CT officials rebut president's claims about stolen elections

Lamont assures CT voters that the state's elections are secure

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont. (Molly Ingram / WSHU)Governor Ned Lamont has assured Connecticut voters that the state’s election systems are safe in response to President Trump’s claims of foreign election interference.Lamont said on Monday that Trump did not present any evidence when he used his primetime address last week to try to convince voters that American elections can’t be trusted.Elections in Connecticut are secure.“You can vote with…

CT officials rebut president's claims about stolen elections

Four days after President Donald Trump fanned doubts about the security and accuracy of American elections, Connecticut Democrats offered a well-practiced rebuttal in a press conference at the Old State House in Hartford. “The president used a prime time address to tell Americans that voting systems can be manipulated and elections can be stolen. Here in Connecticut, that is just plain wrong,” Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas said. “It co…