Government

Letter: Register To Vote in New Canaan

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To The Editor:

Tuesday, Sept. 27 National Voter Registration Day. Online Voter Registration, along with the new voter registration program at the Department of Motor Vehicles has had a major impact on both the state and upon New Canaan. I would ask all potential voters to take this time to verify that everyone in their families have registered for the November 8 Presidential election, that their voting address matches their current addresses, and that those who anticipate that they will be out of town on election day are aware of the availability of absentee ballots through the Office of the Town Clerk. The State Voter Registration website is available to check if you are registered or your address of record.

Government

For First Time in 22 Years, Challenger Emerges for Democratic Registrar of Voters

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For the first time in 22 years, a challenger has emerged for the elected seat of New Canaan’s Democratic Registrar of Voters. Bernard Simpkin, a member of the New Canaan Housing Authority and treasurer of the Democratic Town Committee, is seeking his party’s backing at Tuesday’s caucus. Citing his experience in civic and elected positions and his rapid involvement in New Canaan since moving here relatively recently, Simpkin is seeking to unseat George Cody, who has held the position since 1994. “While I do not have ancestors that have been in this town—I have been in this town a little less than five years—yet I have been able to become a part of it and I am known and respected by people in town,” said Simpkin, 72, a Millport Avenue resident, who sits on the New Canaan Housing Authority Board and serves as treasurer of the DTC. “I have a lifetime of management and organizational skills as well as people skills, which I think are important.