Election Results to be Audited from Selected Polling Locations

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11/14/2018

Election Results to be Audited from Selected Polling Locations

A manual count of ballots from five percent of all polling places to be matched against machine totals

HARTFORD – Secretary of the State Denise Merrill was joined by students from Kingswood Oxford School to randomly select voting precincts to have results audited following the November 6 election. Five percent of polling places are subject to the audit, as prescribed by Connecticut General Statutes 9-320f. Those manually counted ballots will be matched against vote totals from optical scan machines.

“A manual audit of selected polling places is one of the strongest protections we have in place to ensure that the integrity of Connecticut’s elections is protected,” said Merrill. “In the era of foreign governments attempting to attack voters’ faith in our elections, we are working hard to make sure that every Connecticut voter knows that our elections remain secure. Our highest priority remains conducting free and fair elections that count every vote.”

The Office of the Secretary of the State is required by state and federal law to certify the vote totals on November 28, 2018 and audits must be complete no later than November 27, 2018. The offices required to be audited are: State Senate, State Representative, and Judge of Probate.

List of polling places to be audited:

Barkhamsted	Barkhamsted Elementary School
Berlin	Willard School
Bridgeport	Beardsley School
Bridgeport	Geraldine Johnson School
Bridgeport	Black Rock School
Bridgeport	Bassick High School
Bridgeport	John F. Kennedy Campus
Bridgeport	John Winthrop School
Bridgeport	Wilbur Cross School
Bridgeport	Read Middle School
Bristol	Chippens Hill Middle School
Burlington	Town Hall
Colchester	Assembly Of God Hall
East Granby	East Granby Community Center-1
East Hartford	Hockanum School
Glastonbury	District 4 - Gideon Welles School
Hartford	Liberty Christian Center-Formerly Horace Bushnell
Hartford	Y W C A
Harwinton	Assembly Hall
Meriden	St. Rose Community Center
New Britain	Diloreto School
New Haven	Nathan Hale School
North Haven	Clintonville Elementary School
North Haven	Ridge Road Elementary School
Preston	Town Hall
Ridgefield	East Ridge Middle School - 1
Salem	Salem Town Office Building
South Windsor	Philip R. Smith School-Gym
Southington	Derynoski School
Stamford	Dolan Middle School
Stratford	Lordship Elementary School 121 21
Stratford	Nichols School 121 21
Thomaston	Lena Morton Art Gallery
Torrington	Torringford School 1
Vernon	Vernon Center Middle School
Weston	Weston Middle School - 26
Westport	Saugatuck Elementary School Gym
Willington	The Town Office Building

Alternates:

New Britain	Gaffney School
Branford	Mary T. Murphy School
New Fairfield	Meeting House Hill School
Wilton	Cider Mill School - District 2
Southbury	Southbury Public Library District #2
Killingly	Killingly High School
Scotland	Firehouse/community Center
Branford	Orchard House
Avon	Avon High School - Gymnasium
Wilton	Middlebrook School - District 3

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