Four Democrats in Connecticut are facing election fraud charges after they allegedly abused the absentee ballot system in order to affect the democratic primary.
Among those charged for unlawful possession of absentee ballots included Bridgeport City Councilmember Alfredo Castillo, Democratic Town Committee Vice Chair Wanda Geter-Pataky, and two other campaign workers, Nilsa Heredia and Josephine Edmunds, the Associated Press reported.
The Democrats allegedly manipulated the absentee ballot system during the city's 2019 Democratic primary, in which Joe Ganim, the incumbent mayor, defeated state Sen. Marilyn Moore by only 270 votes.
Surveillance videos showed people stuffing absentee ballots into collection boxes during the Democratic primary, one of which was allegedly Geter-Pataky.
"Whether it's people accused from the Moore campaign or my campaign - any irregularity is unacceptable," Ganim said in a statement after the arrests were announced.
"We all agree that the integrity of the voting process is vital to our democracy." Edmonds had been on Moore's campaign payroll in 2019.
Voters filed a lawsuit seeking a new primary election in 2019, "Five years is much too long to prosecute a case. Look at the things that have happened since that case in Bridgeport with absentee ballots," Moore said.
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