Alleged violations that occurred during Bridgeport’s court-ordered mayoral election last month were deemed “necessary to investigate” this week by the State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC).
Secretary of State (SOS) Stephanie Thomas referred the reported incidents to the SEEC in a March 7 letter.
“Necessary to investigate is just a threshold determination that the allegations are within our jurisdiction,” Joshua Foley, an attorney in the SEEC’s public finance unit, told The Epoch Times.
“It’s not an adjudication or judgment of the merits. It just means they fall within our jurisdiction and we will investigate.”
Currently, the SEEC has received more than 30 referrals regarding Bridgeport’s mayoral election….
