Lawsuit By Ex-Stoneham Select Board Member, Others Tossed

STONEHAM, MA — A lawsuit brought by five former Republican candidates challenging the legitimacy of November's election was thrown out by a superior court judge.

Former Stoneham Select Board member Caroline Colarusso filed the lawsuit in December along with John Paul Moran, Steven Hall, Ingrid Centurion and Craig Valdez. Their argument was that expanded mail-in voting delegitimized the results, including their own losses.

The decertification effort came with a request to hold a new election and keep mail-in voting from continuing in such a form.

Worcester Superior Court Judge Janet Kenton-Walker dismissed the suit this week, noting the election results were certified months ago.

CommonWealth was first to report Kenton-Walker's decision.

Colarusso and Moran challenged for congressional seats, Hall a state senate seat and Centurion and Valdez state representative seats.