Price v. Independent Party of CT--State Central

Summary

The court dismissed the plaintiffs’ expedited challenge to a minor-party caucus nomination because caucus administrators are not “election officials” whose conduct is reviewable under the court’s original jurisdiction statute. The court also concluded that, even if the claims were within that jurisdiction, the plaintiffs’ delay was inexcusable and prejudicial in light of impending ballot preparation, making laches an independent basis for dismissal. The court declined to decide whether the alleged caucus violations constituted statutory “rulings.”