DOCKET NO.: HHD-CV-18-6088961-S : SUPERIOR COURT MILLY ARCINIEGA, ET AL : J. D. OF HARTFORD V.
: AT HARTFORD GISELLE FELICIANO, ET AL : FEBRUARY 17, 2018 POST TRIAL BRIEF OF THE DEFENDANTS GISELLE FELICIANO AND JOHN BAZZANO
The Defendants Giselle Feliciano and John Bazzano (“City Defendants”) hereby submit their post-trial brief in the above-named case and counterclaim.
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
The City Defendants rely on the evidence presented at trial on February 15, 2018 and February 16, 2018. As to a particular question presented by the Court after the parties rested, the Defendant Feliciano testified that 331 signatures are required for each slate to be on the ballot for the town committee primary.
II. LAW AND ARGUMENT A.
Connecticut General Statutes §9-329a
“Any elector or candidate aggrieved by a ruling of an election official in connection with any primary held pursuant to . . . [S]ection 9-423, 9-425 or 9-464 . . . may bring his complaint to any judge of the Superior Court for appropriate action.” Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. §9-329a(a)(1)(A). Conn. Gen. Stat. §9-425 provides, “[t]he day for holding a