Connecticut Voting, Petition Class Complaint Filed; Injunction Sought

(May 13, 2020, 10:55 AM EDT) -- NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Four Connecticut residents filed a first amended complaint and motion for preliminary injunction on May 12 in a federal court in their state challenging the state’s requirement for the in-person collection of petition signatures necessary for ballot access and for in-person voting in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic and the resulting “social distancing” requirements (Andy Gottlieb, et al. v. Ned Lamont, et al., No. 20-623, D. Conn.)....