New details emerge in Bridgeport absentee ballot probe

New details emerge in Bridgeport absentee ballot probe

Two recently arrested campaign workers were paid thousands of dollars each by Mayor Joe Ganim’s campaign while engaging in an effort to register people to vote by absentee ballots, according to documents obtained by NBC Connecticut. The court documents also state the workers, Elsie Mercado and Silvia Ramos, misrepresented the eligibility requirements for an absentee ballot. Mercado and Ramos were...