Independent Party of Connecticut | |
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| Founded | August 23, 1966 |
| Political position | Center |
| National affiliation | Alliance Party |
| State Senate | 0 / 36 |
| State House | 0 / 151 |
| U.S. Senate | 0 / 2 |
| U.S. House | 0 / 5 |
| Website | |
| https://ctindparty.org/ | |
The Independent Party of Connecticut (IPC) is a minor political party in the State of Connecticut. As of November 3, 2014, Connecticut had 16,189 active voters registered with the Connecticut Secretary of State with the Independent party, making it the third largest party in the state.[1] The party has at least one elected official. In November 2013, Lawrence DePillo was elected to the Waterbury Board of Aldermen.[2]
After a 2022 Independent Party gubernatorial convention in which party chairman Mike Telesca voted to break a 79-79 tie between businessmen Bob Stefanowski and Rob Hotaling, the Party nominated Hotaling. Hotaling failed to garner the necessary 1% to maintain ballot access for the Independent Party, and as a result, any Independent Party member who does not live in an area governed by a local IP town committee forfeits their membership. [3]
- ^ "Denise W. Merrill : Secretary of the State Connecticut" (PDF). Ct.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ^ "Prescribed Form for Return of Votes Cast at a Municipal Election" (PDF). Sots.ct.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ^ "Just Shy of 1%, Unofficial Results Show Independent Party Likely Lost Ballot Line". 15 November 2022.