{"id":29413,"date":"2020-10-10T10:15:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T15:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=29413"},"modified":"2020-10-10T10:15:04","modified_gmt":"2020-10-10T15:15:04","slug":"connecticut-absentee-ballot-investigation-handed-off-to-office-of-inspector-general-of-u-s-postal-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2020\/10\/10\/connecticut-absentee-ballot-investigation-handed-off-to-office-of-inspector-general-of-u-s-postal-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecticut Absentee Ballot Investigation handed off to Office of Inspector General of U.S. Postal Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>ENFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) \u2014 10\/09\/20 &#8211; News 8 is your Election Headquarters. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtnh.com\/news\/politics\/usps-opens-investigation-into-enfield-absentee-ballot-controversy\/\">It\u2019s a story we first broke back in September<\/a>. Our political team investigated why more than 200 -absentee ballot addressed to Connecticut residents, mainly in Enfield, arrived weeks after the August Primary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere does appear to be some kind of issue to suggest it lands right at the doorstep of the postal service, specifically the Enfield Station,\u201d according to Attorney Kevin Ahern from the State Elections Enforcement Law Enforcement Unit. \u201cA number of these ballots appeared to have been dropped in the mail and appeared to take a very long time to make their way back to the town clerks office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>State Election Enforcement investigators are now asking the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office of Inspector General of United<\/a>\u00a0States Postal Service to figure out what happened to these absentee ballots in the weeks leading up to the August Primary.<\/p>\n<p>News 8 first learned of the ballot controversy when State Representative Candidate MaryAnn Turner grew concerned after election officials reported batches of ballots were delivered 3-weeks after the Primary.<\/p>\n<p>3,778 ballots were sent out to voters. 6% of them, or 234, were returned late. Those votes DID NOT count. The Secretary of State\u2019s Office referred the case to Elections Enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Turner said, \u201cSomething went awry and we can\u2019t have it happen. This is a very important election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the course of the state investigation, staff uncovered a majority of ballots had been signed and mailed by voters 10 days before the Aug. 11 primary.<br \/>\nBut 66% didn\u2019t get postmarked until Aug. 27; Sixteen days after the polls closed. More at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtnh.com\/news\/politics\/enfield-absentee-ballot-investigation-handed-off-to-office-of-inspector-general-of-u-s-postal-service\/\">WTNH<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29352\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Mail-in-Voting2-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Mail-in-Voting2-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Mail-in-Voting2.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ENFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) \u2014 10\/09\/20 &#8211; News 8 is your Election Headquarters. It\u2019s a story we first broke back in September. Our political team investigated why more than 200 -absentee ballot addressed to Connecticut residents, mainly in Enfield, arrived weeks after the August Primary. \u201cThere does appear to be some kind of issue to suggest [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking","category-video-gallery","last_archivepost"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29413"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29414,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29413\/revisions\/29414"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}