June 12, 2024 – At the end of the 2019 “Lazar v. Ganim” trial, Judge Barry Stevens said the plaintiffs – Beth Lazar, Vanessa Liles, and Annette Goodridge (three Bridgeport voters) – were successful in identifying serious election-related crimes. The crimes had been uncovered through a 6-day canvass, organized by Bridgeport Generation Now Votes and PT Partners.

What we learned during that canvass and the subsequent trial is that these election crimes are part of a system: A system that was built by and for white people in Bridgeport to hold onto consolidated political power, in the face of a rapidly diversifying city. It’s no secret that absentee ballot abuse has been an issue in Bridgeport for decades. The question is – who designed it, who trained people to do it, and who continues to benefit politically from it?