“Conservative Chat” – Tonight, April 9th, 2015, Thursday at 7PM on Charter Channel 191 watch the Barkhamsted Republican Town Committee’s political interview program in its eleventh year with Harwinton First Selectman Michael Criss and BRTC Chair and host Juliana Simone who discuss the Secretary of the State Dennis Merrill’s attempt this session to change our two party voter registrar per town to one appointee made by town officials. Juliana and Mike follow the process of her first proposed bill; An Act Concerning Municipal Options for Elections, the Registered of Voter’s Association of Connecticut’s (ROVAC) opposition; Merrill’s Litchfield County appearance in Torrington to promote the bill and the comments area First Selectman Mike Criss, New Hartford’s Dan Jerram, Roxbury’s Barbara Henry and Litchfield’s Leo Paul made to Secretary Merrill; the Government Administration and Elections committee’s public hearing, and Republican Ranking member Sen. Michael McLachlan’s leadership along with ROVAC changed the language of the bill to prevent the bill from limiting town voter registrar’s to one.

 The bill’s new language after being passed out of the GAE to the Senate floor as Senate Bill 1051 – An Act Strengthening Connecticut Elections; Another bill proposed by Hartford State Rep. Matt Ritter that would allow towns to decide how many voter registrars they have and the probability of the state giving more power to towns; Bridgeport’s 2014 debacle with election fraud charges against former democrat State Rep. Christina Ayala who had to resign and her mother Bridgeport’s democrat voter registrar who was asked to step down; and why Secretary Merrill’s proposal was so unpopular on both sides of the aisle, and more!

For those outside the viewing area or who are not Charter subscribers, this program can be seen on-line at www.ctv13.net