Selecting a Polling Place to Audit, originally uploaded by Aldon.

Hartford – Friday, at 10 AM, the Secretary of State’s office selected two polling precincts whose results will be audited as required by Public Act 07-194. There were thirteen possible precincts to be selected, eight in Naugatuck, and one each in Andover, Bethany, Bolton, Union and Woodbridge. However, since Bethany, Bolton and Union were already scheduled to have recounts as a result of the closeness of the elections, the only towns that could in the drawing were Andover, Naugatuck and Woodbridge. Given that Naugatuck had four times as many polling places as the two other towns combined, it is not surprising that both polling places turned out to be in Naugatuck.

This is about the sixth time that the Secretary of State’s office has had such a drawing and since it was for a very small number of towns, it drew little media attention. Other attendees include Luther Weeks, Executive Director of CTVotersCount.org and Denise Weeks, Co-Founder.