Posted on 03/18/2024 10:40:46 PM PDT by CFW
(The Center Square) — Connecticut's top election official is calling for reforms in the wake of a ballot stuffing scandal in Bridgeport's mayoral race, where some people were allegedly paid cash to fill out mail ballots.
Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas said her office had referred allegations about election "malfeasance" in the February redo of the mayoral race to the State Elections Enforcement Commission to investigate, including reports from voters who received absentee ballots despite not requesting them.
“When alerted, the Secretary of the State’s Office is required to send allegations of election malfeasance to SEEC for their review and decision to investigate if any laws were broken," Thomas, a Democrat, said in a statement. "Referrals are not proof of wrongdoing, but an important step to ensure that our elections are secure."
The allegations include claims that one campaign offered cash in return for completed absentee ballots and a complaint from a voter who reported that someone arrived at his home to help him with his ballot, asked him to sign unknown paperwork and took his ballot.
Suspicious activity at drop boxes was discovered during a review of footage from surveillance cameras, according to Thomas' office.
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LOL, Lotsa luck, Connecticut. It’s gonna be solid democRAT ‘til the end of time.
Hey we need some reforms over here.
Nutmeg on the Nutmeg State.
Yep. Finally bailed on The Nutmeg State after living most of my life there. Happily settled in the Free State of South Carolina now. :-)
now it has one of the highest income tax rates in the country.
...which is one of the top reasons my husband and I moved out of The People's Republik of Connecticut and relocated to South Carolina.
LOL!
Of course, the “temporary” income tax that was only supposed to last from 1991 until 1993.
As a resident of the “Constitution” state, Bridgeport is like the Chicago or Detroit in terms of Dem corruption.
I believe it was Dannel Malloy 2010 or 2014 election, where they ran out of ballots made copies of a “blank” ballot in the Dem Mayors office, and got a corrupt judge to let the “vote” for a extra hour or so.
Well, son of a bitch, like magic they had just enough votes to put Malloy over the top. Similar issues have happen in subsequent years as well.
2010 Dem wins by 6,404 votes
2014 Dems win 50.7% to 48.2%
2018 Dems win 49.4% to 46.2%
2022 Dems win 56% to 43.1%
In 2018 and 2022 Bob Stefanowski ran on eliminating the “temporary” income tax and a zero based budget. The left lost their minds and, of course, refused to even listen to the idea.
when they have found a way to steal they will never give up thier prize but by force
Tax money gives politicians a high no drug can match. And there is no cure.
The fraud will continue until the consequences visited upon the individuals caught doing it are elevated far beyond the proverbial ‘slap on the wrist’. Physical alteration, loss of job and/or assets, anything that makes a profound and negative impression on the perps way of life should be considered.
In the old days out West just about anything that upset the harmony of the township would get the instigator two choices: leave town and don’t come back or be the guest of honor at a ‘hemp and branch’ party. Of course violation of the first choice automatically invoked the second event, usually within a few hours. In either case harmony was quickly restored.
Something to consider ...
Beautiful state, stupid voters.
A Democrat has never seen a tax it didn’t like.
What a great night.
I moved to Florida. After my divorce, my parents invited me to move. They were retired, and my siblings were married, so I moved. Met Mrs Deplorable in Florida.
The poll was from October.
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