U.S. Supreme Court Asked To Weigh In On Stratford Election Error

STRATFORD, CT — Attorneys are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider the state legislature's response to an election error last year in Stratford, where 75 voters were given the wrong ballot, casting doubt on state Rep. Phil Young's victory over Jim Feehan, according to the Connecticut Post.

The state supreme court issued a decision on the race in January, ruling the House has jurisdiction over House election disputes, the Post reports. Attorneys for the state want the case filed with the national court dismissed because the House has not voted on what to do about the election in Stratford's 120th District, according to the Post. The House Committee On Contested Elections could not agree how to address the error. House leadership spent months disputing how to proceed. Democrats called a resolution about the election eight minutes before the legislature adjourned June 5, which never saw a vote, the Post reports.

The chance that the national court will issue a ruling is slim, according to the Post, as is the likelihood a ruling would result in a new election after Young, a Democrat, defeated Feehan, a Republican.

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