A New Canaan organization that seeks to improve government and engage citizens is urging town residents this week to double-check before throwing away what may appear to be junk mail delivered to their homes.
Bankwell in New Canaan President Heidi De Wyngaert (left) and Anne Ward, LWVNC KYR Chair (right), present the 2014 Know Your Representatives brochure to First Selectman Rob Mallozzi. (Contributed photo)
The “Know Your Representative” brochure (held in the photo at right by First Selectman Rob Mallozzi) from the League of Women Voters of New Canaan lists the town’s representatives on the local, state and federal levels. It’s been mailed out this week.
Asked to describe the New Canaan constituency’s awareness and interest in the activities of elected officials, league member Eloise Killeffer gave New Canaanites “high marks” based on turnout at some of the organization’s annual events (including Candidate Night forums and, when there’s a race, Election Candidate debates).
“We do debates only when there are contested elections at local and state levels,” Killeffer said. “Otherwise, it is a way for candidates in contested elections to make themselves better known to voters.”
Copies of the Know Your Representatives brochure will be available at the first selectman’s office and New Canaan Library, among other places, according to a press release from the league.