Dan McDermott (R) and Elisa Beckett-Flores (D)

Department Profile

The Registrars of Voters for the town of New Fairfield are responsible for registering voters and maintain the voter records for the town. They are also responsible for the Town’s elections, primaries and referendums. They perform a Voter Canvass of the Town’s Electors between February and May annually. They ensure our Town is in compliance with State & Federal Election Laws and Mandates. They are part-time and have posted office hours, but are available by appointment.
 

Republican Registrar: Dan McDermott (203) 312-5614

Deputy:  Christine Garabo

Assistant Registrar: Giustina Cammarota

Democrat Registrar: Elisa Beckett-Flores (203) 312-5613

Deputy: Olivia Micca

Assistant Registrar: Robert Kruzykowski, Gloria Nye

 

2026 Elections: 

  • Aug 3rd-Aug 9th - Early Voting at New Fairfield Town Hall 10AM-6PM. Extended hours August 4th and 6th 8AM-8PM.  
  • Aug 11th - Democrat and Republican Primary. Senior Center ONLY 6AM-8PM (Both Districts)
  • Oct 19th-Nov 1st - Early Voting at New Fairfield Town Hall 10AM-6PM. Extended hours Oct 27th and Oct 29th 8AM-8PM. 
  • Nov 2nd - Limited Registration Session 9AM-5PM (No Early Voting).
  • Nov 3rd - Election Day. Polls open 6AM-8PM.
  • Town Budget - TBD
  • Additional Referendum - TBD/As Needed

Important Dates & Deadlines: 

  • January-May - Voter canvass for 2026. 

 

Check Your Voter Status HERE

POLLING LOCATIONS FOR THE TOWN OF NEW FAIRFIELD:

(As of Jan 2024 until further notice)
-24th District-NF High School Cafeteria (54 Gillotti Road NF)
-30th District-NF Senior Center (33 Route 37, NF)

- EARLY VOTING for State/Federal Elections: ALWAYS at TOWN HALL (4 Brush Hill RD NF)

- PRIMARIES - Some Primaries are ONLY at the Senior Center due to school availability.

*Company A Firehouse, Middle School Cafeteria Meeting House Hill School are both no longer used as Polling Locations.

NEW FAIRFIELD REDISTRICTING STREET BREAKDOWN:

PDFs of street lists by the new voting districts in New Fairfield as of Jan 1st 2023. There
are 12 roads in New Fairfield that are split between the 2 voting districts. If your road is
not listed on District 24 or 30 refer to the Split Roads PDF.

Senate District 24 Roads

Senate District 30 Roads

Roads Split Between Senate Districts 24 & 30 

*Due to the last Federal Census and Redistricting done by the State Legislature for the
new voting districts have changed for the Town of New Fairfield. We currently have 2
voting districts. Please check your polling location before going to the polls.

Town of New Fairfield Property Owners who are NOT residents: For Town
Referendums like the budget and town issues (for example Town Ordinances)
property owners that have over $1000 in equity can vote. They must be able to prove
property ownership (Land/House or vehicle). NO EARLY VOTING for Town Referendum. Owners can not vote in primaries or regular state/local or federal elections. 

MUST be a U.S. Citizen as per law.

How to Register to Vote:

Online:  Connecticut's Voter Registration Site

In-Person: Come to town hall to fill out a voter registration card available in
our office or by the town clerk’s office.

Drop Off your Card: You can drop off voter registration cards in the drop
box behind town hall, Attention Registrar of Voters Office.

By Mail: You can fill out a Voter Registration Card and mail it to the
Registrar of Voters (4 Brush Hill, New Fairfield, CT 06812)

Where to get Voter Registration Cards: Voter Registration Cards can be
obtained anytime from the New Fairfield Public Library or in the Town Hall
during regular business hours, Online & Students can get them at the High
School Guidance office. 

 

Registration Requirements

  1. United States Citizenship and New Fairfield Residency;
  2. 17 year-olds turning 18 by November can register to vote in the Primary
  3. Proof of Identity (see note)

Note:  Please bring proof of identity when applying for voter registration.  Suggested forms of identification are: social security card, driver's license or birth certificate.  If foreign born, proof of citizenship is requested.

Voter Registration Cards can be obtained anytime from the New Fairfield Public Library or in the Town Hall during regular business hours.

Persons with Physical Disabilities may request the Local Registrar of Voters to come to the place where they live.

 

Registering for a Absentee Ballot:

  1. Absentee Ballots are issued through the Town Clerk’s Office.
    Questions about getting a Permanent Absentee Ballot- Contact the Town
    Clerks Office.
  2. Online Absentee Ballot Application
  3. Absentee Ballot Fact Sheet
  4. Absentee Ballot Application
  5. Absentee Ballot Application for Referendum Only
  6. Emergency Application for Absentee Ballot

Frequently Asked Questions:

Attention New Fairfield Voters

Statement on voter registrations In the mail from the office of the Registrars of Voters:

Our office has received many inquiries about the voter registration mailings that have been going out to different household across New Fairfield. There are many nonprofit and civic engagement groups that are trying to advocate for higher voter turnout especially because it is a presidential election cycle. One of the ways they do this is by sending out voter registration cards to houses that may have Names associated with it that haven't voted in a long time. 

These letters are not coming from the town of New Fairfield or the Secretary of State. Do not be alarmed if you receive one of these letters. Treat them as a reminder to check on your voter registration. One of the registrars of voters received one of these Letters as well to her maiden name. If you want to check out your voter registration status, please feel free to go to the Registrar of Voters Page on the newfairfield.org website and follow the link to check online.

We understand how people feel going into a presidential election and these letters can be alarming. The Registrars of Voters want you to know that we take all registrations to vote, changes to current voter registrations, and the entire election process seriously. We follow the proper procedures and scrutiny to ensure the safety and security of our town's elections. 

Thank you
The Registrars of Voters
Dan & Elisa

Additional Resources

Who Can Be at the Polls

The only people who can be within 75 feet of the entrance of a polling place are:
  • Voters while voting.
  • Poll workers performing their duties on election day. This includes the Registrars of Voters (even if they are running for re-election). It does not include any other municipal elected officials.
  • The Secretary of the State or their designee (must have a written document identifying themselves as a designee of the Secretary).
  • Any person rendering assistance to a voter at the request of the voter. An elector may not request assistance from their employer or an agent of their employer, and officer or agents of the elector’s union, or a candidate for any office on the ballot, unless the elector is a member of the immediate family of such candidate.
  • Members of the press while conducting their business of reporting the news.
Candidates, representatives of political parties, members of self-appointed watchdog groups, and anyone else not on the list should not be within 75 feet of the polling place except during the time when they are voting at their own polling place.
 
Polling Place Issues

If there is an issue at a polling place, please contact the Registrar of Voters office and we will have the Moderator meet with you immediately outside the polling place to rectify the issue without disturbing the free and orderly flow of the election. If you decide to enter the polling place and confront the moderator without contacting our office, or the Secretary of the State, or the State Elections Enforcement Commission, the moderator may ask you to stay beyond the 75 foot mark and will take whatever action they feel necessary to prevent or suppress disorder. 

Poll Watchers/Observers
CT does not provide for observers (poll watchers) in polling places.  The one exception is the counting of absentee ballots.  Observers are allowed in the absentee ballot counting room for all the times that it is open.  If you are interested in observing the counting of absentee ballots please stop by our office and we will direct you to the counting room.  
Members of the Press
Members of the press are allowed to enter all polling places. They are expected to know and observe the following conditions:
  • No poll worker may be photographed without their permission.
  • No photos may be taken which in any way indicate a voter's preferences.
Per Section 9-230, the moderators have latitude to indicate where the press may stand so that they do not impede the free flow of an election. This is particularly important in situations where well-known candidates or other famous people may be voting, and a large group of press may accumulate.
 
Section 9-264
Assistance to elector who is blind, has disability or is unable to write or to read the ballot. An elector who requires assistance to vote, by reason of blindness, disability or inability to write or to read the ballot, may be given assistance by a person of the elector's choice, other than (1) the elector's employer, (2) an agent of such employer, (3) an officer or agent of the elector's union, or (4) a candidate for any office on the ballot, unless the elector is a member of the immediate family of such candidate. The person assisting the elector may accompany the elector into the voting booth. Such person shall register such elector's vote upon the ballot as such elector directs. Any person accompanying an elector into the voting booth who deceives any elector in registering the elector's vote under this section or seeks to influence any elector while in the act of voting, or who registers any vote for any elector or on any question other than as requested by such elector, or who gives information to any person as to what person or persons such elector voted for, or how such elector voted on any question, shall be guilty of a class D felony. As used in this section, “immediate family” means “immediate family” as defined in section 9-140b.
 
Section 9-230
Authority of registrars and moderators to prevent or suppress disorder. The registrars of voters may request the head of the police department of the municipality, or, if none, a constable serving such municipality, to provide police protection at any polling place of any regular or special state or municipal election where they may anticipate disorder. The moderator of such election may, when any disorder arises in such election and the offender refuses to submit to the moderator's lawful authority, order any officer with power of arrest to take the offender into custody and, if necessary, to remove the offender from such election until the offender conforms to order or, if need be, until such election is closed, and thereupon such officer may command all necessary assistance. Any person refusing to assist when commanded shall be liable to the same penalties as for refusing to assist constables in the execution of their duties, but no person commanded to assist shall be deprived of such person's right to vote at such election, nor shall the offender be so deprived any longer than the offender refuses to conform to order.