Farmington voters head to the polls Thursday, April 30, to decide the town's $143 million operating budget for 2026–27 and two bond questions totaling $18.3 million. Polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The Town of Farmington posted the polling-place list and absentee ballot procedures on Tuesday. Here are the specifics you need to cast a ballot.
Where to vote
Your precinct determines your polling place. Four locations are in use for the April 30 referendum:
- District 1, Precincts 1 and 2: Irving A. Robbins Middle School, 20 Wolf Pit Road, Farmington
- District 1, Precincts 3 and 4: West Woods Upper Elementary School, 50 Judson Lane, Farmington
- District 2, Precincts 5 and 6: Community/Senior Center, 321 New Britain Avenue, Unionville
- District 2, Precinct 7: Farmington Public Library, 6 Monteith Drive, Farmington
All four locations open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m.
Absentee ballots
Absentee ballots are available at the Town Clerk's Office on weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. through Wednesday, April 29. Completed ballots may be returned three ways: placed in the drop box outside the new Town Hall at 20 Monteith Drive, mailed to the Town Clerk's Office, or delivered in person to the Town Clerk's Office during business hours through April 29.
On referendum day, the rules change. Ballots cannot be dropped off inside the Town Clerk's Office on April 30. They may still be received by mail or placed in the drop box at 20 Monteith Drive by 8:00 p.m.
What's on the ballot
The referendum asks Farmington voters to approve the $143 million operating budget the Town Council adopted earlier this spring and two bond questions totaling $18.3 million. The Mercury covered the underlying budget and bond votes in detail. The Town of Farmington Budget Page has workshop presentations, department line items, and capital schedules.
Results will be posted Thursday night.
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— Jack Beckett has covered Farmington's budget cycle long enough to know that a referendum in the middle of the week is both a feature and a bug. He is on his second coffee. The ballot is straightforward. Your polling place may or may not be. ☕
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Update, April 27: A two-day-out preview is now live — Farmington Votes Thursday: Polls Open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Across Four Locations.
Update, April 30, 2026 — referendum results: Farmington's Budget Referendum Closes With 950 Ballots Cast and a 5.08 Percent Turnout. Turnout 5.08 percent; bond totals pending the Town Clerk.