Updated: Voter Turnout Slow But Steady Throughout Town

Update: Nov. 8, 2011, 1:45 p.m.

There are 284 new registered voters in the town of Stonington since last November, but that doesn’t necessarily mean those newly registered voters were any of the more than 1,000 residents who had cast votes by 1 p.m., Tuesday.

Voter turnout was slow but steady throughout Stonington during the late morning and early afternoon.

As of 12 p.m., 133 or 11 percent of ’s 1167 registered voters had cast ballots.

In Stonington Borough 385 or 18 percent of ’s 2,088 registered voters had cast ballots as of 12:40 p.m., and at the 173 or 13 percent of the 1336 registered voters in District Five had cast ballots.

Linda Camello and Terry Grimes in the office reported no issues at any of the town’s five polling locations but said some people were expressing displeasure over the selectmen election process.

According to the town charter voters, vote for a first selectman candidate and a selectman candidate. The board of selectmen is then composed of the winner of the first selectmen race and the two highest voter getters from the two-selectmen candidates and the loser of the first selectman race.

Camello said some voters had expressed confusion of the ballot and had wanted to be able to vote for both selectmen candidates, incumbents (D) and (R).

Polls are open until 8 p.m.

Results, once announced at , will be posted on Stonington-Mystic Patch, on our Facebook page, and tweeted.

Nov. 8, 2011, 10:10 a.m.

Stonington residents began heading to the polls at 6 a.m., today, to elect a slew of municipal officials.

“It’s been steady,” said election moderator Joan Balestracci in Mystic.

As of 8:45 a.m., 92 - or 4 percent - of the district’s 2,268 registered voters had cast ballots, Balestracci said.

In Pawcatuck, voting was slightly busier, where several candidates including incumbent selectman  (R) and board of education candidates (R), and (D) were outside campaigning.

“It’s a beautiful day,” McAnanly commented as she thanked those who stopped by to say hello and offer their support.

As of 9:11 a.m., 327 - or 6 percent - of the 's 5,262 registered voters had cast voters the election moderator said.

Voting at the town’s continues until 8 p.m.

Results, once announced at , will be posted on Stonington-Mystic Patch, on our Facebook page, and tweeted.