Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 99 - Municipal Charters and Special Acts
Section 7-192a. - New tax not authorized by general statutes prohibited. Provisions affecting elections and electors not to be adopted.

No provision of this chapter shall be deemed to empower any municipality to levy or collect any tax not authorized by the general statutes or to adopt a charter, charter amendments or home rule ordinance amendments which shall affect matters concerning qualification and admission of electors; duties and responsibilities of registrars of voters; duties and responsibilities of town clerks with respect to electors, voting and elections; forfeiture of electoral rights and restoration of the same; absentee voting; conduct of and procedures at elections; hours of voting; canvass of electors; preliminary, final and supplementary registry lists; warning of elections; election officials and their duties and responsibilities; election canvass and returns; election contests; corrupt practices; prohibited acts with respect to elections; nomination of candidates; adoption and amendment of party rules; primaries; and political parties and enrollment therein.

(1967, P.A. 417, S. 1; P.A. 81-451, S. 8, 10; P.A. 85-253, S. 7, 10.)
History: P.A. 81-451 added provisions concerning new taxes, formerly in Sec. 7-192, effective October 1, 1982; P.A. 85-253 amended section to refer to amendment of charters and home rule ordinances rather than to their revision.
Cited. 188 C. 276; 193 C. 1; 195 C. 524; 196 C. 623.
A town is not prohibited by section from adopting age requirements for local elective officers. 31 CS 447.

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