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Werner Wins Top Ballot Spot for First Selectmen Petition Candidates

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Democrats will appear before Republicans on the election ballot for local offices this November, and Rob Werner will get the top spot among “petition candidates” for first selectmen. Those were the chief results of a “lottery” held just after 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Registrars of Voters Office to assign places on Darien’s election ballot form. Several candidates showed up for the event, including Board of Selectman candidate Susan Marks, the GOP nominee, who said she didn’t think it made any difference where she showed up on the ballot. Then why did she show up? “I was curious,” she said.

Government & Politics
Town Hall 2015

Letter: Lottery on Tuesday Determines Order of Darien Candidates on Ballot

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To the editor:
On Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015 at 10 a.m. in Town Hall, Room 106, the registrars of voters will hold a lottery in their office for the order candidates will be placed on the ballot for the Nov. 3 General Elections. The positioning of the major political parties on the ballot is set by state statute, but the order of candidates for each office (if there are multiple names) is determined by lottery. This year petitioning candidates will offer voters options for the offices of first selectman and selectmen.