Early Voting in Ward 4 Council Primary Now Open, Primary Day is September 9th

Early voting is open in the Democratic primary for City Council in Ward 4, with primary day one week away on September 9th.

In the primary, Ward 4 Democratic voters will choose two candidates for the Ward 4 Council election, as part of the city elections in November. Each of the city’s five wards are represented by three Council members, called “Alderpersons”, but each party is only allowed to nominate two candidates in each ward.

*Image of primary ballot. Not an actual ballot.*

The New Britain Democratic party has endorsed two candidates in the election, Ald John McNamara (D-4), who is the Council’s Majority Leader, and Luz Ortiz-Luna. Ald Neil Connors (D-4) is a petitioning candidate for the nomination.

As in the general election, voters may only vote for two candidates.

Ward 4 represents most of the northern parts of the city and includes:

Voting district 12, whose regular voting place is St Francis School.
Voting district 13, whose temporary voting place is St Francis School.
Voting district 14, whose regular voting place is Pulaski Middle School.

Primary day is September 9, 2025, from 6:00am to 8:00pm, at voters’ regular or temporary voting places, for Democratic registered voters who have not already voted by primary day.

Early voting is available at the New Britain Senior Center and CCSU Memorial Hall on:

September 2nd, from 8:00am to 8:00pm.
September 3rd, from 10:00am to 6:00pm.
September 4th, from 8:00am to 8:00pm.
September 5th, from 10:00am to 6:00pm.
September 6th, from 10:00am to 6:00pm.
September 7th, from 10:00am to 6:00pm.

Information on absentee ballots is available at the Secretary of the State’s office at https://portal.ct.gov/sots/election-services/voter-information/absentee-voting.

New Britain’s Registrars of Voters say that the, “Deadline for current registered voters to transfer enrollment from one political party to another is Monday June 9th,” that, “New Voters or Unaffiliated voters (not registered with a political party) have until 12 noon on Monday September 8th to file in-person with the Registrars of Voters a voter registration application to enroll in a political party having a primary,” that the, “Deadline for New Voters or Unaffiliated Voters to enroll with a political party for voting in the primary must be postmarked (if mail-in) or received (if online or via DMV) by Friday August 22nd. https://voterregistration.ct.gov/OLVR/welcome.do,” and that, to vote in the primary, “If you are not registered to vote, you may file a voter registration application with the Registrars of Voters in-person or at either Early Voting location by noon the previous day to 1) enroll in a political party during the early voting period above, and 2) vote during early voting starting the next business day. Those enrolling in a political party at the Early Voting location after noon during the early voting period are eligible to vote two business days after registration.”