Undeterred by the blizzard that prompted a state of emergency and travel ban throughout Connecticut, the Hartford City Council convened Monday night to push through a proposal that will start the process of removing the city’s three registrars of voters.
The registrars found themselves at the center of controversy after problems at the polls caused some voters to be sent away on Election Day in November. Hartford City Council President Shawn Wooden filed a resolution last week seeking to remove the trio – Democrat Olga Vazquez, Republican Sheila Hall and Urania Petit of the Working Families Party.
An attorney representing Vazquez has said she will fight any attempt at removal, while Petit vowed not to resign, according to the Associated Press.
It comes after a committee of inquiry created to probe the Election Day issues released a report documenting “multiple, serious errors” and a dysfunctional working relationship among the three registrars.
