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Early Voting will probably not be implemented until 2024! It will probably last 14 days for regular elections, 4 days for special elections, and referendums will not be included.
Early Voting Won’t Be Implemented in Connecticut Until 2024 | CT News Junkie
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We will be using CT EMS for the 2023 Elections. The new CVRS should be coming in 2024 and a new EMS will be a part of that new CVRS next year.
The Secretary of the State's Elections & Voting - Home Page
The ROVAC Handbook for January 2023 is available. (And it is Free!)
Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas wants 10 days early voting.
Connecticut Secretary of the State Advocates for 10 Days of Early Voting | CT News Junkie
1-30-2023 Video of ROVAC President's Hour with Tim De Carlo, Chair of ROVAC Legislative Committee
Proposals for Early In-Person Voting for the State of Connecticut
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ROVAC Spring 2023 Conference registration is now open!
ROVAC: Conference Registration
DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR CONFERENCE IS 3/29/23 NO EXCEPTIONS (THIS INCLUDES CANCELLATIONS)
Fred DeCaro reminds the county registrars that we are putting a gift basket together for the conference raffle. Joan from New Canaan and Maria from Westport volunteered to handle the basket. Donors should email the both of them.
Monday - April 3
ROVAC Board Meeting 4:00 PM ROVAC Storage Room
ROVAC Lounge 5:45-10:00PM
Tuesday - April 4 Education Day
Registration Check-in & Continental Breakfast (8:00-9:00)
Tenative Classes: TBD
Lunch (12:30-2:30) Speaker TBD
Afternoon class TBD
New registrars class
Moderators Training Class (Recertification for REGISTRARS ONLY)
Dinner on your own
ROVAC LOUNGE 4:30-10:00 Room 340
Wednesday April 5 ROVAC Day
Registration Check-in & Continental Breakfast (8:00-9:00)
Tentative Classes: TBD
Lunch (12:30-2:30) Speaker TBD
ROVAC ANNUAL MEETING 2:30-4:30
ROVAC Lounge 4:30-10:00 Room 340
Thursday April 6 SOTS Day
Registration Check-in & Continental Breakfast (8:00-9:00)
Class 9-12:30 Tentative Classes:
TBD (Chosen and taught by the Secretaries office)
Lunch (12:30-2:30) Secretary of the State Guest Speaker
Afternoon Class (2:30-4:00)
Closing Statements & Raffles
This agenda will be updated to reflect actual class topics as soon as they are available from the Education Committee.
The hotel is the Southbury Wyndham, Southbury CT. The rate is $139.00 Per night and the cutoff is March 17th.
Election Day 2022. Tuesday November 8, 2022. The Polls will be open from 6 AM through 8 PM.
And yes, there still is a Daylight Savings Time and it ends on Sunday November 6, at 2 AM. (Your clocks should be set back an hour from Daylight Savings Time). So, make sure your tabulator (memory card) time is set appropriately for election day.
Webinar: Thursday, October 20, 2022 11 am. ROV CEU: Q and A
Followed by: President's Hour
October 20, 2022 right after the SOTS Webinar. Please Join Matt Waggner and Chris Prue for an hour where Matt will go over different ways to make a test deck and Chris will attempt to answer some ROVAC questions.
Link to Norwalk Registrar of Voters YouTube Channel. (Poll Worker Training Videos).
Instructional Videos 2022 - YouTube
Link to ROVAC Draft Poll Worker Training. (I found the link under the "Election Admins. Info" menu item on the ROVAC website. You can also find other items on that menu.)
From Fairfield County's Own Fred DeCaro:
Recent correspondence with the attorney administering the Voter Registry Privacy Program. Please read it at this link.
ROVAC President, Chris Prue
The ID requirement signs for both municipal and state elections in English and Spanish.
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What Registrars Do Infographic: 2.pdf (rovac.org)
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Old News
Democratic and Republican Primaries
Tuesday August 9th - All Day! From 6 am to 8 pm! (And the Registrars get to stay even longer!)
Reminders from our ROVAC President, Chris Prue, about the Primaries
Reminder: Each party primary is technically a separate event that just happens on the same day. While you can combine certain functions and positions you must remember that there are key differences for each party. For example, on august 9th, the democrats will NOT be having any provisional ballots because there are no federal offices on the ballot. Alternatively, the republicans WILL have provisional ballots because there is a federal office on the ballot. This means the forgotten ID form is treated differently for both parties. Those democrats that have an asterisk next to their name are still allowed to fill out the forgotten ID form while the republicans that have an asterisk are not able and must use a provisional ballot. The ID requirement signs for both municipal and state elections in English and Spanish.
Reminder: There is NO Election Day registration for primaries, special elections and referenda. This means all voters must be registered by the deadlines in order to vote.
From Heather:
The primaries have been created and candidates entered into EMS. We are currently working on entering the November data. Registrar of Voters can now assign their polling places and head moderator to the primaries. Please review your tally sheets after you have assigned the polling places.
Fall Conference registration is open!
Fall conference is being held September 8-9 at the Southbury Wyndham Hotel, Strong town Road, Southbury CT. To register for conference or see the tentative agenda please visit ROVAC: Conference Registration
DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR CONFERENCE IS 8/31/22 NO EXCEPTIONS (THIS INCLUDES CANCELLATIONS)
DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR THE HOTEL IS 8/7/22 NO EXCEPTIONS.
And: ROVAC LOUNGE Thursday Sept 8th, 4:30-10:00 Room 340 after ROVAC Day activities.
Webinar Information
"ROV CEU: Major Party Overview"
Date Time: Tuesday, Jul 26, 2022, 11:00 AM
"ROV CEU: ROV Refresher"
Date & Time: Saturday, Jul 30, 2022, 09:00 AM
"ROV CEU: New ROV's"
Date & Time: Saturday Jul 30, 2022, 11:00 AM
"ROV CEU: EMS - Head Moderators"
Date Time: Saturday, Jul 30, 2022, 01:00 PM
(I have no idea what "CEU" means.)
Fairfield County ROVAC Zoom Meeting
Feb 10, 2022 9:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Contact Fred for the Zoom Link
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Spring 2022 ROVAC conference will be held April 5-7, 2022
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The Second SOTS Webinar will be about
ROV CEU: Covid/Absentee Ballot Overview
Date & Time
Oct 28, 2021 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
. Participation in this session will count as 1 unit of the continuing education requirement for Registrars of Voters.
This is a continuing education opportunity for Connecticut Registrars of Voters. Participating in this professional development session will count as 1 hour toward your yearly requirement. Stay tuned for announcements about additional sessions in the coming weeks.
You can also watch a video of the first webinar by contacting LEAD.
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August 10, 2021
Fall Conference Registration is now CLOSED
ROVAC Fall 2021 Conference will be held in person at the Southbury Wyndham hotel on September 23 & 24 2021. We look forward to getting back to business with an exciting opportunity for continuing education.
See the Most up to date agenda HERE This will be updated as better information is obtained
June 30, 2021
Results of the annual meeting
From Sue Larson, outgoing ROVAC President.
Thank you to the 50 Registrars that attended the Annual Meeting on Monday night!!!!!!! Thank you to Cromwell for hosting it twice.
Congratulations to the new ROVAC Board.
President - Chris Prue , Vernon
Executive Vice President - Annalisa Stavato, Wilton
Vice President - Karen Birck, Wilton
Secretary - Lauren Olson, Ashford
Treasurer - Peter Gostn, New Britain
Auditors - Lou Decilio, Sratford
Frank McGarry, Thompson
Donna Rusgrove, Burlington
The Budget was passed with a dues increase. Peter Gostin will be sending out the invoices before July 15th.
The bylaws were amended to allow the President under specail circumstances to hold special meetings or the annual meeting by electronic means as long as the participant is visible.
The fall conference will be September 23rd -24th in Southbury. Chris will send out more details.
I want to thank everyone for the lovely crystal vase I recieved. It will be a cherished memory sitting on my table with flowers from my yard.
Sincerely,
Sue W. Larsen
ROVAC President
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June 25, 2021
From the County ROVAC Chair, Fred DeCaro III
Thanks to all those who attended the Fairfield County ROVAC meeting yesterday.
Some of the suggestions for future conferences I will pass on to the ROVAC Board and respective committees.
DO blend in some national speakers even if voting practices may not be the same in each state.
DO have more EMS courses, either through conference or please have SOTS schedule
DO have more CVRS learning opportunities. Again, through conference or through ZOOM.
DO have a session where we hear from members of the two state central committees about how we can work tofether.
DO provide us with information on what is done to prevent fraud, misinformation and disinformation.
In addition, this link will take you to my calendar so that you can add some time if you would like to chat: youcanbook.me
Finally, it was recently announced that we will be having a special election in Greenwich as well as parts of Stamford and New Canaan. The date has not been finalized, but it will most likely be August 17. If you are a new registrar and would like to visit us during this special election, we would be glad to have you visit and observe our operations. Please let us know if you plan on stopping in so we can be sure we are not visiting polling places and can appropriately greet you.
Fred DeCaro III
Registrar of Voters
Town of Greenwich
Fairfield County ROVAC intends to have its third and final meeting of the year on Thursday, June 24 at 10AM via Zoom.
Right now the plan is to discuss the petition process and using CVRS to record who signed petitions.
Information on Primary Petitions can be found in Chapter 9 of the Manual of Procedures for Registrars of Voters Election Administrators.
County Chair Marla Cowden announced her resignation as Chair. On May 6 Fred DeCaro III was elected County Chair to fill the unexpired term ending June 30, 2022.
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ROVAC held its 2021 Spring Conference on Tuesday June 8th and Wednesday June 9th. It was Virtual.
Tuesday - June 8, 2021
Ted Bromley
Doug Chapin, Director Fors Marsh Group
Hillary Hall, Senior Advisor, National Vote at Home Institute
Kevin Ahern, State Elections Enforcement
Wednesday June 9, 2021
Denise Merrill, Secretary of The State
Melissa Russell & Chris Prue, Non Partisan in the office
Tom Hennick, Freedom of Information
Ryan Bingham & Tim DeCarlo Legislative Wrap up
The annual meeting will be June 12th at 10:00 am. There was concern that we needed 30 days but the bylaws are 14 days so we can hold the meeting on the 12th. Due to the bylaws, the meeting must be in person so Cromwell wil be hosting the meeting at their Town Hall. The room has capacity for 380 people which will give us ample room. Remember, only ROVs can vote unless you have given your deputy a proxy for the annual meeting. This is a very important meeting because there will be the election of the Board for 21/23. I sincerely hope you will be in attendance. More information will be sent out as it gets closer and reports from the committees and counties start to come in.
Sue Larsen ROVAC President
CITRIX / CVRS Implementation Plan 2021 – 2022
The installation is going to be starting soon. Sheena Hodges sent a notification on May 14th but some registrars may not have received it. Contact Sheena or another registrar if you did not get the notice. The town clerks are CVRS users as well, so make sure they got the notice, schedule, and contact sheet that they need for the installation.
The communications for Registrars from the Legislation and Election Division (LEAD) of Connecticut's Secretary of the State's office.
Re: Canvass of Electors to Ascertain Changes of Residence
New Registrars Day - Online. Feb 6th 2021
The ROVAC board will hold a New Registrars day which we do every two years. The date is February 6th. It will be done by zoom since we still cannot have large groups meet. Chris Prue has been fantastic about putting this together. I do not have a list of new registrars so please pass this on to any new registrars you are aware of . We started at the last new registrars day to include deputies. It is always a good idea to have your deputies prepped to take over in case of any emergency that happens. Let them know if them about the session. Please send Chris Prue (Vernon.dem@gmail.com) your email if you would like to attend in order for us to send you the link.
Update: September 7, 2020
The fall ROVAC conference was a webinar style conference held on September 9-10.
Conference information can be found on the ROVAC website at http://www.rovac.org/index.php?page=Conference_Info
It has a list of presentations (or at least the PowerPoints and pdfs from the presentations) on it. Take a look at it.
New Registrars Class Power Point Presentation
PETITIONS
Information on Primary Petitions can be found in Chapter 9 of the Manual of Procedures for Registrars of Voters Election Administrators.
UPDATE: May 21, 2014
Several Towns have requested the quick steps to use the CVRS Petitions Module.
To create a petition:
Under Maintain Town Data
Choose Town Petitions
Name the petition with a good description
To indicate an elector signed a petition
Under Maintain Voter History
Select Petition History
Search for a voter
Select the voter
The most recent petition created will already be selected.
Save the voter
To print a list of people who signed a petition
Registrar Maintenance
Petition Voter Detail