A hand count of ballots from five percent of all polling places that use optical scanners to be matched against machine totals, which will affirm the integrity of the vote
Connecticut’s Secretary of the State Denise Merrill (official portrait)HARTFORD, CT – Secretary of the State Denise Merrill randomly selected voting precincts to have primary results audited following the November 3 election. Five percent of the polling places that use optical scan machines are subject to the audit, as prescribed by Connecticut General Statutes 9-320f. Those hand counted ballots will be matched against vote totals from optical scan machines.
Secretary Merrill said, “Connecticut’s post-election audits are essential to ensuring the integrity of the vote. Thank you so much to the local election officials who worked so hard to make this process such a success and who conducted the election in a transparent, professional manner.”
There were 743 polling locations that used optical scan machines on November 3 so the Secretary of the State chose thirty eight primary and eleven alternate locations. The results of audits will be analyzed by the University of Connecticut, the Secretary of the State’s Office and the State Elections Enforcement Commission, and then be made available to the public. Connecticut boasts one of the strictest audit statutes in the country and was the first state in New England to require a comprehensive audit of primary results.
List of races to be audited:
· The races to be audited will be selected locally by the Town Clerk.
List of polling places to be audited:
Plainfield- 2 Central Village Fire Station
Cheshire- Norton School – District 4
Cheshire- Chapman School – District 2
Granby- Granby Memorial High School – Community Gym
Newtown- Reed Intermediate School District 3-2
Trumbull- St. Joseph High School 123
Voluntown- Voluntown Elementary School
Waterbury- District 71-2 Gilmartin School
Stamford- Saint Bridget School District 6-1
Shelton- Long Hill School District 3
Waterbury- District 73-4 Sprague School
Wethersfield- Emerson Williams School
Windham- Dist 8 Elks
Somers- Town Hall
New Britain- Diloreto School
Killingly- Board of Ed Central Office – Cafeteria Dist 1
Stamford- Julia A. Stark School District 4
New Britain – Holmes Elementary School
Enfield – Enfield Senior Center District 158
Manchester – Bennet Academy
Bridgeport – Central High School District 129-3
Stratford – District 11-11 Lordship Elementary School 121 2
Norwalk – Kendall School District 140-1
Westport – District 136-2 Coleytown Elementary School Gym
New London – New London STM High School
Hartford – Hartford Seminary District 4
Stratford – District 60-1 Wooster Middle School 120 21
Plainville – Our Lady of Mercy Parish Hall
Deep River – Deep River Elementary School
Waterford – Oswegatchie School
Newington – John Wallace Middle School – District-8
Waterbury – District 72-3 Woodrow Wilson School
New Haven- John S. Martinez School District 16
New Haven – Main Library District 1-2
Norwich – Rose City Senior Center
Farmington – Community Center – District 2 Precinct 6
Waterbury – District 74-2 Crosby High School
West Haven – Washington School
Alternates:
Danbury – Westside Middle School Academy District 7-38
Norwalk- Fox Run School District 142-1
West Haven – Mackrille School
Montville – Mohegan Elementary School District 2
Brookfield – Huckleberry Hill School
Stratford – District 70-1 Wilcoxson School 120-21
Meriden – St. John Lutheran Church
Danbury – Pembroke School Gym District 2-8
Hartford – Parkville Community School District 13
Bristol – Bristol Elks Club
Danbury – Danbury High School Gym District 1-10
