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The presidential election is still months away, but municipalities are getting ready.  

The state held a training for 147 municipalities on emergency preparedness on Wednesday.

“The system in Connecticut is really well protected,” Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Deputy Director Brenda Bergeron said during a press conference at the state’s Emergency Operation Center.  

The training looked at a range of scenarios including weather and natural disasters. A snowstorm in October 2011 resulted in widespread outages and caused issues for polling places in some places.  

Officials also reviewed how to respond to other issues including physical threats that can include suspicious powders, voting machines catching fire and other potential problems. 

Additionally, officials talked with local leaders about handling misinformation around elections.  

Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas has a full-time staff dedicated to misinformation in her office.  

She said the employee is focused on information about voting access to …