Polls open as Bridgeport voters go to the ballot box in mayoral election do-over – NECN

The Bridport voters are going to the elections to choose their mayor – for some fourth time – after the result of the last election, was thrown out due to allegations of absent ballot allegations during Democratic Primary.

Tuesday’s election can finally decide whether the assignment mayor who has won another term by Ganim or his former colleague, John Gomes, takes the reins of the largest city in Connecticut.

Both Democrat voters, many tired and trying to rally of despair, are once again impressed by allegations of irregularities allegations to cast ballots in a long race.

They have also sprinkled each other. Giman accused Gomes of running for the mayor to take revenge on the city’s acting chief administrative officer for the mayor, saying that it would be a “mistake” to make him in charge.

Gomes, in turn, brought the criminal record of Ganim. After the initial 12 -year run as Mayor, Ganim was convicted of corruption. He spent seven years in prison, then in 2015 persuaded voters to bring back as mayor.

Gomes recently wrote into an opinion piece, “I can no longer tolerate derogatory, immoral, and dishonest unnatural lawyers to bear the abusive humiliating humiliation and advertising homeinum attacks by me, which is bent on ending a corrupt enterprise in the Bridgeport city.”

The road to the Bridgeport’s election day has become complicated, and in some 148,000 city, shameful.

Now there are two primary. Ganim appeared to win the first one held in September, but the result was zero after the security camera footage by Superior Court Judge William Clarke, showing that at least two supporters of the mayor traveled to repeat the ballot collection box and filled them with papers that looked like absented ballots.


Long political observers in the Bridgeport stated that it looked best – such as evidence of ballot harvesting, an illegal practice, where the operators and volunteers of the expedition kajol the people to fill the ballot papers for their candidates, and then gathered and gathered those ballots. Connectic law needs most people to leave their ballots. The Ganim, who has accused the GOMES campaign of reducing voting irregularities, said he was unaware of any wrongdoing by his supporters.

Because the court’s decision came a week before the general election was scheduled, the November went ahead as per the vote plan. Ganim got more votes, but this result did not count, either due to the judge’s decision.

A new Democratic Primary was held on 23 January. Ganim won again, this time more comfortable, but two Democrats are facing again on Tuesday as Gomes also qualified for the ballot as an independent candidate.

Some potential voters are finished.

Nick Russus, the owner of Frankie’s dinner at the Bridgeport, said, “I think customers talk about it.” “Many people are tired that we are coming in the fourth election.”

State Secretary Stephanie Thomas said that despite fatigue, voters voting during this long election have still been stable. In addition, he said that the election monitors have been in the office of the Town Clerk daily, operating the spot checks of absent applicants and reviewing the video footage of the outdoor drop box. Since 1 February, his office has created three referrals in the State Election Enforcement Commission regarding possible election violations.

Giman raised support from top Democrats in the last days of his campaign, with the village Ned Lamont, US sensor. Richard Blumental and Chris Murphy, and Endores at a gate-out -ot rally on Saturday by US rape gym Hems and Lieutenant village.

“Your support is now more important than ever,” he urged supporters in a Facebook post.

In addition to Ganim and Gomes, Republican David Herz Do-Over is going on in the general election. Herz did not support much in the first election in the heavy Democratic city.

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