Updated: Deans Mill Polling Station Open For Voting But Closed To Kids

2:54 p.m.: The District 3 polling station remains closed to those under the age of 18, due to asbestos abatement being conducted inside the building.

Teenagers from the ’s summer program will be outside the building until 4 p.m. to watch children for anyone who needs to vote inside. First Selectman Edward Haberek Jr., Republican Registrar of Voters Linda Camelio and the Stonington School Administration discussed other voting options with the Secretary of the State's office such as moving a polling station closer to the door, but for legal reasons those options were not allowed.

“We’re going to try to handle it on a case-by-case basis,” Haberek said. “The Secretary of the State’s office is aware of the situation and if someone has a concern they can file a complaint. "It's a very disappointing situation."

District 3 has a total of 639 registered Republicans and Democrats that are eligible to vote in .  In Connecticut, if you are 17-years-old at the time of a primary, but going to be 18 by-election day you are allowed to vote in the primary. It is not clear if any of those registered voters are 17.

Operations Manager Bill King said the asbestos abatement had been planned since last October but the exact date of the asbestos abatement was dependent on the contractors.

“We’re at the mercy of the contractors,” King said.

1:00 p.m.: Stonington teenagers got a bit of surprise today when they showed up to the ’s summer program. Instead of their normal activities several teenagers were sent to the District 3 polling station at to help out with the democratic process.

No one under the age of 18 is being allowed inside the building due to asbestos abatement but with Democratic and Republican primary voting taking place inside the building the town wanted to make sure parents with young children could still vote. Enter the Stonington COMO teenagers

Since about 11 a.m. several teenagers have been sitting outside Deans Mill School with beach towels and water bottles ready to watch any children while their parents go inside to vote. Shortly before 1 p.m., only one voter had showed up that needed someone to watch their child while they voted. Childcare will be avaliable at District 3 until 4 p.m.

With polls not closing until 8 p.m., though, First Selectman Edward Haberek Jr., said the town was trying to come up with other options. Republican Registrar of Voters Linda Camelio, Haberek, the Board of Education and the Secretary of the State’s office expect to have another solution within the hour.

Camelio said there haven’t been any complaints so far, but that they are trying to be proactive and Haberek said the town wants to make sure anyone who wants to vote feels comfortable doing so.

District 3 has a total of 639 registered Republicans and Democrats. Shortly before 1 p.m., 51, or just about 8 percent had voted. .

Operations Manager Bill King said the asbestos abatement had been planned since last October but the exact date of the asbestos abatement was dependent on the contractors.

12:33 p.m.: The District 3 polling station at  is closed to anyone under the age of 18 because of asbestos abatement being conducted in the building, according to Republican Registrar of Voters Linda Camelio.

Camelio said there haven't been any complaints so far, but she's been in contact with First Selectman Ed Haberek Jr., the Board of Education and the Secretary of the State's office about the situation.

Camelio said the town is in the process of enlisting teenagers from the 's summer program to come to Deans Mill to watch children outside the building while their parents go inside and vote.

Check back with Stonington-Mystic Patch for more information as this situation unfolds.