HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) A lawyer for the Hartford City Council investigating three city registrars of voters and Election Day delays at some polling places says their actions could warrant their removal from office.
The Hartford Courant reports that attorney Ross Garber said errors by the registrars ``may constitute neglect or dereliction of official duty. warranting their removal from office.''
If adopted by a majority of the City Council, the charges would become formal and would mark the first step in the removal process.
Garber faulted Democratic registrar Olga Vazquez, Working Families Party registrar Urania Petit and Republican registrar Sheila Hall.
Petit and a lawyer for Vazquez have previously criticized accusations of wrongdoing and vowed they will not resign. A lawyer for Hall did not immediately return calls Wednesday morning seeking comment.
