Nardello to Court to Get on Primary Ballot.

What a mess. Former state Representative Vickie Nardello will go to court to secure a spot on the 16th State Senate District Democratic primary ballot against endorsed candidate Dagmara Scalise. Nardello secured enough votes at the party nominating convention to force a primary but submitted incomplete crucial post-convention forms to the secretary of the state’s office. The form forcing a primary did not include the district number. When notified of the omission, a campaign official intent on fixing the error put in the wrong district number–15. Elections officials have treated the errors as fatal to Nardello’s bid to force a primary.

The errors, as readers will not be surprised to learn, caused considerable to-ing and fro-ing between the campaign and election officials. Expect some texts to be submitted as evidence in Nardello’s mandamus action.

Nardello lost her 2012 bid for a 10th term the House and a 2014 comeback attempt, both to popular Prospect Republican Lezlye Zupkus.

Incumbent state Senator Joseph Markley (R-Southington) is the party-endorsed candidate for lieutenant governor. He faces a primary against Erin Stewart and Jayme Stevenson.