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In her blog, The Laurel, Duby McDowell reports this request for patience for the Secretary of the State.
Meanwhile, the CT Mirror, the New Haven Independent, CT News Junkie and the Courant all report Tom Foley’s refusal to concede and inclination toward pursuing a recount.
Susan Bysiewicz
Secretary of the State
Connecticut
For Immediate Release: November 4, 2010
For more information contact Av Harris: (860) 509-6255, Cell: (860) 463-5939
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Bysiewicz Statement on Latest Updates From Bridgeport Regarding Reporting of Moderators' Returns
Hartford: Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz today issued the following statement regarding the status of moderator returns from the city of Bridgeport following the November 2, 2010 general election:
"At approximately 5:00 p.m., our office learned from the Registrar of Voters' office in Bridgeport that it may take several more hours for the Head Moderator to complete the return from Election Day. By law, this document was required by law to be delivered to our office by 6:00 p.m. yesterday. As such, we do not anticipate receiving any completed return from Bridgeport this evening.
In the interest of transparency and open government, we feel it is very important that this return from Bridgeport be processed during normal business hours when any member of the public can observe the submission of this important document.
Our office has always been committed to ensuring the integrity of every election in Connecticut and this is no different, despite the close vote for Governor. Therefore, we expect that tomorrow we will receive a Head Moderator's return from the city of Bridgeport with complete vote totals from Election Day. We will have more to say once this return is received and processed by our office."
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Av Harris
Communications Director
Connecticut Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz
(860) 509-6255 ofc
(860) 463-5939 cell
av.har...@ct.gov
Talk about anti-climactic.
Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz reported at a brief news conference just minutes ago that official vote counts from 168 of Connecticut’s 169 towns are posted on the SOTS website.
Apparently the Secretary of the State’s office is still waiting for Bridgeport to turn in its vote tallies.
