Panel Nixes Challenge to DeLauro's Convention Win

Panel nixes challenge to DeLauro's convention win

A panel with the state Democratic Party upheld the nominating convention results in Connecticut’s 3rd Congressional District, dismissing a complaint by U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro’s challenger, Andrew Rice, who fell short of getting a spot on the August primary ballot. A redo seemed unlikely. The three-member panel voiced skepticism at last week’s hearing about the remedies proposed — holding a new convention or placing him on the ballot — as well as…

Panel Rejects DeLauro Challenger’s Convention Complaint

A state Democratic Party panel has declined to order a redo of U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro’s endorsement vote on behalf of challenger Andrew Rice — after finding that the “flaws” that occurred during a recent convention likely would not have changed the convention’s outcome.