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Martha Dean had asked the court to declare Jepsen ineligible to run, to remove his name from the ballot or to stop the election from going forward. Jepsen’s lawyers and those representing the Secretary of the State’s office had asked the court to dismiss the case, saying the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to rule because Dean had no statutory or common law basis from which to sue. Following a hearing in Hartford Superior Court Friday, Judge Julia Aurigemma said she would take the matters under advisement, but would not guarantee a decision before Election Day. “The bottom line is this election is going forward as it should and I’m going to win this election,” Jepsen told reporters later at the Legislative Office Building. He did not appear in Superior Court, where he was represented by his attorneys, David S. Golub of Stamford and Francis J. Brady of Hartford. “This lawsuit is desperate, frivolous and political. It was unrealistic to file a case a week before the election and expect that it would be decided on the merits. People are not buying it,” Jepsen said. “I am especially pleased because it appears as I predicted that the election will go on as scheduled.” Jepsen’s lawyer, David Golub said on the day the lawsuit was filed, he spoke to Dean’s attorney and offered an affidavit as proof of Jepsen’s qualifications. “We were willing to put forward an affidavit. They didn’t want it,” Golub said. He called Dean’s lawsuit “political theater and doing in the courtroom what they cannot do in the political arena.” In their 25-page brief, Jepsen’s lawyers contend that “The Connecticut Supreme Court has expressly held that the courts have no jurisdiction under state elections law to consider pre-election challenges to the qualifications of a duly-nominated candidate and that the Secretary of the State cannot be ordered to remove a duly-nominated candidate from the ballot for purported lack of qualifications for office.” © Copyright by ShorelinePlus.com. Some articles and pictures posted on our website, as indicated by their bylines, were submitted as press releases and do not necessarily reflect the position and opinion of ShorelinePlus.com, Canaiden LLC or any of its associated entities. Articles may have been edited for brevity and grammar. CURRENT HEADLINES: Top of Page
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