All any of them had to do was open their eyes to the numerous Superior Court decisions or SEEC rulings to realize that Vazquez has very little regard, if any, for obeying election law or State Statutes. Didn't the fact that Vazquez has routinely over spent her approved budget by millions of dollars while regularly turning out some of the lowest voter participation in the State.
It was just a matter of time.
What is interesting is how Segarra and Wooden were able to quickly pull together a dog and pony show on the steps of City Hall to voice their apparent indignation. They never seemed to mention one interesting fact though. The only charter revision question approved by the voters over a year ago was authorizing the restructuring of the Registrars Office to a professional operation of one Registrar.
This move would hopefully remove the political patronage of the three Registrars and establish one professional election administrator. City Hall has sat on this restructuring and it is no further along now than it was the day it was put on the ballot over a year ago
It would be interesting to hear Segarra and Wooden explain why they have ignored the will and the mandate of the people of Hartford who went to the polls last November to vote for Charter reform.
It is easy for Segarra and Wooden to jump on the bandstand and thump their chests what a travesty this was and how terrible it is that voters were disenfranchised, but look at the facts they disenfranchised those same voters when they refused to follow their will and clean up the disaster that is and has been the Registrars Office under Vazquez
Last Tuesday should have surprised no one, especially Segarra and Wooden who have had to deal directly with Vazquez's .Misconduct for several years now.
Here is one more example of Vazquez's blatant disregard for election law, just enter her name in the search bar above and you will find many more examples that have been posted here
MERRILL'S COMPLAINT
From: Bromley, Ted
Sent: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 7:04 PM
To: Ahern, Kevin
Cc: Reeves, Peggy; Merrill, Denise; Wegele, Shannon; Spallone, James; Harris, Av; Button, Lewis
Subject: SOTS Complaint Re: Hartford Registrars of Voters
Sent: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 7:04 PM
To: Ahern, Kevin
Cc: Reeves, Peggy; Merrill, Denise; Wegele, Shannon; Spallone, James; Harris, Av; Button, Lewis
Subject: SOTS Complaint Re: Hartford Registrars of Voters
Dear Attorney Ahern:
I am writing to inform you of our intention to file a
complaint with the State Elections Enforcement Commission regarding the gross
misconduct of the Hartford Registrars of Voters during the election of November
4, 2014. Based upon recent facts that have emerged regarding the conduct of the
Hartford Registrars of Voters during Election Day and based upon the testimony
presented in the matter of Dannel P. Malloy v. Olga Iris Vasquez, Sheila N. Hall,
Urania Petit and Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, Superior Court,
Hartford (November 4, 2014) it is our understanding that the following election
law violations have occurred: (1) failure to properly prepare the final
registry list pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes Sec. 9-38; (2) failure to
properly prepare and open the polls in violation of Connecticut General Statutes
Sec. 9-174; (3) failure to properly mark the official registry list regarding
absentee ballots in violation of Connecticut General Statutes Sec. 9-140c; (4)
failure to properly implement and follow the voting process in violation of
Connecticut General Statutes Sec. 9-261; failure to properly transmit the
official registry list to the moderator of each polling location in violation of
Connecticut General Statutes Sec. 9-259; and neglect of their official duties
pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes Sec. 9-355.
We will certainly provide your agency with additional
material and details as they become available.
Sincerely,
Ted Bromley
Staff Attorney
38 comments:
Who is more incompetent,Mayor Caviar or Dradon Lady Olga?
REALLY, I mean REALLY dude,
"approved budget" and the submitted budget are dollars apart and the submitted one would have covered the costs for at least the November elections. The "approved budget" was significantly cut. Case in point the 2012-2013 budget was cut by 180,000 and that was a presidential election year. As for the Mayor and his court of clowns ganging up on the registrars office, yet again, this is their agenda and has been since Ms. Vazquez won the election against their opponent in 08. They want to control the office, but they can't. All they have been able to do is cut, cut and cut the budget and then complain because the office is over budget. As for the voted on questions on last years ballot, do you really think that half the voters actually understood the questions, they were crafted in such a way that NO ONE would understand what was being proposed. As far as implementing the the change, that will require a change to State Statutes, The pickle sucker and his band of bandits do not and hopefully will not have the ability to control voting.
What should concern the citizens of Hartford is the cost of a vote. I would LOVE to know the cost of a vote for this years Primary and then the cost per vote for the actual election.
Since the implementation of electronic voting, the cost per vote has skyrocketed and with unfunded mandates like same day registration the costs keep climbing and climbing. The office of the Registrars has also had to spend countless hours try to deal with the budget issues on top of trying to fulfill their duties as Registrars and with their budget constantly being questioned it becomes harder and harder and what happens, mistakes are made. Not because they the people in the office are not professional, because they do not have the budget, the money to conduct an election as dictated by state statutes. You, Provost, Courant reporters all should read and understand the election laws and then you should try and come up with a plausible way to do what they do, my bet is none of can and the tone of your reporting would drastically change. Maybe you and Carlesso and Provost should volunteer to be poll workers next election. Right, I'll probably see a pig fly before that happens. The city has three Registrars and that will not change till the statutes get changed. Till that happens just let them do their job and that means an end to countless budget meetings and long nights in chambers defending the right of the citizens of Hartford to vote. Let them do their job.
Funny how this clown tried to dismiss the whole situation as a mistake in the typical irresponsible Hartford fashion. Who believes this crap? Get your lazy ass out of bed. Thank god no one really votes en masse in Hartford...look at the election stats and numbers. If everybody really voted in Hartford the welfare comming in would be way above and beyond what exists now.
So each one of those idiots make 80 k + a year. How many days do they actually work ? What do they do exactly ? A quarter of a million dollars a year to pay these three idiots. Its almost as bad as that Lt west sleeping on the job on c squad. Maybe i will film it and send it to nbc 30 ......
It is now up to the legislature to pass a law that will allow the charter changes to go into effect.
Forget to post some comments or are we just supporting one side of the issue?
Nova SS
Take out your homophobic comments regarding the Mayor and I might post it
Why has west gotten away with basically tampering with an investigation? Protecting the suspect ? Bringing her from the scene ? Unlikely anything would happen anyways, but i still like to remind everyone how great a leader we have on c squad ....
Yet another black eye for Hartford.
Keep the incompetency going Caviar make Terry Chief, SKB Madam of the TOUCH OF CLASS STADIUM and put Wooden the Wimp in a pimp suit.This cast of dillusional leeches MUST GO.
Kevin are they under investigation yet?? What can we do to get them in court, the whoke group of rodents!
When you see the incompetence in Hartford's elected officials ( Segarra, Cloud, Vasquez) it's easy to see why the appointed employees are just as incompetent. They are simply a reflection of their leaders....that's what you get for your residency requirement.
The investigation is going to conclude that there are dumb employees in the Registrars Office.
I have to disagree Annonymous 7:55;
Caviar doesn't appoint anyone from Hartford, he could give two shits about Hartford or it's residents, buusness', employees, even the loyal ones. Caviar is a pill popping criminal, with a dictator, Napoleon complex and control FREAK husband with a cabinent full of expired products (people).
Empty out the Cabinent and fill it with fresh, new and good for Hartford people.
I have to disagree Annonymous 7:55;
Caviar doesn't appoint anyone from Hartford, he could give two shits about Hartford or it's residents, buusness', employees, even the loyal ones. Caviar is a pill popping criminal, with a dictator, Napoleon complex and control FREAK husband with a cabinent full of expired products (people).
Empty out the Cabinent and fill it with fresh, new and good for Hartford people.
Don't forget Dumb and Dumber / the Mayor and his Cabinet and the Council!
All surrounding Towns, keep us in your prayers. Exorcism needed in Hartford; Caviar gives a new meaning to "the Devil is in the details"!
Kevin, No disrespect to you ,but i like it when you take time off from blogging,it gives me a "temporary" feeling that everything in Hartford is alright!! Well ,thanks for the break,,,NOW ON WITH THE "SHITSHOW" !!!!!!
Hartford keeps electing incompetents. What do they expect? Is anyone really surprised?
The council investigation will be nothing but a sham. They don't have the guts to bite the hand that feeds them especially to one of their own. Paper tiger.
* Is this the latest version of "Dumb and Dumber"?
* Who is playing what?
News repirted this morning that an investigation into Hartford's election day's gross misconduct is underway. That's cool, however no disrespect to the state but the gross misconduct is that of this CRIMINAL MAYOR!
The people have been calling for the state to investigate Caviar the pervert, he has blatantly. Disregarded the Charter, the Civil Service regulations, fiscal rules, Capital. Improvement laws, use of bonds, he has continuously done what he wants, different rules for everyone elsr except he and his cabinent.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE help Hartford, INVESTIGATE CAVIAR'S CORRUPTIONS!!!!
Now the pension board election debacle cancel the election in the middle of the day because a rep from HPD was running the cops were showing up to vote so they 'postponed the election' what BS
Anonymous 3:04 doesn't know all the facts. The pension board election was cancelled bc the entire Hartford Public Schools was never notified of the election. There's almost 1,000 employees that were disenfranchised. It had nothing to do with any of the candidates. I hope the HPD officer wins, but it needs to be a fair election.
Yet another grossly incompetent elected official, adam cloud, must be quaking in his $500 shoes (probably purchased on his p card) now that the feds have pinched his bestie o'garro.
Hey Broockman. Who stole all the ammunition from HPD ? How can that not be a serious snafu ? No range qualification for a while now i gander ......
wrong!!!! Why boe did not tell there employees? What the f? People?? Smell the coffee!!!! Bunch o' woofs. New boss is a fool not to clean administaration up. Certainly she googled boe corrpt finance people. Always giving them epeople raises. She needs to help us Top heavy pig farm. Big mony boe. Check salarys. Big increases. Chk big $ increases in super budget!! Taxpayers suffer. No oversight!!!! Im gonna get the big money slaries and increases over last cple years. Kids are Victims. Wake up our taxpayers of hartfd.
What missing ammo ?? Did a undocumented 10-67 occur? Maybe bones did it? We can qualify with nurf guns 62ed from walmart.. What about ERT? Things that make you go ... Hmmmmmmmmm
Also last commentor. Ur typing skills make me want to get sober and never drink hard liquor again ....
Smell the coffee!!!! Bunch o' woofs
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I think I might agree with Anonymous, but am certain I enjoy the poetic energy of his and other posts at the Brookman site.
Just for the information of my fellow denizens of the former Insurance Capital of the Universe, because it has nothing to do with Olga or other muni government bozos:
"Loretta Worters, vice president of the Insurance Information Institute, told Insurance Business that both commercial property insurance and homeowners policies “generally include coverage” for losses caused by “riot or civil commotion.”
“Typically, property insurance under business owners policies written on a named peril basis includes coverage for direct physical loss caused by riot or civil commotion, and looting at the time and place of the occurrence,” Worters said.
The “rioting” definition covers looting by participants who steal merchandise or other property from the premises, as well as fire. Vandalism is also a covered peril in the BOP.
Business interruption
As for those businesses that must suspend operations or limit hours due to rioting, Worters notes that business income or interruption coverage is only triggered “if there is physical damage to the premises of such magnitude that the business must suspend its operations.”"
http://www.ibamag.com/news/the-riots-in-ferguson-what-insurance-agents-need-to-know-19262.aspx
What is going on with the Paul West investigation? Funny its been very hush. That department is a joke just like the administration that runs it. From what I hear they don't even communicate amongst themselves. They "chiefs" I hear have their own agendas. Forgetting what they have done but now they have the chief title they forger all about the shenanigans they did.
Well put anonymous @ 4:59 PM
If they forget, they learned from the "MASTER"... PUPPET CAVIAR, seems to forget all his criminal shenanigans, paid foe prostitutes, violates Charter/Ordinances on the regular, patronize his cronies with city funds, bond money, allows his Husband to make decisions from behind the curtain.
Get rId of Mr "TOUCH OF CLASS" and then and only then will this city function as a thriving city it could be!
Mira.
leave Vazquez be, lets focus on Deller's new boss appointed by Pedro Political Inc., the son of the CT Senate big man who tells Deller what to do and how to do
it.
We guess Tom's toxic business approach has reached the Mayor's office, per in side info, even PS's Fam has submitted resignation letter directly to P, not Deller. According to many D is even taking big S... about The Mantilla law suit to staff...
You should know how to read and write before you do. You looks like a product of Hartford.
Hey Brookman what happened? Your blog used to be a good source of news from Hartford. Not so much lately. Did they get to you? Did the powers that be threaten you or do they have dirt on you? Did they offer you an accomidation? Hope you are healthy and well. Let us know because there is never any shortage of stories around here.
Rumor has it that Fire Marshall Roger Martin has the final report regarding the cause of death of F/F Kevin Bell.Supposedly he's had the report for some time now. Does Charlie Huertas really think that Bell is, I guess I should say "was" the only drug addict / alcoholic in the Fire Department?
Apparently he documents will tell an interesting story. Not surprisingly the City is not releasing anything despite FOI requests from myself and I believe
reporters from the Courant.The truth will come out though
The feds should investigate this. The truth must come out. What is Martin trying to hide? Enough is enough!
The truth will eventually come out on this, it always does. Just for clarification, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner's Office advised me today that the final autopsy report has NOT been completed a of today.The manner and cause of death for Firefighter Bell has not been determined yet.
When you get knocked out by a line
that's pointed no - where near the
fire and you are alone you will
breathe out your tank.
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