The Connecticut Democratic Party has asked towns to put together their slates for municipal offices differently this year, a move criticized by Republicans as small-town politics heat up for a contentious election season.
Democrats say the measure protects against the spread of COVID-19. Republicans argue that the move is a form of voter suppression.
Rather than coming up with slates via caucuses, where any registered Democrat is allowed to vote, the state party has sought to limit local Democratic town committees to voting for candidate endorsements among committee members only.
The state party didn t notify the Secretary of the State s Office of its rule change in time for it to be formally added to the bylaws. Party officials claim this was on purpose, and was always meant to be a temporary change caused by the pandemic.
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Old Lyme Selectwoman Mary Jo Nosal has once again failed to gain support from the rest of the Board of Selectmen for her proposed resolution that would identify racism as a public health crisis here.
Nosal, a Democrat, told the board s two Republican selectmen Monday that she was hoping the town could take the lead in bringing the national issue to the shoreline. That s why she said she presented a draft resolution to the selectmen last August and has continued to bring up the issue since. I m just surprised we haven t at least had a discussion or formed a committee to look at the merits of this, she told First Selectman Timothy Griswold and Selectman Christopher Kerr on Monday.