Some Hartford voters were turned away and select polling locations weren't open on time in the capital city on Election Day last week. Now, Hartford's City Council will discuss the voting snafu for the first time at its meeting Wednesday night.
Mayor Pedro Segarra and City Council President Shawn Wooden submitted two resolutions to the council last Wednesday. One called for establishing a committee to investigate the problems and the other involved restructuring the Hartford Registrar of Voters office.
While Hartford's three registrars are facing criticism for the issues as the people who oversee the election process in the capital city, the registrars previously told NBC Connecticut that problems lie in budget cuts and late ballots that had to be returned.
But the mayor said the city's registrars didn't let him know until it was too late. By that point, a superior court judge was deciding whether to keep some polling locations open late to make up for the voting problems.
The judge ruled to extend the voting hours by 30 minutes at the L.W. Batchelder Elementary School and United Methodist Church.
The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 550 Main Street in Hartford.
