DERBY — A recount is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 12 for the Board of Apportionment and Taxation, the city/town clerk said.

The recount is for the tenth open spot on the board. It was automatically triggered by state law because less than 20 votes separate candidates Ashley Simon and Heidi DiGiovanni.

After Tuesday’s election, Simon had 1,064 votes for the tenth spot, while DiGiovanni had 1,058. Both candidates are Republicans.

The recount will be held in the Aldermanic Chambers on the second floor of Derby City Hall starting at 11 a.m.

The public is welcomed to attend. It should take about four hours.

Below is the complete message sent Thursday by Derby Town/City Clerk Marc Garofalo:

Good afternoon,

You are hereby notified that a mandatory recanvass (recount) will take place on Wednesday November 12, 2025, at 11:00 am at Derby City Hall in the Aldermanic Chambers due to a close vote for the 10th position on the Board of Apportionment and Taxation.

Pursuant to Section 9-311a and Section 9-445 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a recanvass must be held if difference between the highest vote getter and the next highest vote getter is less than 20 votes.

In this case Ashley Simon received 1,064 votes to win the 10th position on the Board of Apportionment and Taxation.  Heidi DiGiovanni received 1,058 votes.  As there is a plurality of less than 20 votes, we must schedule a recanvass (recount).

This recanvass (recount) is open to the public.  We are notifying you as a candidate for Board of Apportionment and Taxation or Chair of your respective political party.  You are welcome to attend to observe the process, however, you are not required to attend.

The recanvass will be conducted by the Head Moderator Kelly Halligan with the assistance of four other poll workers and Democratic Registrar of Voters Louise Pitney and Republican Registrar of Voters Thomas Lionetti.

All 2025 Election materials have been impounded pursuant to Connecticut General Statute and will be opened, in public, on Wednesday to conduct the recanvass/recount.

In summary, the process will be that the election officials will open the sealed bags of ballots and election paperwork and review the numbers on the Moderator returns from each polling place.

They will then put all the ballots through a new tabulator to double check the results.  Any ballots that do not go through the tabulator will be hand counted.  At the end of the process, the election officials will review the calculations from Election night as compared to the calculations from the recanvass/recount to confirm the result.

Only the results for all the Board of Apportionment and Taxation candidates will be recanvassed/recounted.

A reminder that there are four sets of ballots for each of the four districts that need to be recanvassed/recounted.

They are as follows:

Districts

District 01-01 – First Ward at Irving School

District 01-02 – Second Ward at Irving School

District 02-01 – First Ward at Bradley School

District 02-03 -Third Ward at Bradley School

Ballot types

Poll Ballots – People voting in person at each school. – 2170

Absentee Ballots – People who could not vote in person. – 157 counted

Early Voting Ballots – People who voted in person during the Early Voting period from October 20, 2025, to November 2, 2025, at City Hall. – 349 counted

Same Day Registration Ballots – People who registered and voted on Election Day at City Hall – 15 counted

Total Ballots – 2691

We expect the entire process to be completed in up to four hours.

We will then notify you of any changes.

As always, please call or email with any questions.

We wish you a great weekend and a Happy Veterans Day.

Sincerely,

Marc J. Garofalo, MPA, MMC, MCTC – Town / City Clerk