Independent Party Heads Back to Court

HARTFORD, CT — The Waterbury faction of the Independent Party, which won the ballot line through a court order in 2018, is back in court this week.

In a motion filed Thursday, attorneys for the party were calling for the Secretary of the State’s office to comply with the order that gave their party control of the ballot line.

“Despite the explicit language of this Court’s order, the Secretary of the State’s office has repeatedly accepted applications for nominating petition forms for municipal races for the Independent Party ballot line from groups not affiliated with the Independent Party and from candidates who were not endorsed pursuant to its bylaws,” William Bloss, an attorney for the Independent Party, wrote.

At issue is the potential cross-endorsement of municipal candidates in Enfield, East Haven, Fairfield, Groton, New Britain, Norwalk, Portland, Rocky Hill, Stamford, Colchester, East Haven, Broad Brook, and Bristol.

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