When you go vote today, here’s where the races are and what to do to register — and you may be able to get a vaccination at the same place, or get Girl Scout cookies. Voting hours are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The candidates on the ballot
Ballot
Darien ballot boxes
For most of the ballot, there are only as many candidates as there are seats available, with the exception of the candidates who will (or won’t) sit on the Board of Selectmen.
The top five vote-getters among the eight candidates for both Board of Selectmen and first selectmen can sit on the board, so your vote matters.
Republican incumbent First Selectman Jayme Stevenson is running for re-election. There is no Democratic Party candidate for first selectman, but Rob Werner and Chris Noe are both running as candidates unaffiliated with any party. Any of these candidates who are among the top five vote-getters will be eligible to sit on the Board of Selectmen if the candidate wants.
— Here’s what the Darien ballot looks like (scroll down to see ballots for individual districts). —
Voters can opt for two other candidates to sit on the Board of Selectmen and five candidates are running: Republican candidates Susan Marks and Charles “Kip” Koons, Democratic candidates Marc Thorne and Rob Richards, and Spencer McIlmurray, a candidate unaffiliated with any party.
You can register today
From this notice on the town government website:
A prospective voter, when registering to vote in person must bring a driver’s license or some other form of identification (passport, birth certificate, current utility bill, etc.). […]
A prospective voter may register to vote on election day, starting in November 2013. Such prospective voter must come to the Registrar’s office in Town Hall to register and vote on election day.
Where you can vote
Schools are closed for staff development on Election Day, but only one school in town is being used as a polling place — Hindley School for District 5.
Alphabetical Street Listing for Polling Places
— to find out what district you’re in, or you can use this redistricting map. 
Here’s where to vote:
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District 1 — 35 Leroy Ave. (old Library building);
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District 2 — Town Hall (2 Renshaw Road); vaccinations in auditorium, 3 to 7 p.m.; Girl Scout cookies for sale, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.;
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District 3 — Noroton Heights Fire Station (Rear/209 Noroton Ave.); Girl Scout cookies for sale, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.;
- District 4 — Hindley School (10 Nearwater Lane) — again, schools are closed for staff development on Election Day;
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District 5 — Town Hall (2 Renshaw Road); vaccinations in auditorium, 3 to 7 p.m.; Girl Scout cookies for sale, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.;
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District 6 — 35 Leroy Ave. (old Library building).
Person-to-Person non-perishable foods drive
Please take canned goods or other non-perishable foods to your voting place to help stock Person-to-Person’s food bank.
You can get vaccinated at Town Hall when you vote
Just go to Town Hall Auditorium for “Vote & Vax” from 3 to 7 p.m. No appointment is necessary.
“Vaccine is preservative free and available to anyone over three (3) years of age,” according to this Web page on the town government website. “High dose vaccine for seniors is available. $30.00 cash, check, Connecticare or Medicare Part B accepted.”
You can buy Girl Scout cookies at these spots
Girl Scout cookies are available to buy at two polling stations and (from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.) at Stop & Shop on at 148 Heights Road on Election Day.
You can get them from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at either the Noroton Heights Fire Station polling place, 209 Noroton Ave. or at Town Hall.
Correction: Polling places and districts were incorrect in an earlier version of this article published briefly earlier on Tuesday.