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"It is decision time in Connecticut," said Bysiewicz. "From West Haven to Windham, Old Lyme to New Britain, Democrats and Republicans will head to the polls today to choose their party's candidate for the November 4th general election. I urge voters across Connecticut to cast a ballot and make their voices heard." Democratic voters in the 4th Congressional District will choose between Jim Himes and Lee Whitnum, with the winner facing incumbent Republican Christopher Shays in November. Meanwhile, Democrats are also choosing candidates in primaries for 3 State Senate districts, 12 State House districts and Registrars of Voters in Hartford, Old Saybrook, Old Lyme and West Haven. Republicans in the 11 towns that make up the 8th Senate district will head to the polls to choose between candidates Kevin Witkos and Moira Wertheimer, who are running to replace retiring Republican State Senator Thomas Herlihy. The winner of that primary faces Democrat Arthur House in November. Republican voters are also choosing candidates in 9th, 17th, and 74th State House Districts and also must select candidates for Registrar of Voters in Hartford, New Britain, and Windham. Polls are open on from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. This is the third state election in Connecticut using the new optical scan ballot machines. Secretary Bysiewicz has taken the following steps to ensure voter privacy: Rapid Response Teams Secretary Bysiewicz is once again mobilizing rapid response teams which effectively dealt with election related questions during the municipal elections and Presidential Primary. The teams comprised of senior level staff from the Secretary of the State's office and will be on the ground in select cities and towns across the state. Voters zone of privacy Registrars of voters shall ensure that each voting booth is placed so that they are in plain view of all election officials and electors waiting to vote and so that there are at least three feet between each voting booth. Each voting booth shall be so placed so that no person outside the booth can determine how an individual voted. Zone of privacy around voting machines The voting machine shall be placed at least three feet from any wall, partition or guardrail and at least four feet from the checkers' table. The registrars of voters shall place a guardrail or other marking device around such machine so as to prevent electors waiting in line from encroaching upon an elector who is submitting their ballot into the voting machine. Such guardrail or other marking device shall be placed at least three feet from the voting machine and shall be arranged in such a manner as to prevent voters from determining the votes cast on each ballot submitted to the machine. Privacy sleeve The registrars of voters shall ensure that each ballot clerk offer every voter a privacy sleeve into which the ballot can be inserted so that the markings on the ballot cannot be seen or it may be placed in every voting booth for the elector's use. The voter shall not be required to accept a privacy sleeve. © 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. Related Articles: Connecticut residents reminded that they have one month to register to vote for November 4th election - Sep 25, 2008 - 3:30 PM NCC presents domestic violence awareness lecture - Sep 25, 2008 - 3:25 PM 2008: Year of the Woman - Sep 24, 2008 - 9:51 AM Green Party candidates excluded from debates - Sep 23, 2008 - 6:25 PM Bysiewicz applauds U.S. House of Representatives passage of Veterans Voting Support Act - Sep 18, 2008 - 4:14 PM CURRENT HEADLINES: Top of Page
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