Amadasun v. Armstrong, Town Clerk of South Windsor

Summary

The court held that the town clerk’s decision to apply newly approved charter provisions when determining the winners of the same-day town council election was a ruling of an election official under the election-contest statutes. Because that decision affected which candidate was declared elected, the plaintiff was entitled to pursue expedited judicial review and the trial court lacked grounds to dismiss for want of subject matter jurisdiction. The judgment was reversed and the case remanded for further proceedings.