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Votes Still Being Counted in Conn. Primary Election Amid Ongoing Pandemic
The votes are in for the presidential primary and there were no surprises. President Donald Trump won the Republican bid and Joe Biden won the Democratic ticket. Results are still coming in for other races in the state. This was the first year we’ve had a ballot box to drop in an absentee ballot and these boxes were seeing...
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Drop-Off Ballots in Conn. Primary Election
As many as 300,000 people requested an absentee ballot during the primary election.
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Connecticut Voters Test Two Ways of Voting During Pandemic
Hundreds of thousands of voters requested absentee ballots for the primary, while others still chose to head to the polls Tuesday.
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Eversource Works to Restore Power to CT Polling Places Before Tuesday's Primary; Absentee Deadline Extended
Eversource is working to restore power to Connecticut polling places before the primary on Tuesday. As of 10 a.m. Monday morning, seven polling places remain without power. Officials from the Secretary of the State’s Office said Union all town halls have connectivity except in Union, Sterling, Plainfield, Colebrook, Colchester, Ashford and Salem. They said Frontier is physically at all...
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With Primary Tomorrow, Power Outages Affect Polling Places
Voters will be casting votes Tuesday for the primary and some polling places do not have power.
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Conn. Primary Seen as Election Day Rehearsal
Connecticut voters will rubber-stamp the presidential nominees and decide a number of down-ballot races Tuesday, but the result everyone will be watching for is how the primary itself comes off. Local election officials will have to count an unusually large number of absentee ballots, and coronavirus safety measures will be taken at polling places, making Tuesday a dress rehearsal for…
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Pandemic Presents Challenge to Candidates Ahead of Primary
Bloomfield Town Councilwoman Danielle Wong had to collect over 350 signatures to get her name on the ballot for Connecticut’s 15th House district after the party’s endorsement went to incumbent Bobby Gibson. “We have had so many challenges getting face-to-face interaction,” said Wong, referring to the social distancing measures created by the coronavirus pandemic. She described the safety precautions...
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Candidates Find New Ways to Campaign for Primary Election
Candidates across Connecticut are having to find new ones to get creative and campaign for the primary election.