10/2/2014
Christina Ayala was charged with fraud in local and state elections
The Connecticut state representative is accused of fabricating her address
Fraudulent voting is a felony punishable by not less than one year in jail
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Bridgeport Democratic state representative Christina ‘Tita’ Ayala has been arrested and charged with voting in local and state elections in districts where she did not live.
Ayala, 31, from Bridgeport, was charged with eight counts of fraudulent voting, 10 counts of primary or enrollment violations, and one count of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
According to the arrest warrant affidavit, the State Elections Enforcement Commission in the Office of Governmental Accountability referred the matter to the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney in October 2013.
Bridgeport state Representative Christina ‘Tita’ Ayala has been arrested and charged with voting in local and state elections in districts where she did not live
Ayala was charged with eight counts of fraudulent voting, 10 counts of primary or enrollment violations, and one count of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence
The warrant alleges Ayala voted in various Bridgeport Democratic Town Committee elections, a municipal primary election and a state primary election between 2009 and 2012, in districts inconsistent with location of her residence.
In addition, the warrant alleges that she voted in the Bridgeport state general election in 2012 in a district where she did not reside.
The warrant further alleges that Ayala presented fabricated evidence to Elections Enforcement Commission investigators that she lived at an address in a district where she voted while actually residing at an address outside that district.
Fraudulent Voting is a felony punishable by not less than one year or more than two years imprisonment and a fine of $300 to $500 on each count.
Primary or enrollment violations and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence are class D felonies carrying a maximum prison sentence of up to 5 years on each count.
Ayala, who lost the Democratic primary in the 128th House District in August, was released on a promise to appear for arraignment at Bridgeport Superior Court, on October 7, 2014.
If found guilty of election fraud it wouldn’t be the first time that she’s been in trouble with the law.
She was fined $350 for a hit-and-run car accident shortly after winning the 2012 Democratic primary for the House seat.
She later got into a fight with her boyfriend and faced domestic violence charges, which were dropped after she completed counseling.
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