The office of the Registrar of Voters is an elected position governed by the Connecticut General Statutes and compensated by the municipality in which the Registrars serve. As department heads, the Registrars supervise, coordinate and administer all elections: national, state, municipal, primaries, and referenda. Registrars are responsible for voter education and organizing the annual canvass of electors. Registrars register new voters, maintain and update files, prepare department budgets and train election officials.

The Registrars attend special meetings called by the Secretary of the State and also join and attend meetings of the Registrars of Voters Association of Connecticut in order to keep current on impending and new legislation that impacts their office.

Although the Registrars of Voters are nominated by their respective political parties, they are, above all, public servants. Partisan politics has no place in the Registrars’ Office.