The third time is the charm for a Bridgeport city councilman.

Alfredo Castillo was back in court on Tuesday for his third set of ballot tampering charges. In the newest case, a man said his family’s votes were “stolen.”

Castillo’s latest charges add to Bridgeport’s ever-widening absentee ballot scandal that has now enveloped three current or former council members and the vice chair of the city’s Democratic Party.

A usually chatty Castillo kept quiet as he headed into court on Tuesday morning.

But according to an arrest warrant, the councilman had plenty to say when he visited a Pond Street voter’s home during the Sept. 2023 Democratic primary for mayor.

“Castillo told [the voter] he would complete the rest and mail the ballots for him,” the warrant states. “[Castillo] left with the four unaccompanied and unsealed absentee ballots.”

The voter “was adamant that neither he nor his family members selected the candidate of their choice on the ballots,” according to the arrest paperwork.

Castillo wasn’t alone on this visit, according to prosecutors. Accompanying him was Wanda Geter-Pataky, the former City Hall aide allegedly seen stuffing ballot boxes – videos that led a judge to toss out the 2023 primary.

Geter-Pataky, a top lieutenant for Mayor Joe Ganim’s campaigns, now faces more than 100 ballot tampering charges related to the 2019 and 2023 elections.

After seeing news reports about Geter-Pataky, the voter “realized his family’s votes had been ‘stolen’ by Castillo,” according to Castillo’s arrest warrant. The voter’s son also told investigators that his signature was forged on an absentee ballot application.

Castillo returns to court next Tuesday, along with Geter-Pataky and most of the 10 remaining Bridgeport ballot defendants. One already pleaded guilty. Some others could enter plea deals, according to the judge overseeing the cases.

Geter-Pataky also faces new charges of witness tampering. She is accused of having contact with witnesses in in violation of a court order. Prosecutors allege that Castillo was present, although he was not charged.

At an earlier arraignment in March, Castillo was eager to pin the blame on others – including Ganim.

Castillo is running for reelection to his council seat. Despite all his legal troubles, Bridgeport’s Democratic Town Committee overwhelmingly endorsed him for another term last month.