9:15am TODAY: Amadasun v. Armstrong Voter Disenfranchisement Case Set for Superior Court
Tim Appleton
CONTACT: Anitha Elango – 860-966-1964
Harrison Amadasun – 860-778-7717
John Kennelly – 860-202-9705
April 1, 2026
MEDIA ADVISORY
Amadasun v. Armstrong Voter Disenfranchisement Case
Set for Superior Court Hearing TODAY (9:15 am)
After Delays
After an expedited review and a January 13th unanimous ruling by the Connecticut Supreme Court upholding the validity of his complaint, plaintiff Harrison Amadasun will finally get a full hearing on his voter disenfranchisement claims. On April 1st, Connecticut Superior Court Judge Carl Schuman will hear arguments in Amadasun v. Armstrong (HHD-CV25-6214193-S).
WHEN:
TODAY, April 1, 2026
TIME: 9:15 am – 1 pm
WHERE:
Hartford Judicial District Courthouse
95 Washington Street, Hartford, CT (metered, street parking is available)
(link available on request)
WHY THIS MATTERS:
On November 4, 2025, South Windsor voters elected six Democrats and three Republicans to the Town Council and approved charter revisions, including a reduction in the maximum number of seats any single party may hold from six to five.
The next day, without public discussion or Town Council input, unelected bureaucrats retroactively and unevenly applied the charter changes, contradicting the Charter Review Commission’s clear legislative intent regarding the effective date of the maximum seat restriction, as shown here: https://youtu.be/PLBZ4Txy1_A?si=b6oN0n8hZcGGvtKu.
Because of this flawed interpretation by unelected bureaucrats, Democrat Harrison Amadasun was stripped of the seat the voters of South Windsor wanted him to occupy. Town employees did this even though he received nearly 1,000 more votes than Republican Rick Balboni, who was installed in his place. An initial dismissal by the Connecticut Superior Court was overruled by the Connecticut Supreme Court, which returned the case to the Connecticut Superior Court on January 13th, 2026.
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