HARTFORD, CT – The leadership of the two major parties are at an impasse over election security standards, with Republican leadership from both chambers saying Thursday that much stronger election laws are needed to protect the process. Led by House Minority Leader Vincent Candelora and Senate Minority Leader Stephen Harding, Republicans said that cooperation from both sides of the aisle is needed to address what they say is a pressing issue for all residents of Connecticut. Referencing the multiple allegations of election fraud in Bridgeport in recent years – – Republicans said that something has to change.
“We are a laughing stock nationally because of what’s happened out of Bridgeport,” Candelora said. “We should be standing, unified, for real reform in the state of Connecticut.” Republicans proposed a bipartisan working group – also known as a task force – to analyze the problem and to come back to the next legislative session with proposals for more comprehensive reform.
Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday that he wasn’t opposed to the idea, but that he also believes that positive steps were taken by some legislation passed this session. “I don’t see any great harm in it.
I’ll take a look at that,” Lamont said. Lamont mentioned the new law he signed recently that increases election process protections and places more scrutiny on the State Elections Enforcement Commission to refer cases within a shorter, 90-day window. “I think the most important.
