Vote of Sen. Chris Murphy Wasn’t Counted Due to Being ‘Inactive’ After Family Moved Out of State

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) talks to reporters ahead of a vote before attending the weekly Senate Democrat policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 24, 2019. Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) used an absentee ballot to try to vote in a Nov. 5 municipal election but the vote wasn’t counted because he was labeled an “inactive” voter.

Murphy, 46, and his family moved to Washington shortly after he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012. The family sold their home in Cheshire in September. Murphy registered to vote in Old Lyme, where his parents live.