Voter Fraud

There is an astonishingly wide partisan divide in CT over how confident voters are that the November election will be counted accurately.

Four people charged with election fraud in Bridgeport were in court on Thursday. Lawyers representing the state and defendants agreed they needed more time for research and discovery.

Wanda Geter-Pataky, a city worker in Bridgeport, Connecticut, who is on trial for alleged ballot fraud in Mayor Joe Ganim’s 2019 campaign, may now face further criminal charges.

Wanda Geter-Pataky, a key figure in Bridgeport election controversies, was arraigned on charges related to Mayor Joe Ganim's 2019 campaign.

Connecticut Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas has told state lawmakers she supports the creation of a board that would oversee municipal elections. It’s in response to allegations of absentee voter fraud in Bridgeport’s controversial mayoral election.

Connecticut Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas said her office has referred multiple complaints related to the Bridgeport mayoral election redo to the State Election Enforcement Commission (SEEC), including one that claims a voter was offered cash in exchange for a completed absentee ballot.

Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim and challenger John Gomes engaged in a contentious debate on Monday ahead of Tuesday’s court-ordered redo of their Democratic primary for mayor.

The redo Democratic primary for mayor in Bridgeport between Mayor Joe Ganim and challenger John Gomes is on Tuesday. The state is monitoring the election to ensure that there’s no absentee ballot abuse.

Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim supports the state’s call for nonpartisan volunteers with legal experience to help monitor the city's Democratic primary redo next week.

Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim has accepted full responsibility for the absentee ballot fraud in the September mayoral primary election. He maintains that he was not aware of the scheme before the videos were released.