{"id":161,"date":"2018-11-03T21:45:37","date_gmt":"2018-11-03T21:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/connecticut\/press-releases\/common-cause-in-ct-denounces-reports-of-request-for-vote-challengers\/"},"modified":"2018-11-03T21:45:37","modified_gmt":"2018-11-03T21:45:37","slug":"common-cause-in-ct-denounces-reports-of-request-for-vote-challengers","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/connecticut\/press\/common-cause-in-ct-denounces-reports-of-request-for-vote-challengers\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Cause in CT Denounces Reports of Request for “Vote Challengers”"},"template":"","class_list":["post-161","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"The Meriden Record Journal reported Nov. 2nd that the Republican candidate for governor has requested challengers in cities his campaign is targeting. \r\n \r\n","featured_image":"","press_type":145,"authors":["{\"site_id\":\"1\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":7882}","{\"site_id\":\"1\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":8440}"],"related_issues":[109,490],"related_work":false,"location":9},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Statement of Cheri Quickmire, Executive Director, Common Cause in Connecticut<\/strong>\r\n \r\nEvery American citizen expects and deserves to cast a ballot, free from intimidation.\r\n\r\nI was distressed to read in The Meriden Record-Journal<\/em> on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 that the Republican candidate for governor -- Bob Stefanowski -- has requested challengers in the cities his campaign is targeting. \r\n\r\nThe article, Stefanowski Campaign Requests Challengers at Polls<\/strong>, may be found online here: http:\/\/www.myrecordjournal.com\/News\/State\/Stefanowski-campaign-wants-challengers-at-some-polling-places.html\r\n \r\nThe call to challenge voter eligibility by Bob Stefanowski is a desperate act. Connecticut voters must answer by turning out in large numbers to vote. Stefanowski should be working to strengthen get-out-the-vote efforts in Connecticut, instead of trying to intimidate those who may vote against him. \r\n \r\nChallengers are not necessary in Connecticut, where poll workers are trained and prepared to address eligibility issues. Voters may report any problems at the polls to the state hotline 1-866-SEEC-INFO (1-866-733-2463), staffed by the Secretary of State and State Elections Enforcement Commission, as well as 800-OUR-VOTE, staffed by trained volunteers.\r\n\r\nCommon Cause in Connecticut will also have election protection volunteers stationed at polling places to assist voters.\r\n \r\n \r\n"}}]},"yoast_head":"\nCommon Cause in CT Denounces Reports of Request for “Vote Challengers” - Common Cause Connecticut<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/connecticut\/press-releases\/common-cause-in-ct-denounces-reports-of-request-for-vote-challengers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Common Cause in CT Denounces Reports of Request for “Vote Challengers”\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/connecticut\/press\/common-cause-in-ct-denounces-reports-of-request-for-vote-challengers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Common Cause Connecticut\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/connecticut\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/common-cause-share-image.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/connecticut\/press-releases\/common-cause-in-ct-denounces-reports-of-request-for-vote-challengers\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/connecticut\/press-releases\/common-cause-in-ct-denounces-reports-of-request-for-vote-challengers\/\",\"name\":\"Common Cause in CT Denounces Reports of Request for “Vote Challengers” - 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