UPDATE, includes complaint and response from challenge slate: Charges, counter charges, that’s the Bridgeport political way, ain’t it? Six days from Democratic primary voters choosing
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Watchdog Group Claims Absentee Ballot Fraud, Opponents Counter Special Interests At Play
Tom Swan, executive director of the Connecticut Citizen Action Group, on Tuesday announced a complaint alleging violations of absentee ballot fraud involving the slate of
Read moreEndorsed Democrats Say They Were Not Invited, School Board Forum Cancelled
UPDATE: Jean Rabinow of the Bridgeport Area League of Women Voters informed OIB Monday night the forum scheduled for Tuesday (tonight) for Democratic school board
Read moreCandidates Forum For School Board Tuesday–How Will You Vote?
The political war for control of the Board of Education is in high gear. School board candidates door knocking, political operatives flooding neighborhoods with phone
Read moreAbra-abra-cadabra … Want To Reach Out And Grab Ya
More than 1000 absentee ballot applications are circulating in the city for the September 10 Democratic primary for Board of Education. Nearly 600 absentee ballots
Read moreCitizens Working For A Better Bridgeport Announces Primary Endorsements
The political action group Citizens Working For A Better Bridgeport (CW4BB) has endorsed the challenge slate for Board of Education as well as four candidates
Read moreHispanic Voters Power Influence By Numbers, Largest Registered Democratic Bloc
Hispanics, by sheer numbers registered to vote in Bridgeport, are becoming a growing force in city elections. Both Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill,
Read moreSchool Board Challenge Slate Issues Endorsements
The challenge slate for Board of Education has kicked out a lengthy list of endorsements that includes political operatives, education advocates, civil rights leaders and
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