With Hartford’s record for Election Day shenanigans, we will be watching what unfolds today at the polls.

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UPDATES

  • 0700: Voters are reporting no voter books at the Hartford Seminary (#4)
  •  0700: Voters say they have been turned away from United Methodist (#5)
  • 0700: Batchelder School (#15)  polling spot has no voter books. Voter turned away. Poll workers not sure how to handle situation; did not have voter sign affidavit. She returned later in day to vote.
  • 0720: Tabulation machine not working at Dutch Point (#21) polling place.
  • 0730: Missing voting books apparently citywide, being delivered now…90 minutes after polls were officially supposed to open.
  • 0800: Woman handing out doughnuts by the entrance of Burns Elementary (#12) saying that Malloy thanks people for their votes.
  • 2:30 p.m.: Mayor Segarra says “What happened this morning is inexcusable. While today is about providing everyone the opportunity to cast his or her vote, in the coming days we will be reviewing exactly what happened. Those who are responsible will be held accountable. In the meantime, I support Governor Malloy’s actions in bringing forth a lawsuit to keep our polls open for an additional hour.” When we asked his press contact what Segarra had to say about past issues with the Hartford Registrars of Voters, we received an automated Out of Office reply.
  • 3:30 p.m.: There’s testifying happening right now to determine if the polls will remain open an extra hour in Hartford to compensate for 10+ polling places not having voter lists on hand and some not having volunteers offering to have voters sign affidavits so that they could proceed with voting.
  • 5:00 p.m.: Still no comment from Mayor Segarra about why he did not declare the Hartford Registrars of Voters’ past actions to be “inexcusable.”
  • 5:30 p.m.: Batchelder and United Methodist polling places ordered to remain open until 8:30 p.m. because election officials failed.
  • 5:35 p.m.: Judge Carl Schuman asks Secretary of State to investigate fully why these materials were not available on time, noting that “people fought and died” for the “right to vote.” Makes gentle request of media to not report poll results pertaining to these locations until after 8:30 p.m.
  • 7:04 p.m.: Complaint to be filed with the SEEC regarding the Hartford Registrar of Voters’ alleged misconduct: