GOP official quits after dropping 'N-word' in outburst — but can't leave office yet

GOP official quits after dropping 'N-word' in outburst — but can't leave office yet

A Connecticut Republican election official is stepping down after using the N-word during a workplace argument with her Democratic counterpart, though a bureaucratic quirk means the town is legally required to keep paying her salary for weeks to come.Mary Smith, East Lyme's Republican registrar of voters, allegedly shouted that Democratic registrar Wendi Sims "treats me like I'm a (N-word)" during a dispute over the cleanliness of their shared o…