Connecticut: Republican Thinks She Won Her House Race, Then a Recount Including Absentee Ballots Overturns the Race for the Democrat by Just 10 Votes

Western Journal ^ | 11/17/2022 | Christine Favocci

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If the 2022 midterm election taught Americans anything, it’s that every vote counts.

That lesson comes after many political races have come down to only a handful of votes or fewer — and now another Democrat has eeked out a victory after a recount.

Sarah Keitt, the Democratic candidate for the state’s 134th House district who previously conceded to Republican Meghan McCloat, won her seat in the race for Connecticut state representative by only 10 votes, the Trumball Times reported.

The Keitt campaign released a statement after the procedure wrapped up, noting that the outcome “demonstrates the truth of the statement, ‘EVERY vote matters.'”

Indeed it did for Keitt. On Election Day, preliminary results had her behind McCloat by 113 votes, the Connecticut Post reported.

Keitt called her GOP opponent around 10 p.m. to concede the race, though she claimed she later found out that there were uncounted absentee ballots.

“I’m going with what I’ve been told,” Keitt said. “If a recount is triggered, then a recount is triggered.”

Now Keitt has been declared the winner and McCloat has filed a complaint with the State Elections Enforcement Commission alleging misconduct on the part of Fairfield Democratic Registrar of Voters Matthew Waggner, according to the Trumbull Times.

A statement from McCloat’s campaign posted to Facebook Thursday explained that the filing included “certified moderator documents and witness testimony statements from poll workers and other elected officials participating in the vote counts” and that Waggner violated “multiple” state laws.

“Alleged violations include unnecessary printing of photocopied ballots, improper chain of custody of official ballots, false statements on certificates and returns, improper voter count without an official moderator present, and tampering with ballots among other violations,” the statement recounted.

“These violations, if corroborated, carry criminal penalties and should be the subject of investigation ”

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Keitt is a good little(?) lemming.

[D Rider]

Democrats always win recounts. Gore would have beat Bush, if the court didn’t stop it.