Bristol Sets Aug. 11 Primary Hours, Absentee Voting Schedule
Bristol has published local voting logistics for the Aug. 11, 2026 primary, setting a 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. polling period and listing three days of in-person absentee-voting hours before Election Day.
The schedule gives voters a defined timeline for the primary: Election Day is Aug. 11, while the city’s listed in-person absentee-voting availability runs Aug. 7 through Aug. 9. Absentee ballots will be counted at City Hall, 111 North Main Street.
The notice was dated June 24 and signed by Bristol Town Clerk Erica Cabiya.
Polls scheduled to open at 6 a.m.
Bristol polls will be open from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Aug. 11. That is a 14-hour polling period for voters who cast ballots on primary day.
The city’s notice establishes the Election Day hours, but the approved notice information does not identify the specific contests or candidates that will appear on the primary ballot. It also does not provide turnout projections, current turnout figures or absentee-ballot return totals.
That distinction matters for voters looking for basic election logistics. The city has released the dates, hours and absentee-ballot counting location, but the notice is not a description of the races themselves or an indication of how many people are expected to vote.
Three days of listed in-person absentee-voting hours
The city lists in-person absentee-voting hours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7; Saturday, Aug. 8; and Sunday, Aug. 9.
Each of those days has an eight-hour window, for 24 listed hours across the three dates. The schedule places the availability immediately before the Aug. 11 primary and includes both weekend days.
The approved notice information identifies the hours for this in-person absentee-voting option. It does not establish City Hall as the location where voters may cast those ballots. City Hall’s stated role in the notice is the location where absentee ballots will be counted.
City Hall named for absentee-ballot counting
Absentee ballots will be counted at City Hall, at 111 North Main Street, according to the Bristol notice. The notice specifically connects that address to ballot counting.
Voters should not read that designation as a statement that City Hall is an Election Day polling place. The notice information provided to the city identifies it as the absentee-ballot counting site, not as a polling location for every voter or as the in-person absentee-voting site.
The published schedule therefore separates two parts of the primary’s local administration: the hours when polls will be open on Aug. 11 and the place where absentee ballots will be counted.
What happens next
The next dates in Bristol’s published primary schedule are Aug. 7, Aug. 8 and Aug. 9, when in-person absentee voting is listed from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. The primary follows on Aug. 11, with polls open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
For Bristol voters, the practical information now available is straightforward: three listed pre-primary absentee-voting dates, a 14-hour Election Day polling window, and City Hall’s role as the absentee-ballot counting location. The notice does not add details about particular primary contests, candidates or anticipated participation.
Sources
- Bristol News Flash and election notice, City of Bristol
- City of Bristol official website, City of Bristol
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