BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A group of Bridgeport voters is coming together to do what prosecutors have, so far, not done. They’re demanding authorities charge those allegedly responsible for ballot fraud.
The arrest warrant applications for Wanda Geter and Eneida Martinez were submitted and accepted by the Bridgeport Superior Court clerk’s office. But they weren’t filed by a prosecutor or any member of law enforcement. They were brought by three ordinary Bridgeport voters.
“We found a very obscure law that has been on the books for 70 years,” said Linda Szynkowicz, the CEO of Fight Voter Fraud Inc.
The group is leveraging the seldom-used state law to get Wanda Geter and Eneida Martinez arrested.
“We the People. We the people have to step in when we see things aren’t being done,” added Szynkowicz
Connecticut State Statute 9-368 essentially says any three voters in a town where election law was broken, can bring a sworn complaint to the court, and if the allegation is true, a judge must issue an arrest warrant. The last time the law was used was in the 1950s, so it is relatively uncharted legal territory.
“Enough is enough. The people of Bridgeport share a collective sense of outrage and betrayal and if the state won’t do the job, we will do the job for them,” said Bridgeport Atty. Cameron Atkinson who represents Fight Voter Fraud Inc.
The complaint alleges city employee Wanda Geter and former city councilwoman Eneida Martinez, who both took the stand in the Bridgeport ballot fraud civil suit, are collectively responsible for 22 felony violations. But there’s no timetable for when the court has to act.
“You have to make a probable cause decision and if you attempt to kill the warrant by doing nothing with it we will be forced to seek the intervention of the appellate court or the State Supreme Court,” said Atkinson.
The group ‘Fight Voter Fraud’ claims doing nothing has been a theme. After a three-year investigation, in June of 2023, the State Election Enforcement Commission recommended that Wanda Geter and others be criminally charged for ballot fraud in 2019. Those charges are still pending with the Chief State's Attorney's Office.
Commenting on the status of that investigation and the charges, a spokesperson for the Chief State’s Attorney’s Office responded, “In response to your inquiry, the Statewide Prosecution Bureau received a referral from the SEEC in their File No. 2019-123. The referral pertains to the 2019 Democratic Primary Election in the City of Bridgeport and it was accepted for investigation. The Division can neither confirm nor deny any further possible investigation arising out of potential violations of election laws in the City of Bridgeport at this time.”
“There’s a lot of people who don’t think their vote is going to count in Bridgeport. We want every vote to count. We want every legitimate vote to count,” said Szynkowicz.
Matt Caron is a reporter at FOX61 News. He can be reached at mcaron@fox61.com. Follow him on Facebook, X and Instagram.
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