Bridgeport Pair Charged With Voter Fraud In Stratford: Police

STRATFORD, CT — Two Bridgeport residents are accused of voter fraud and forging absentee ballots during the recent mayoral election in Stratford, according to police. Troy Stevenson, 56, and Betty Chappell, 56, were arrested on a warrant Friday on charges they participated in alleged voter fraud by applying for absentee ballots during the November 2017 mayoral election in Stratford, according to Capt. Frank Eannotti.

“The investigation was initiated when the Town Clerk’s Office noticed some discrepancies in absentee ballots signed out by the pair,” Eannotti wrote in a press release. “At least two absentee ballots were determined to be forged and submitted by Stevenson and Chappell.”

Chappell and Stevenson were charged with second-degree forgery and false statement in absentee balloting.

Chappell and Stevenson were both released on a written promise to appear in court on Feb. 1.