Four campaign workers in Connecticut on Tuesday were charged with mishandling absentee ballots in a 2019 Democratic mayoral primary, including one of the city's council members, and a Democratic Party official.
The four campaign workers, who took part in handling absentee ballots during the election in Bridgeport, Connecticut, were each charged with unlawful possession of absentee ballots, along with various other election law violations.
The 2019 election scandal predated an even more controversial election, which occurred in the city last year.
The 2023 scandal resulted in a judge ordering a redo of the mayoral election, which Ganim won the primary in January, and the general election in February.
Prosecutors claimed that some of the accused had misled voters about eligibility requirements for absentee ballots, violated rules for handling absentee ballot applications and the ballots themselves, were improperly present when the ballots were filled out, and some allegedly even told the voters who to vote for.
Ganim praised the arrests on Tuesday, claiming that "Any irregularity is unacceptable." He has denied any knowledge of wrongdoing among his own campaign in both elections.
"Whether it's people accused from the Moore campaign or my campaign - any irregularity is unacceptable," Ganim said in a statement.
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