Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 99 - Municipal Charters and Special Acts
Section 7-199. - Referendum.

Not less than ninety days nor more than eighteen months after the appointment of such consolidation commission, such consolidation ordinance shall be submitted to the town clerk. Such ordinance shall be submitted to the electors of the town at the next general election following submission to the town clerk. A special election may be held before the next general election providing a petition for a special election is filed with the town clerk of such municipality for submission to the legislative body and signed by not less than ten per cent of the electors of such town. The sufficiency of such petition shall be determined in the manner specified in section 7-188. Such consolidation ordinance shall become effective if approved by a majority of the electors of the town voting thereon; provided such majority shall be no less than fifteen per cent of the electors as determined by the last-completed registry list of such town.

(1957, P.A. 465, S. 13; P.A. 75-212, S. 1, 2.)
History: P.A. 75-212 required submission of ordinance within 18 months rather than within one year to town clerk (previously to electors) and to voters at next general election following submission to clerk unless special election held.
Cited. 171 C. 74; 179 C. 589; 188 C. 276; 208 C. 543.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 7 - Municipalities

Chapter 99 - Municipal Charters and Special Acts

Section 7-187. - Definitions.

Section 7-188. - Initiation of action for adoption, amendment or repeal of charter or home rule ordinance.

Section 7-189. - Form of petition.

Section 7-190. - Commission: Appointment, membership, duties, report, termination.

Section 7-191. - Charters, charter amendments and home rule ordinance amendments: Hearings; draft and final report; public notice; referendum; effective date; filing of copies with Secretary of the State; file maintained by State Library.

Section 7-191a. - Adoption of home rule ordinance.

Section 7-191b. - Amendments to charters to modify budget adoption dates.

Section 7-192. - Existing provisions not affected. Amendments to charters. Amendment or revision of home rule ordinance. Supersedence of certain special acts by municipal ordinance. Termination of certain parking authorities and boards of health.

Section 7-192a. - New tax not authorized by general statutes prohibited. Provisions affecting elections and electors not to be adopted.

Section 7-193. - Required provisions. Organization of government.

Section 7-194. - Powers.

Section 7-195. - Consolidation of governments.

Section 7-196. - Form of petition.

Section 7-197. - Consolidation commission.

Section 7-198. - Duties of commission.

Section 7-199. - Referendum.

Section 7-200. - Consolidation of school districts. Charter revisions in consolidation process.

Section 7-201. - Receipt of funds. Appropriations.