{"id":8551,"date":"2023-04-19T15:40:20","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T15:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/?page_id=8551"},"modified":"2023-04-19T15:41:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T15:41:55","slug":"connecticut","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/voter-fraud-convictions-since-2016\/connecticut\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecticut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Voter Fraud Convictions in Connecticut, 2016-2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/voter-fraud-convictions-since-2016\/#summary-chart-2016-2020-voter-fraud-convictions-by-state\">Return to the Voter Fraud Convictions Summary Chart<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table centerheader is-style-regular statestable\"><table><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>A.<br>Conviction Details<\/th><th>B.<br>Background<\/th><th>C.<br>Potential Election Impact<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2017<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Betty Jean Chappell<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Democrat<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8551_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8551_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8551_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">VoterRecords.com, &#8220;Betty J Chappell&#8217;s Connecticut Voter Registration,&#8221; voterrecords.com, accessed on May 19, 2022<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8551_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Betty Jean Chappell pleaded guilty to one felony charge each of forgery in the second degree and making a false statement on an absentee ballot &#8211; both offenses were committed on 10\/28\/2017.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8551_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8551_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8551_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">State of Connecticut Judicial Branch, &#8220;Criminal\/Motor Vehicle Case Detail,&#8221; jud2.ct.gov, accessed on June 27, 2021 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/CT-Chappell-Court-Case-Details.pdf\">Docket Number: F02B-CR18-0300414-S<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8551_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Chappell was convicted on 4\/4\/2018 and sentenced to a five year suspended jail sentence and placed on conditional discharge.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8551_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8551_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8551_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">State of Connecticut Judicial Branch, &#8220;Criminal\/Motor Vehicle Case Detail,&#8221; jud2.ct.gov, accessed on June 27, 2021 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/CT-Chappell-Court-Case-Details.pdf\">Docket Number: F02B-CR18-0300414-S<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8551_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;Two Bridgeport residents face charges after police said they committed voter fraud during Stratford\u2019s mayoral election in Nov. 2017. \u2026 An investigation was launched by the Town Clerk\u2019s Office after they noticed some discrepancies in absentee ballots signed out by Stevenson and Chappell. The investigation showed they forged and submitted at least two absentee ballots in Stratford while living in Bridgeport.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8551_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8551_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8551_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Tara O&#8217;Neill. &#8220;Stratford Police: 2 Bridgeport Residents Allegedly Committed Voter Fraud,&#8221; apnews.com, January 19, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8551_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> &#8220;The head of the Democratic party denied Friday that she had prior knowledge that two of her workers in her failed campaign for mayor allegedly forged absentee ballot applications.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8551_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_5');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8551_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_5');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[5]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8551_1_5\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Daniel Tepfer, &#8220;Stratford Police: 2 Bridgeport Residents Allegedly Committed Voter Fraud&#8221; ctpost.com, January 19, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8551_1_5', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br>Geographical Area 2 (GA2) Court at Bridgeport<br>Docket Number: F02B-CR18-0300414-S<br><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/CT-Chappell-Court-Case-Details.pdf\">Court Records<\/a><\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Mayoral<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Democrat<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2.<\/td><td><strong>Election Year:<\/strong> 2017<br><strong>Name:<\/strong> Troy D. Stevenson<br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong> Democrat<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8551_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_6');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8551_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_6');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_6\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[6]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8551_1_6\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">VoterRecords.com, &#8220;Troy D Stevenson&#8217;s Connecticut Voter Registration,&#8221; voterrecords.com, accessed on June 20, 2021<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_6').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8551_1_6', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Offense and Sentencing:<\/strong><br>Troy D. Stevenson pleaded guilty to one felony charge each of forgery in the second degree and making a false statement on an absentee ballot &#8211; both offenses were committed on 10\/28\/2017.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8551_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_7');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8551_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_7');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_7\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[7]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8551_1_7\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">State of Connecticut Judicial Branch, &#8220;Criminal\/Motor Vehicle Case Detail,&#8221; jud2.ct.gov, accessed on June 27, 2021 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/CT-Stevenson-Court-Case-Details.pdf\">Docket Number: F02B-CR18-0300416-S<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_7').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8551_1_7', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Stevenson was convicted on 7\/11\/2018 and sentenced to a three year suspended jail sentence and placed on conditional discharge.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8551_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_8');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8551_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_8');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_8\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[8]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8551_1_8\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">State of Connecticut Judicial Branch, &#8220;Criminal\/Motor Vehicle Case Detail,&#8221; jud2.ct.gov, accessed on June 27, 2021 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/CT-Stevenson-Court-Case-Details.pdf\">Docket Number: F02B-CR18-0300416-S<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_8').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8551_1_8', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/td><td>&#8220;Two Bridgeport residents face charges after police said they committed voter fraud during Stratford\u2019s mayoral election in Nov. 2017. \u2026 An investigation was launched by the Town Clerk\u2019s Office after they noticed some discrepancies in absentee ballots signed out by Stevenson and Chappell. The investigation showed they forged and submitted at least two absentee ballots in Stratford while living in Bridgeport.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8551_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_9');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8551_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_9');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_9\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[9]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8551_1_9\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Tara O&#8217;Neill. &#8220;Stratford Police: 2 Bridgeport Residents Allegedly Committed Voter Fraud,&#8221; apnews.com, January 19, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_9').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8551_1_9', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> &#8220;The head of the Democratic party denied Friday that she had prior knowledge that two of her workers in her failed campaign for mayor allegedly forged absentee ballot applications.&#8221;<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_8551_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_10');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_8551_1('footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_10');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_10\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[10]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8551_1_10\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Daniel Tepfer, &#8220;Stratford Police: 2 Bridgeport Residents Allegedly Committed Voter Fraud&#8221; ctpost.com, January 19, 2018<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_10').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_8551_1_10', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><br><br><strong>Case Notes:<\/strong><br>Geographical Area 2 (GA2) Court at Bridgeport<br>Docket Number: F02B-CR18-0300416-S<br><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/CT-Stevenson-Court-Case-Details.pdf\">Court Records<\/a><\/td><td><strong>Type of Election:<\/strong><br>Mayoral<br><br><strong>Party Affiliation:<\/strong><br>Democrat<br><br><strong>Theoretical Election Effect:<\/strong><br>No effect on Congressional or Presidential elections<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/voter-fraud-convictions-since-2016\/#summary-chart-2016-2020-voter-fraud-convictions-by-state\">Return to the Voter Fraud Convictions Summary Chart<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_8551_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_8551_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_8551_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_8551_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">References<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8551_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_1');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_1\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">VoterRecords.com, &#8220;Betty J Chappell&#8217;s Connecticut Voter Registration,&#8221; voterrecords.com, accessed on May 19, 2022<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_2\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8551_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_2');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>2,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_3\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8551_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_3');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>3<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">State of Connecticut Judicial Branch, &#8220;Criminal\/Motor Vehicle Case Detail,&#8221; jud2.ct.gov, accessed on June 27, 2021 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/the2020election\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/CT-Chappell-Court-Case-Details.pdf\">Docket Number: F02B-CR18-0300414-S<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_4\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8551_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_4');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>4,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_9\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8551_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_9');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>9<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Tara O&#8217;Neill. &#8220;Stratford Police: 2 Bridgeport Residents Allegedly Committed Voter Fraud,&#8221; apnews.com, January 19, 2018<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi\" ><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_5\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8551_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_5');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>5,<\/a> <a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_10\" class=\"footnote_backlink\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8551_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_10');\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>10<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Daniel Tepfer, &#8220;Stratford Police: 2 Bridgeport Residents Allegedly Committed Voter Fraud&#8221; ctpost.com, January 19, 2018<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index_combi pointer\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_8551_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_8551_1_6');\"><a id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_8551_1_6\" class=\"footnote_backlink\"><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>6<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">VoterRecords.com, &#8220;Troy D Stevenson&#8217;s Connecticut Voter Registration,&#8221; 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