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Absentee ballots became available Tuesday for the closely watched second mayoral primary in Bridgeport, where voters will once again be asked to select a Democratic candidate in a court-ordered Jan. 23 election.

The state is assigning two election monitors to oversee the shortened absentee ballot application process prior to a court-ordered second Democratic primary between Mayor Joe Ganim and challenger John Gomes next month.

Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas has announced efforts to ensure the upcoming Bridgeport Democratic mayoralty primary does not repeat the problems that resulted in a court-ordered do-over of the vote.

Two monitors are assigned to oversee the absentee ballot process for the second Bridgeport primary between Mayor Joe Ganim and John Gomes.

The last day to register to vote before the municipal elections Nov. 7 is Oct. 31. You may register online at myvote.ct.gov/register, in person at the local registrars of voters' office of your city or town, or by mail, if the registration is postmarked by Oct. 31. You will have a last chance to reg

Registrars of voters across Connecticut are looking for temporary Election Day help.In the state's fifth largest city of Waterbury, Teresa Begnal and Tim DeCarlo, the Democratic and Republican registrars, said they are currently 20 to 25 poll workers short of the 200 typically needed in a general el

Connecticut Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas says hundreds of voting machines need to be replaced in the state because they are unstable and unreliable.