From State Senator Anthony Musto who represents Trumbull and portions of Bridgeport and Monroe: HARTFORD, CT – Yesterday State Senator Anthony Musto (D-Trumbull) brought before the Senate a historic joint resolution that calls for an amendment to the Connecticut Constitution that will remove restrictions on early voting and the use of absentee ballots. As Co-Chair [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Denise Merrill'
Dude, Why Didn’t You Vote? Bridgeport Trails Cities In Percentage Turnout
December 18th, 2012 · 3 Comments · News and Events
And the winner is… Stamford. Secretary of the State Denise Merrill on Tuesday presented the 2012 “Democracy Cup” to the city of Stamford, for the highest percentage voter turnout in the 2012 Presidential election in Connecticut (71.6%). The annual award is handed to the small, mid-sized, large towns and city with the highest voter turnout [...]
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How Many Times Will You Vote?
November 2nd, 2012 · 3 Comments · News and Events
If you want to preview Tuesday’s ballot, Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merill has loaded every municipal ballot on the SOTS website, including all the ballot configurations in the state’s largest city for State Senate and State House seats. See an example ballot here.
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Merrill: Bridgeport Election Big Concern–Power Out At Most Polling Places–City Officials Preparing For Consolidation Of Precincts
November 1st, 2012 · 20 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, National Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Can Bridgeport catch an election break? Just days before a presidential election that produces the highest city turnout only five of the city’s 20-plus polling precincts had power as of Wednesday night–most of them schools–throwing local elections officials and Mayor Bill Finch into overdrive to accommodate Tuesday’s vote.
Feds Set Up Election Fraud Hotline
November 1st, 2012 · 2 Comments · News and Events
From Connecticut U.S. Attorney David Fein: In an effort to ensure that the November 6, 2012 elections are administered fairly in every city and town in Connecticut, David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Kimberly K. Mertz, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of [...]
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Merrill: Historic Milestone For Hispanic Voters, City Leads With Active Registration–Denise Dances With Dick In Celebration
January 8th, 2013 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill grooved to the music today with U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and Andres Ayala–who will receive the oath of office Wednesday as one of the first two Hispanic state senators in Connecticut history–to announce figures for Connecticut’s growing Hispanic voting population. Merrill says Bridgeport leads the way with the [...]
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