Registrar Changes Mind After Controversy | Hartford News

A tense political showdown erupts in East Lyme as Republican Registrar Mary Smith reverses her resignation just days before it was set to take effect, citing pressure from committee chair Don MacKenzie over an alleged racial slur incident with Democratic counterpart Wendi Sims. MacKenzie denies the claim, calling it a misunderstanding. The fallout includes a censure vote by the Republican Town Committee and a standoff over whether Smith should remain on the November ballot — despite her public refusal to seek re-election. With the Secretary of State’s office giving the GOP until September 22nd to replace her, tensions simmer as the town watches a local election drama unfold.

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