New Connecticut Lawsuit on Primary Ballot Access Petitions

On May 6, some Connecticut voters and primary candidates filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, to obtain petitioning relief during the health crisis. On May 12 they amended their Complaint to take account of the Governor’s order of May 11 that cut the number of signatures to 70% of the statutory requirement. The amended complaint says the Governor’s reduction is not sufficent. Gottlieb v Lamont, 3:20cv-623. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Janet C. Hall, who already has the Libertarian Party ballot access case. Here is the amended Complaint in the Gottlieb case.


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