Bethel Registrar of Voters

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Bethel Registrar of Voters

The Office of Registrar of Voters is responsible for maintaining the list of registered voters and administering elections, primaries and referendum votes.

Nancy J. Ryan, Registrar of Voters
Timothy Beeble, Registrar of Voters

Diane Fritch Deputy Registrar
Carole Anne Ritch Deputy Registrar

04/22/2026

The 2026-27 budget passed today by a slim margin. The “+2” notations in District 2 reflect the hand count of 2 ballots.

04/15/2026

This morning, the Ballots for the Budget Referendum arrived from the printer. The Registrars will test the Tabulators that will be used on Tuesday's Referendum, today beginning at 1:30 PM in Meeting Room A of the Municipal Center. The Public is invited to observe.

03/06/2026

The Registrars conducted voter registration at Bethel High School today. Over the 30 minute session, fifty-eight seniors registered online using their smart phones or laptops. A few more registrations may trickle in tonight since a few seniors left their ID at home.

11/10/2025

The Registrar of Voters in Norwich CT posted this message:

After a host of complaints from some candidates regarding how 'slow' our vote count was, I received the following from one of them.

Thanks for the job that you do. The separation of tasks on election night ensures that our votes are counted properly and to prevent election tampering. No one person, not even the Registrars themselves can influence the count and there are multiple checks in place to assure the public that every legally cast vote is counted and that questionable ballots are separated out and vetted before being added to the totals. I'd rather that security and accuracy take priority over reporting speed. Our nationwide system of decentralized voting control has led to a dependable outcome for nearly 250 years, with few incidents of irregularities - certainly few that might have changed the outcome of elections.

Close elections are more burdensome on election officials (and municipal elections are always close elections, because the number of voters is lower) as every vote counts and needs to be accounted for. While voting is our primary duty to keep democracy alive, artificial deadlines of press deadlines or candidate celebrations should not be added to the election night equation. Fairness, accuracy, and keeping the vote safe and secret should always take precedence over the priorities of others. In this world of quick responses, people oftentimes forget that a fast response may not be the best outcome. We need to foster patience so that the announced outcomes are reliable, verifiable and true. We all need to trust the outcome, even if it happens outside of our ridiculously short attention spans.

Small tweaks might speed up the process, but many of those changes probably require legislative action and are outside of any action allowed under current laws and regulations.

Please extend my thanks to all the poll workers who try to accurately follow the law and to everyone involved in the election process to maintain the sanctity of voting - the bedrock of every democratic government.

11/08/2025

Here is the Moderator Return for the November 4th Election.

11/05/2025

The Town of Bethel had a record voter turnout for a municipal election. 42.3% cast a ballot. In 2023, the voter turnout was 35.6%. We are still loading election results.

11/04/2025

Good morning! Polls are open for the Municipal Election.

11/03/2025

Plain Language for Chater Revision Questions

11/02/2025

Last day of early voting!
Come on down to meeting room A at the Municipal Center between 10am-6pm.

Election Day is Tuesday November 4th from 6am-8pm in your designated polling place.
Click here to check your polling location or registration status…

https://bethel-ct.gov/elections

10/31/2025

Voting is a treat! Come on down to meeting room A in the Municipal Center today between 10am-6pm

Address

1 School Street
Bethel, CT
06801

Telephone

+12037948516

Website

http://www.bethel-ct.gov/

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