Pursuant to Public Act 07-194 mandatory post-election hand count audits are to be conducted by the Registrars of Voters in 5% of the voting districts randomly selected to participate by the Secretary of State. These audits shall be open to public inspection. The primary purpose of the hand count audit is to assess how well the optical scan voting machines functioned in an actual election and to ensure that votes cast using these machines are counted properly and accurately.
The Secretary of State, Mark Kohler, has picked Indian Neck School. Therefore, the Registrars of Voters of Branford will be holding said audit on Saturday, September 3rd at 9am at the Registrars of Voters Office, 40 Kirkham St.
