A voting scandal in Connecticut's largest city has led to the arrest of a Democratic Party official, a city council member, and two campaign workers. The scandal involved mishandling absentee ballots during the city's 2019 Democratic primary election. The accused individuals are facing charges of unlawful possession of absentee ballots and other violations of elections law.
Prosecutors allege that the defendants manipulated the absentee ballot system by misleading voters about eligibility requirements, influencing voters' candidate choices, and mishandling both absentee ballot applications and the ballots themselves. The arrests are part of an effort to deter tampering with election results in the future.
