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Registrar urges clearer ballot language and defends elected offices in charter debate
Summary
The town registrar told the commission that many registrar duties are governed by state statute, argued for keeping the treasurer and town clerk elected, and recommended reverting the town-council ballot language from “vote for up to 6” to “vote for up to 4” to reduce voter confusion.
Judy Neville, who identified herself to the Charter Review Commission as the town registrar, reviewed charter language on voter registration and municipal election duties and urged clearer, more user-friendly ballot wording.
Neville told commissioners that many registrar duties are defined by Connecticut state statute and that the charter need not duplicate those statutory mandates. She explained the deputy appointment rule: a registrar-appointed deputy must live in town and be of the same party, and that deputies are paid hourly. “They’re paid $22 an…
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