Everything you need to know about Election Day in Connecticut

Election Day is here and here's everything you need to know.

The polls opened at 6 a.m. and they closed at 8 p.m. While the polls are open until 8 p.m., anyone who is in line at that time will be allowed to vote.

You can find out where to vote here.

Same-day registration

Voters on Tuesday had the option of same-day registration if they were not previously registered.

Same-day registration allows for people who are not yet registered or who are registered in one town, but have moved to another town to register and vote on Election Day, according to the Office of the Secretary of the State.

For Election Day, the same-day registration location will be different than your polling location.

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Click here for a town-by-town list of same-day-registration locations.

To qualify for same-day-registration, you must:

• Be a U.S. citizen
• Be age 18 or older
• Be a bona fide resident of the town where you are registering
• If convicted of a felony, have completed confinement

First time voters will need a copy of a current and valid photo ID that shows the voter’s name and address or a copy of a current utility bill, bank, statement, government check, paycheck, or government document that shows the voter’s name and address.

Reporting problems at the polls

If you see any issues, you can report them to the moderator at the polls or you can call the Election Day Hotline: 1-866-733-2463. You can also email them: elections@ct.gov.

Early voting

More than 740,000 people in Connecticut came out and voted early - that's about 30 percent of registered voters in the state.

Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas said a few towns saw over 17,000 early voters each. Those towns include Norwalk, Stamford and West Hartford.

Ballots for anyone who voted early were able to counted starting at 6 a.m. Tuesday.

Absentee ballots

Absentee ballots were able to be counted beginning at 10 a.m.

As of 11 a.m. on Tuesday, more than 120,000 absentee ballots have been returned so far, which is about 37 percent of eligible voters, Thomas said.

Any absentee ballots needed to get to the town clerk by 8 p.m.