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1. Name: Office of the Southington, Connecticut Registrar of Voters
2. Voting Machine Position: Pro to the question "Do electronic voting machines improve the voting process?"
3. Reasoning:

"We loved the machines and hope that the State of Connecticut adopts them or at least allows them to be used. We will not hesitate to recommend that our town buys them for future use. As you know, as Registrars we would not favor anything that we felt would add to our Election Day problems. We are convinced that using the Avante machines will eliminate problems rather than add to them." ("Summary of Experience: Avante Electronic Voting Machines," available on the office's website, 2003)

4. Credibility
Ranking:

Reports:  Government statistics, reports and peer-reviewed studies or articles
5. Organization  
  A. Description:

"Chief Election Officials of the Southington, Connecticut township government with overall responsibility for the conduct of the election,, including the proper training (and certification where needed) of all election officials and workers; proper setup and operation of all voting machines; all elections supplies needed at the polling places; making proper determinations of the eligibility of residents to vote; preparing all official voting lists and the distribution of all official voting lists and the distribution of all official literature; overseeing absentee voting and the hiring and supervising of all election officials and workers." (from their website, accessed 7/28/2006)

  B. Mission:

Not listed

  C. Structure: Southington, Connecticut township government office

  D. Members /
    Constituents:

Not listed

  E. Annual Budget: Not listed
  F. Sr. Executive: Gerald M. Gingras (Dem.) and Robert L. Sherman (Rep.)
  G. Title: Registrar of Voters
  H. Contact Info:
Phone: (860) 276-6268   Fax: Not listed
E-Mail:  registrars@southington.org
Web Sitehttp://registrars.southington.org
  I: # of offices: 1
  I: Staff: Not listed

6. Relevant Affiliations: Office of the Township of Southington, Connecticut
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