A message from the Torrington Registrars of Voters on their many “extenuating circumstances.” Public discrepancy re-canvass on Tuesday .

November 8, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

     The right to vote is among the most sacred rights we have as Americans. It is fundamental to our democracy. As your elected Registrars, we feel an immense responsibility to protect that right and to guarantee a high level of integrity in the processes to account for each and every vote. 

On Tuesday, November 5^th, there were a number of extenuating circumstances that have given us reason to diligently review our voting tabulations. 

We are grateful for the assistance provided to us from the office of the Secretary of the State and the office of Mayor Carbone to ensure the integrity of our counts.  We also want to acknowledge the Herculean effort to get the counts correct exerted by our clerk, Melissa Russell, City Clerk Carol Anderson and Asst. City Clerk, Heather Abraham. The problems with tabulators at the Armory, a printing error on a batch of ballots, coupled with an extraordinary demand for same-day registration and the further complications of early voting, lead us to the conclusion that a discrepancy recanvass is in the best interests of the voters and the candidates. 

Accordingly, on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 2 pm in the city hall auditorium (room 218), we will hold a public discrepancy recanvass of all ballots processed at our central counting location, which includes Absentee ballots, Early Voting Ballots, and Same Day Registration ballots.  The public is welcome to view this transparent process that guarantees a proper accounting of all the ballots cast by our voters. 

Fred Jury

Jacque A. Williams

Registrars of Voters

City of Torrington

The rare procedure is unlikely to assist House Democrat Michelle Cook. Republican Joe Canino claimed to have a lead of 600 votes in unofficial results on Wednesday. Cook is said to be dismayed at the result, but any errors by the registrars in overseeing the long voting process would have to have been extraordinarily inept to result in a 600 vote error in Canino’s favor–if Canino was accurate that he was ahead by that many votes.

Published November 8, 2024.