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FW: October 27th Candidates Forum

From: "Rose, John" <ROSEJ001@hartford.gov>
To: krbrookman@earthlink.net
Subject: FW: October 27th Candidates Forum
Date: Oct 2, 2009 9:43 AM

Mr. Brookman. In addition to acknowledging your today received

email-sent FOI request for the attached, this is to advise that the
entire email chain known to me...which it is clear you already have..is
provided. Please note I chose not to claim attorney client privilege or
work product with respect to the attached which is to say that in an
appropriate circumstance [in my opinion] I will in fact do so. JohnRose

Original Message
From: Rose, John
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 4:22 PM
To: Petit, Urania
Subject: RE: October 27th Candidates Forum

Ms. Petit, thank you for your response and commitment. JohnRose

Original Message
From: Petit, Urania
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 3:47 PM
To: Bramante, Salvatore A.; Rose, John ; Vazquez, Olga I.
Cc: City Council
Subject: RE: October 27th Candidates Forum

I will inform my colleagues when I am engaging in any outreach effort

using the Registrar's logo and City Seal. I hope that they too, will do
the same.

In our budget presentation we stated one of our program goals in the

Election and Administration Program is to provide education,
registration and election services to the residents/citizens of the City
of Hartford in order to uphold the integrity of the electoral process
and maximize voter turnout.

That was and is my intent.

Urania

The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for

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breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison
men because they are different from other men.
* Lyndon B. Johnson

Original Message
From: Bramante, Salvatore A.
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 2:34 PM
To: Rose, John ; Vazquez, Olga I.
Cc: Petit, Urania
Subject: RE: October 27th Candidates Forum

Mr. Rose,
Thank-you for this info.
Sal

Original Message
From: Rose, John
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 2:29 PM
To: Vazquez, Olga I.
Cc: Bramante, Salvatore A.; Petit, Urania
Subject: FW: October 27th Candidates Forum

Olga, below is the "legal" response to your inquiry. As a practical

matter, the email messages accompanying what you sent to me indicate
that the origin of the document to you was the Chair of the Democratic
Town Committee, so it does not appear that there was/is a lot of
partisan concern for the publication. I am satisfied there is no
wrongdoing here. Again, the better part of valor would be for the three
Registrars to communicate before any one of you uses the office's seal
or the city seal to endorse a program. I am sending a copy of this email
to the other Registrars.

Original Message
From: Bare, Ben
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 2:15 PM
To: Rose, John ; Mizerak, Lori
Cc: Bare, Ben
Subject: RE: October 27th Candidates Forum

John-

Examination of the applicable election sections of the Connecticut

General Statutes reveals nothing in the flyer's contents which would
constitute a violation of Connecticut election law.

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The existence of the registrar's seal on the flyer does not promote a
particular candidate or act in any way to influence voters to vote one
way or another. The seal merely shows the support of the Hartford
Registrars of an event which promotes educating the voters of Hartford
by encouraging voters to listen to the various candidates in a neutral
forum.

Original Message
From: Rose, John
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 6:52 PM
To: Mizerak, Lori; Bare, Ben
Subject: FW: October 27th Candidates Forum

Lori/Ben, am I missing something here...apparently the Working People

Party registrar, without telling the Dems Registrar and the Republican
Registrar puts the "Registrars of Voters" and the City seal on as a
sponsor for such events as this. I guess she should tell them, but...??
[tempest in a tea pot or a real issue...your thoughts]. John

Original Message
From: Vazquez, Olga I.
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 5:46 PM
To: Rose, John
Cc: Ritter, Matthew D. ; Winch, Rosezina J.; Boucher, James M.; Kennedy,
Ken; Segarra, Pedro E.
Subject: FW: October 27th Candidates Forum

John

This email is being forward to you seeking your Professional and legal
opinion on this matter. As the Democratic Registrar of Voters, I do not
understand why the name of the Registrars of Voters continues to appear
as Co-Sponsor for numerous events held by other organizations and I as
the Democratic Registrar of Voters do not become aware of this until it
become public information. Can law allow this and is this legal?

Respectfully,

Olga Iris Vazquez

City of Hartford
Democratic Registrar of Voters

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Original Message
From: Kathy Evans [mailto:Kathy.Evans@opmad.org]
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 9:42 AM
To: Kathy Evans
Subject: October 27th Candidates Forum

Hello All,
Please try and attend to support our Candidates for B.O.E.

Sean Arena
Chairman
Hartford Democratic Town Committee

From: Htfd2000@aol.com [Htfd2000@aol.com]

Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 3:26 PM
Subject: October 27th Candidates Forum

A group of Hartford nonprofits, including Hartford 2000, are sponsoring

a public forum for candidates for the four elected seats on the Hartford
Board of Education. The event will be held on Tuesday, October 27, 2009
at the downtown branch of the Hartford Public Library. Refreshments
will be available at 5:30 PM and the forum will begin at 6 PM. Please
plan to attend, please post the attached flyer in public spaces, and
please pass along this message and the flyer as widely as possible.
Thank you. Linda B

Linda A. Bayer
Staff Consultant
Hartford 2000, Inc.
c/o CREC
111 Charter Oak Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-547-1663 Ext.21
Fax: 860-547-1831
www.Hartford2000.org

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