Mary Ann Doran Registrar (Republican)		Margaret Gallo Registrar (Democrat)
Address:	Registrar of Voters 155 Deer Hill Ave. Danbury, CT 06810
Hours:	Monday - Thursday: 7:30 am - 6:00 pm
Telephone:	(203) 797-4550

Election Day was November 3, 2009

Description
    The Registrar of Voters Office is a vital department to the function of the City’s government. The Office is governed by Connecticut General Statutes and financially supported by the Municipality. The Registrar of Voters has a wide variety of responsibilities for everything from preparing and certifying the official voting list, to ensuring we have fair, accurate and efficient elections.

    In addition to overseeing the elections, primaries and referendums they maintain the voter registration files, register voters and conduct an annual canvass of voters. The Registrars are responsible for making monthly changes of voters based on information received from various sources such as DMV. They must also remove those who have been convicted of a felony or have moved out of the City. The staff attends meetings called by the Secretary of the State to keep current on new and pending legislation as it is proposed and passed. The Registrars process all local and statewide petitions.

    They work with various organizations to maintain voter registration at the highest possible level. Voter registration drives are conducted at local high schools, senior centers as well as special functions.

    Election, Primary or Referenda time is an extremely busy period for the office, as they are responsible for preparing the budget for all elections, conducting the lottery for municipal candidates, making all the arrangements for the seven polling locations in Danbury, and the hiring and training of approximately 300 poll workers and election officials.

    Just days prior to the election the office must also prepare an official voter list of active and inactive voters for the seven polling places, arrange for the set up and removal of all voting equipment prior to and immediately after an election, and inspect and pretest all voting machines. The day of the election, the Registrars must supervise and assist all election officials in addition to voter inquiries. After the election is completed, they ultimately, submit the election results to the Town Clerk. These duties reaffirm the importance of this office to the workings of our City government.

    The Registrars also participate in community events registering voters for Danbury and other Connecticut towns, educating electors on the use of voting machines, and answering voter related questions.

    The Training of Poll Workers is an important part of making sure that elections are administered effectively. The Registrars try to ensure that all poll workers have been properly trained and are aware of all the latest laws and that the election is conducted in a fair and bipartisan manner.

Successes
    The Registrars have successfully completed the conversion of the voter records to the Connecticut State Voter Registration System. They have also completed the annual canvass, a task typically requiring four months of dedication.

    The Registrars hosted meetings with other Election Officials on the new voting technology that was implemented in the 2007 elections. They share and learn from their counterparts about the best practices in the administration of elections.

    Due to the series of educational forums that were held to build the skills of election administrators, the voting public and the media, we had a virtually error free election. We are looking forward to a very busy election cycle this year with the Presidential election.

To vote in Danbury, you must be:
a U.S. Citizen
a resident of Danbury
at least 18 years of age and
a registered Danbury voter

How to register, change your name or address, enroll in a political party or change party enrollment:
In person at the Registrar of Voters or the Town Clerk’s office Monday through Thursday 7:30 am to 6:00 pm
Identification Requirements
By mail (request a registration card from the registrar’s office, complete it and mail it back to 155 Deer Hill Ave., Danbury, CT. 06810).
Department of motor vehicles

Registration Deadlines for New Voters:
Primary: your application must be postmarked by the 5th day before a primary (or received by your registrar of voters by the 5th day before a primary). You may apply in person to your registrar or town clerk until 12:00 noon on the last business day before a primary.
Election: your application must be postmarked by the 14th day before an election or you may register in person with the Registrar of Voters by the 7th day before an election.