And the Decorations May Be Purchased from a Friend: Bates to Select Precincts for Primary Audit.

Deputy Secretary of the State Scott Bates will select precincts from September 10th’s municipal primary for audits. The selection will take place at 11 a.m. on September 26th at the Secretary of State’s Office on Trinity Street in Hartford.

Bates doesn’t not come to mind as a guardian of good government practices. A growing scandal at the Connecticut Port Authority (CPA) over favoring friends and family with authority funds forced Bates, an ambitious Stonington Democrat, to resign from the board.

No word on whether any officials from the Croatian consulate will attend the precinct drawing. Bates does like some pomp when he’s on display.