Connecticut Supreme Court Affirms Decision of Lower Court in Independent Party Factional Fight Over Danbury Nominees

Danbury, Connecticut, elects city officers on November 7, 2024. The election is partisan. On October 20 the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled from the bench that the lower court opinion is affirmed in Alves v Giegler. The issue was whether the Independent Party should be on the ballot. One faction of the party had cross-nominated the Republican slate, and the other faction, in a separate convention, had cross-nominated the Democratic slate. The lower court had ruled that the party should have no nominees on the ballot.

The Supreme Court said it will issue a full opinion soon. See this story, which indicates that some of the justices were critical of the party’s bylaws.


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