Registrar of Voters

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Registrars:
Darlene Burrell (D)
Lynn Joyal (R)
Deputy Registrars:
Maria Capella (D)
Judy Kelly (R)
Assistant Registrars:
Nancy Drenzek (D), Bobbie C Kling (D) & Sharen Lingenfelter (R)

Address: 83 Mountain Road Suffield, CT 06078
Directions To Our Offices from
Phone: (860) 668-3850
Fax: (860) 668-3319
E-mail: dburrell@suffieldtownhall.com; ljoyal@suffieldtownhall.com

Hours:  Tuesdays from 10 AM to 2 PM and by appointment. Additional office hours vary depending on work load and sessions mandated by CT General Statutes.

The Registrars of Voters office serves the residents of Suffield and is located on the first floor of the Town Hall.  This department is run by two part-time Registrars who are elected for a four year term.

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS (ROV)
The Office of the Registrars of Voters is a position, elected by the people, governed by Connecticut General Statutes and financially supported by the municipality in which the Registrars serve. Registrars work closely with the Office of the Secretary of the State to develop methods and procedures to ensure the voting rights of citizens and administer all elections (ie National, State, Municipal, Primaries, and Referenda) based on current election laws.

 REGISTRAR OF VOTERS RESPONSIBILITIES
The ROV are responsible to conduct all elections and for the preparation and certification of the Official Voters List. Together they are responsible for the recruiting, appointing and training of all election officials. They also prepare party enrollment lists. Their obligations include having voting equipment properly prepared and certified. The ROV are also responsible for tracking required voter statistics for federal and state agencies. The ROV are in charge of voter education, organizing and conducting the annual canvass of voters, preparing department budgets and providing absentee ballot assistance for convalescent home residents.

Registrars attend meetings called by the Secretary of the State in order to keep current on impending and new legislation which impacts the Office. Registrars are encouraged to join and attend meetings of the Registrars of Voters Association of Connecticut.

If you have any Election questions please E-Mail or call ROVs at (860) 668-3850