Everything Stamford voters need to know before heading to the polls on Election Day
STAMFORD — Soon after months of campaigning amid a mayoral race that has put a spotlight on Stamford, voters will eventually get the prospect to have their voices read as they head to the polls Tuesday.
For mayor, they will pick among Democratic point out Rep. Caroline Simmons and unaffiliated candidate Bobby Valentine, a former expert baseball supervisor and hometown legend.
Simmons appears on two traces on the ballot — for the Democratic Celebration and the Independent Get together. Following the Stamford Democratic City Committee narrowly endorsed her, Simmons went on to conquer incumbent Mayor David Martin in a main, which Martin compelled by gathering signatures from registered Democrats. She was crossed-endorsed by the Independent Party.
Valentine petitioned his way onto the ballot as an unaffiliated prospect. He has been endorsed by Stamford’s police and instructors unions.
Simmons has been endorsed by the city’s firefighters union and numerous nearby affiliate marketers of the Assistance Staff members Worldwide Union. She has also obtained endorsements from Gov. Ned Lamont and previous President Barack Obama.
The two candidates experienced elevated nearly $1 million blended as of the conclusion of September.
The Stamford Republican Town Committee endorsed former police detective Joe Corsello in the race for mayor. Corsello dropped out weeks later and endorsed Valentine.
Stamford voters will also make their choices in races for city clerk, the Board of Finance, the Board of Education, constables and the Board of Associates.
For town clerk, their alternative is amongst Democratic incumbent Lyda Ruijter and unaffiliated challenger Marilyn Abbazia-Lodato.
There are 6 candidates working for 4 seats on the Board of Finance, but only one particular seat is actually up for grabs.
The Board of Finance operates underneath a minority representation rule, which stipulates that no more than 4 of the 6 users may perhaps belong to the similar occasion. Two Democrats on the board aren’t up for reelection this calendar year.
In 1 race — a special election to complete out the expression at first received by Democrat David Kooris prior to he took on the job of head of the Stamford Downtown Exclusive Services District — existing seat-holder Democrat David Mannis is managing unopposed.
With only two Republicans jogging — present-day Board of Reps customers Dennis Mahoney and J.R. McMullen — each individual is certain a place on the board, replacing two outgoing Republicans.
That leaves one place out there, and the winner will appear from a field of 3 Democrats: Richard Freedman, who at this time chairs the board, and challengers Robert Barocas and Leo Zygelman.
Meanwhile, on the Board of Education, a few places are available. The Board of Education also operates below a minority illustration rule, which stipulates that no far more than 6 of the nine users could belong to the similar social gathering. 5 Democrats are not up for re-election this calendar year, this means only a single Democrat can join the board through the upcoming election if they finish amid the major a few overall vote-getters.
1. Recreation Star Center (formerly Our Lady Star of the Sea Elementary University) – 1170 Shippan Ave.
2. Salvation Army – 198 Selleck St. (Betts Avenue entrance)
3. South End Branch Library – 34 Woodland Ave.
4. K. T. Murphy Elementary College (rear) – 38 George St. (entrance)
5. Yerwood Heart – Fairfield Avenue/West Primary Street
6. Religion Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church – 29 Grove St.
7. Julia A. Stark Elementary University (rear) – 38 Oscar St. (entrance only)
8. Domus (Old Rogers School) – 15 Frank St. (entrance)
9. Westover Magnet Elementary Faculty – 412 Stillwater Ave.
10. Cloonan Middle School (side) – 11 Powell Place (entrance)
11. Very first Presbyterian Church – 1101 Bedford St.
12. Stamford High College (rear) – 84 Hillandale Ave. (entrance)
13. Roxbury Elementary University – 751 West Hill Street
14. Stillmeadow Elementary School – 800 Stillwater Road
15. Dolan Center Faculty – 51 Toms Street (front only)
16. Convert Of River Middle College – 117 Vine Street
17. Springdale Elementary College (rear entrance) – 1127 Hope St. (rear driveway at 1197 Hope St.)
18. Davenport Ridge Elementary University – 1300 Newfield Ave.
19. Extensive Ridge Hearth Company Station 1 – 366 Aged Lengthy Ridge Street
20. Scofield Magnet Middle University – 641 Scofieldtown Road
Voters can locate their polling put listed here: https://www.stamfordct.gov/government/registrar-of-voters/discover-your-voting-spot.
Source: Stamford Registrars of Voters
The rule does not stipulate that the minority illustration on the board be all Republican. A prospect working as unaffiliated, or any minority party, would also qualify.
The Democratic candidates are Versha Munshi-South, Michael Hyman and Ben Lee. The Republican candidates are Joe Gonzalez, Josh Esses and incumbent Becky Hamman. Rachel Albone is functioning as an Impartial Occasion candidate. Incumbent Jackie Pioli is functioning as an unaffiliated candidate.
Board of Associates users represent districts inside the metropolis. Each individual district — a full of 20 — has two reps. Sample ballots per district are accessible on the city government’s internet site: https://www.stamfordct.gov/citizens/elections.
Stamford has a lot more than 74,000 registered voters, like a lot more than 31,000 registered Democrats, extra than 27,000 unaffiliated voters and far more than 13,000 registered Republicans, in accordance to facts delivered by the business of the Registrars of Voters.
The polls will be open Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
As of Friday, the town clerk’s office had issued just about 6,200 absentee ballots. About 4,000 had been returned. Voters could use the COVID-19 pandemic as a rationale for searching for an absentee ballot.
Absentee ballots can be put in a box in the parking garage of the Stamford Governing administration Middle at 888 Washington Blvd. or in a box exterior the Harry Bennett library at 115 Vine Street. Ballots will be gathered from the boxes for the past time Tuesday at 8 p.m. Mailed-in ballots have to be obtained by the city clerk’s business by that time as properly or else they won’t be counted.
Includes prior reporting by staff author Ignacio Laguarda.