{news} McKinney is registered write-in candidate in CT

[David Bedell]

Todd Vachon is listed as a registered write-in candidate on the official 2008 list of candidates:
http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/lists/list_of_candidates/2008_list_of_candidates.pdfThe whole write-in system is screwed up.  The list available at my polling place in Stamford was incomplete--it did not list Eugene Flanagan, write-in candidate for Congress in the 4th CD.
 
David Bedell



Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 12:26:40 -0500From: richard.duffee at gmail.comTo: rstuller at snet.netSubject: Re: {news} McKinney is registered write-in candidate in CTCC: ctgp-news at ml.greens.org; dbedellgreen at hotmail.com
I believe SOTS is overgeneralizing. The law they are citing is a state statute applying to MUNICIPAL elections, NOT federal law for federal elections. Yet they are applying it to McKinney and Clemente. We may have to sue.
Richard 
On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 11:03 AM, Ronna Stuller <rstuller at snet.net> wrote:



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Okay, now I have the answer to my own question, courtesy of the SOTS, who mailed me the information which I received today (perhaps because I'm listed as an elector?). 

"The law does not permit posting of the list of registered write-in candidates at the polls.....  if an elector asks for the names of registered write-in candidates, the election officials may show an exact copy of the enclosed list to him/her without comment."

I received the list of presidential write-ins, but there was no mention of 2nd congressional district write-in Todd Vachon.

Ronna




On Nov 4, 2008, at 6:50 AM, Ronna Stuller wrote:

David,Do you have the statute/policy for posting names of write-ins?  In my district, names were not posted, and I was told that the SOTS had instructed them to have names of write-in candidates available for the asking but not to post them. I can't seem to find the information on the SOTS site.  Thanks to anyone who can answer this.RonnaOn Oct 23, 2008, at 12:11 AM, David Bedell wrote:
For president and VP, McKinney and Clemente are listed, which means their
names will be posted on the wall in each polling place and the state is
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