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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The City of Bridgeport has hired an outside investigator to take over the probe into municipal employee Wanda Geter-Pataky, one of the central figures in the absentee ballot fraud case. Mayor Joe Ganim says that was a good decision — challenger John Gomes disagrees.
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An alleged incident of ballot fraud in Bridgeport has left some residents fatigued. Others worry the response could curtail voting access.
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A judge is likely to decide before Election Day whether enough evidence exists to throw out Mayor Joe Ganim's Bridgeport primary victory.
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Mayor Joe Ganim testified in Bridgeport Superior Court on Tuesday. On the stand, Ganim distanced himself from two of his campaign workers who pleaded the Fifth when questioned about city surveillance video that showed them allegedly stuffing mail-in ballot drop boxes prior to the city’s Democratic primary election.