The importance of elections was declared by President Calvin Coolidge, April 19, 1926: "The whole system of American Government rests on the ballot box.”
Democratic Superior Court Judge William Clark called for a new election to be held after he overturned the results of the Bridgeport Democratic mayoral primary.
In a significant legal development, the Supreme Court has chosen not to consider the appeal of pro-life activist Troy Newman, the President of Operation Rescue.