Judge expects to begin evidence in Bridgeport absentee ballot dispute during the week of 10/6.

Superior Court Judge William Clark issued an order Monday stating that he “expects to schedule evidence to begin during the week of October 6, 2023, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and to continue daily until complete, subject to logistical adjustments as necessary and as approved by the court.”

Because Connecticut holds municipal primaries in mid-September, challenges to the result require parties and courts to engage in intense and timely reviews of a challenge for the November general election. Courts are reluctant to postpone election dates because doing so can reduce voter turnout.

Plaintiff John Gomes and his team will need to immerse itself in thousands of hours of video recordings and review thousands of absentee ballot applications, the ballots themselves and the envelopes they arrived in. It is tedious but essential work. The ballots themselves were separated from the other documents when they were counted on September 12th.

Gomes and Ganim are both on the ballot for the November 7th contest for mayor. Ganim would enjoy an advantage over Gomes if he is the Democratic nominee for mayor.

Published September 26, 2023.

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