how an impartial candidate, if she wins, can be seated on the board, which is balanced with 4 Republicans and 4 Democrats by city constitution.
The Democrats should not have a aggressive race for college board. Present Board Vice Chair Kathleen Stowe, who’s operating for reelection, is joined on the poll by Democrat Laura Kostin. They’re operating for 2 Democratic seats.
Voters can even resolve within the races for city clerk and tax collector.
Polling locations
GREENWICH – Polling locations can be open for voting from 6 a.m. to eight p.m. Tuesday. Listed here are the polling locations on the town:
District 1, 1A – Julian Curtiss College
District 2 – Greenwich City Corridor
District 3 – Western Center College
District 4 – New Lebanon College
District 5, 5A – Riverside College
District 6, 6A – Outdated Greenwich College
District 7,7A – Greenwich Excessive College
District 8 – Central Center College
District 9 – Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Middle
District 10, 10A – Glenville College
District 11, 11A – North Road College
District 12 – North Mianus College
To seek out your polling place or for info on voting on the town, go to www.greenwichct.gov/600/Im-registered-How-do-I-vote.
Incumbent Republican Tax Collector Heather Smeriglio is searching for reelection towards Democratic challenger Trevor Crow. The place of city clerk is open, with Republican Jackie Budkins and Democrat Molly Saleeby vying to exchange longtime City Clerk Carmella Budkins.
The complete Consultant City Assembly can also be up for election, with every member serving a two-year time period. The city is split into 12 districts, and every districts votes on their members to the 230-member legislative physique.
Poll guidelines
The state expanded absentee poll entry for a second yr as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, which spurred plenty of absentee poll exercise the autumn, City Clerk Carmella Budkins mentioned.
Monday was the final day to get an absentee poll, apart from dire emergencies on Tuesday corresponding to hospitalization, Budkins mentioned.
As of midday Monday, her workplace had issued 2,513 absentee ballots to Greenwich residents and a pair of,016 had been returned, she mentioned.
Any voter with an absentee poll ought to return it to the drop field outdoors City Corridor to be collected and counted, Budkins mentioned. Don’t put it within the mail, she mentioned.
All absentee ballots should be acquired by 8 p.m. Tuesday to be counted, Budkins mentioned. Workers from the city clerk’s workplace will gather ballots Tuesday, she mentioned.
“So long as they get it in my hand by 8 p.m. they are going to be counted,” Budkins mentioned.
Identical day voter registration is obtainable in Greenwich for many who aren’t registered, are registered in one other city or have simply moved to Greenwich and can flip 18 on or earlier than Tuesday.
To participate in election day registration, a potential voter ought to go to the worker lounge of City Corridor, and to not a polling place, in line with Democratic Registrar of Voters Mary Hegarty.
To register on Election Day, convey proof of identification and residency, she mentioned.
