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“We saw a very strong voter turnout of 74% of registered voters statewide on Election Day in 2012, despite the difficult challenges presented in our state by damage from Hurricane Sandy,” said Secretary Merrill, Connecticut’s Chief Elections Official. “Yet, the voters in Granby and the other communities who win the award this year really set an example for all of the voters in Connecticut of why elections and participating in democracy are important. I congratulate Granby for doing such a wonderful job with nearly 9 out of 10 registered voters participating in the election this year.” Co-sponsored by the East Haddam Civic Association since 2000, the Democracy Cup was created as a way to encourage voter participation in each year’s elections. Under Democracy Cup criteria, towns with fewer than 5,000 registered voters are considered small; municipalities with between 5,000 and 14,999 and voters are considered mid-sized, towns with 15,000 and 49,999 registered voters are considered large towns. Cities with more than 50,000 registered voters are their own category. “All Connecticut communities should be proud of their voter participation this year, especially towns like Granby who have consistently shown high voter interest in our elections,” said Scot Mackinnon, co-founder of the Democracy Cup and East Haddam Civic Association member. “While rural Bridgewater’s 94.75% was the best turnout overall, Granby more than 86% of registered voters is an excellent turnout and definitely worth celebrating." Overall, statewide voter turnout was 74% in the 2012 General Election, slightly less than the last Presidential election turnout of 78.14% in 2008, in what may have been a result of difficulties in transportation and communication due to power outages and downed tree limbs from Hurricane Sandy. Each community awarded the Democracy Cup will be able to host and display a trophy through next year’s November elections. The trophy presentations for Middletown and Bridgewater will take place on Thursday December 27th. A trophy ceremony was held for Stamford was held this past Tuesday December 18, 2012. © Copyright by NorwalkPlus.com. Some articles and pictures posted on our website, as indicated by their bylines, were submitted as press releases and do not necessarily reflect the position and opinion of NorwalkPlus.com, Norwalk Plus magazine, Canaiden LLC or any of its associated entities. Articles may have been edited for brevity and grammar. Note: We reserve the right to delete posts at any time if we decide that they are offensive or distasteful. CURRENT HEADLINES: Top of Page |
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