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.