Susan Bysiewicz, Connecticut’s Secretary of State, said on August 10 that she will ask the Connecticut legislature next year to pass a law making it illegal for anyone who runs in a primary and loses, from then being an independent candidate.
Susan Bysiewicz, Connecticut’s Secretary of State, said on August 10 that she will ask the Connecticut legislature next year to pass a law making it illegal for anyone who runs in a primary and loses, from then being an independent candidate.
This is after her office was reprimanded for improperly helping candidate get on the primary ballot. An independent candidate does that mean that they can still be a minor party candidate. Technically Lieberman is not an independent he is a minor party candidate. This law is a response to his candidacy.