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SEEC Dismisses Complaint Against Poll Worker in New Canaan
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State officials on Wednesday dismissed a complaint regarding a poll worker stationed at New Canaan High School on Election Day last year. The Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission voted 4-0 during its regular meeting to dismiss the complaint lodged Feb. 14 by Christina Fagerstal and Lisa Hannich—current and immediate past chairs, respectively, of the New Canaan Democratic Town Committee. In it, the complainants said that poll worker Allison Totaro on Nov. 2 at least five times “used her position to intentionally influence the vote by telling voter[s] that as a ‘Republican they were only to vote for 4 candidates’ when in fact a voter had the opportunity to vote for up to 6 candidates regardless of their party affiliation.”
“Witness testimony as set forth in the affidavits clearly confirm this was a violation of election law and the 2013 Moderator handbook guidelines,” the complaint said.