Democrats nominated the unopposed Comptroller Kevin P. Lembo by acclamation and Secretary of the State Denise Merrill by a roll call vote Saturday, an easy warmup before tackling contested endorsements for the other underticket offices of attorney general, treasurer and lieutenant governor.
Denise W. Merrill
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Merrill: It is time to strengthen Connecticut’s election system
Connecticut is unique among the 50 states in how we run elections — and not in a good way. I have proposed professionalizing election administration in Connecticut by restructuring the office of registrar.
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Modernize elections, but not the Secretary of the State’s way
The Registrars of Voters Association of Connecticut recognizes that there are things we must do to improve in the way elections are administered in Connecticut, but disagrees with the Secretary of the State’s proposal. For instance, we would like to see an election night reporting system that is automated, and doesn’t rely on the hundreds of hand calculations done by weary poll workers late into the evening on Election Day.