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In Absentia

4: ‘The Most Confusing Election in the Country’

By Kate Seltzer,
Bria Lloyd, Jim Haddadin, Meg Dalton, Cassandra Basler
Published May 13, 2024 at 8:03 PM EDT
Bridgeport mayoral candidate John Gomes (left) and his campaign manager Christine Bartlett-Josie (right) get up from a table in the back of the Cape Verdean Association seconds after receiving information from City Hall that Joe Ganim (far left on screen) received more votes than Gomes, November 07, 2023.
Mark Mirko
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Connecticut Public
Bridgeport mayoral candidate John Gomes (left) and his campaign manager Christine Bartlett-Josie (right) get up from a table in the back of the Cape Verdean Association seconds after receiving information from City Hall that Joe Ganim (far left on screen) received more votes than Gomes, Nov. 7, 2023.

What systems enable political dysfunction? How can people in power be held accountable? In Bridgeport — and across Connecticut — people are working to change government through grassroots activism and election reforms.

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Kate Seltzer
Kate Seltzer joined Connecticut Public as an investigative reporting fellow in January of 2023. She's also the co-host of the station‘s limited series podcast 'In Absentia'.
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Bria Lloyd
Bria Lloyd joined Connecticut Public as an investigative reporter for The Accountability Project in November 2022. She’s also the co-host of the station’s limited series podcast, 'In Absentia'.
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Jim Haddadin
Jim Haddadin is an editor for The Accountability Project, Connecticut Public's investigative reporting team. He was previously an investigative producer at NBC Boston, and wrote for newspapers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
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Meg Dalton
Meg Dalton is the director of audio storytelling and talk shows for Connecticut Public where she oversees the station’s talk shows and podcasts, including the limited series 'In Absentia'.
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Cassandra Basler
Cassandra Basler oversees Connecticut Public’s flagship daily news programs, Morning Edition and All Things Considered. She’s also an editor of the station’s limited series podcast, 'In Absentia' and producer of the five-part podcast Unforgotten: Connecticut’s Hidden History of Slavery.
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