Any major party in any part of a town which is a component part of a senatorial or assembly district composed of parts of two towns or of a town or towns and a part or parts of another town or other towns may select delegates to a senatorial or assembly district convention in such district as provided in this title and its party rules and may participate in the selection of a candidate for state senator or state representative in such district in the manner provided for a town which is a component part of a senatorial district in a district composed of two or more towns under this title. In addition to other requirements prescribed by law, the name of a person on whose behalf a primary petition is filed for nomination to the office of state senator or state representative for such district and the names of the signers of any such petition shall appear on the last-completed enrollment list of such party for such part of a town or for any other town which is a component part of such district.
(1967, P.A. 557, S. 21; P.A. 73-657, S. 8, 13; P.A. 03-241, S. 24.)
History: P.A. 73-657 added “state representative” following “state senator” where appearing and inserted “or assembly” in “senatorial ... district”, also added detailed language concerning the fact that district boundaries extend beyond the boundaries of one town or part thereof; P.A. 03-241 changed “elect” to “select” re designation of delegates and deleted provision re party enrollment of members of opposition slates of delegates and primary petition signers, effective January 1, 2004, and applicable to primaries and elections held on or after that date.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 153 - Nominations and Political Parties
Section 9-373. - Nominations to public office.
Section 9-373a. - Registration of write-in candidates.
Section 9-373b. - Cross endorsement of a candidate.
Section 9-374. - Party rules to be filed.
Section 9-375. - Amendment of party rules.
Section 9-375a. - Amendment of party rules in 1972.
Section 9-375b. - Amendment of party rules following a census.
Section 9-376. - Postponement of primary day.
Section 9-377. - Write-in spaces on ballots prohibited.
Section 9-378. - Nominations without party designation excepted.
Section 9-379. - Eligibility for placing on ballot.
Section 9-380. - Newly-created offices.
Section 9-381. - Nomination procedure.
Section 9-381a. - Election procedures applicable to primaries unless otherwise provided.
Section 9-382. - Party-endorsed candidates; state or district office.
Section 9-383. - Time and place of convention.
Section 9-384. - Calls for conventions.
Section 9-384a. - Calls for 1974 party conventions.
Section 9-385. - Roll-call vote or polling by delegation at convention.
Section 9-385a. - Voting by delegation at state convention.
Section 9-386. - Tie vote on endorsement.
Section 9-387. - Dispute as to endorsement of a candidate or selection of a delegate.
Section 9-388. - Report to Secretary of the State.
Section 9-389. - Publication of names; information concerning filing of candidacies.
Section 9-390a. - Election of town committee members in 1972.
Section 9-392. - Selection of town committees.
Section 9-393. - Selection of town committee members and delegates.
Section 9-394. - District delegates.
Section 9-394a. - Senatorial and assembly district convention delegates.
Section 9-395. - Publication of information concerning municipal primaries.
Section 9-396. - Ballot vote at caucus; eligibility to vote.
Section 9-397. - Tie vote on endorsement.
Section 9-398 and 9-399. - Dispute as to endorsement. Time for filing candidacies.
Section 9-406a. - Penalty for fraudulent certification.
Section 9-411. - Number of candidates required on petition for town committee members.
Section 9-413. - Deposition of deposit filed with registrar.
Section 9-414. - Nominations not to exceed places to be filled; municipal primaries.
Section 9-415. - When primary required.
Section 9-416. - No-contest nominations; state or district office.
Section 9-416a. - Failure of party to endorse; state or district office.
Section 9-417. - No-contest nominations; municipal office and town committee members.
Section 9-418. - Failure of party to endorse; municipal office.
Section 9-419. - Failure of party to endorse; town committee members.
Section 9-420. - Persons selected as convention delegates by party deemed lawfully selected.
Section 9-421. - When primary not to be held for town committee members.
Section 9-422. - Primaries for justices of the peace.
Section 9-423. - Time for primaries; state, district or municipal office.
Section 9-424. - Time for primaries; delegates.
Section 9-425. - Time for primaries; town committees.
Section 9-428. - Vacancy in party-endorsed candidacy.
Section 9-430. - Withdrawal procedure.
Section 9-431. - Eligibility to vote at primary.
Section 9-431a. - Eligibility to vote at caucus, primary or town convention.
Section 9-431b. - Eligibility to vote on removal from one town in state or district to another.
Section 9-432. - Verification of names on filing with secretary.
Section 9-434. - Verification of names on filing with municipal clerk. Exception.
Section 9-436a. - Candidate checkers.
Section 9-438. - Hours and places of voting.
Section 9-439. - Duties of officials.
Section 9-439a. - Remedy for denial of right to vote.
Section 9-439b. - Penalty for false statement.
Section 9-440. - Moderators to make returns.
Section 9-441. - Compensation of registrars and municipal clerks.
Section 9-442. - When party has no registrar.
Section 9-443. - Votes for justices of the peace.
Section 9-444. - Determination of nominee, town committee members or justices of the peace.
Section 9-445. - Recanvass on close vote.
Section 9-447. - Unlocking of voting tabulators.
Section 9-448. - Recount of paper ballots.
Section 9-450. - Vacancy elections.
Section 9-450a. - Special elections in 1974.
Section 9-451. - Minor parties.
Section 9-452. - Time for making nominations. Certification. Late certification void.
Section 9-452a. - Notice of party meetings.
Section 9-453. - Petition requirements.
Section 9-453a. - Petition form.
Section 9-453c. - When single petition may be used.
Section 9-453d. - Number of signatures.
Section 9-453f. - Signature pages.
Section 9-453g. - False signing.
Section 9-453h. - Withdrawal of signatures.
Section 9-453i. - Submission to town clerk or Secretary of the State.
Section 9-453j. - Statement by circulator.
Section 9-453l. - Delegation of signature check to registrars.
Section 9-453m. - Signatures, effect of variations.
Section 9-453n. - Date for filing with secretary.
Section 9-453p. - Withdrawal of candidacy.
Section 9-453q. - Use of party levers for petitioning candidates.
Section 9-453r. - Position of candidates' names on ballot.
Section 9-453s. - Vacancies in candidacies. Ballot.
Section 9-453u. (Formerly Sec. 9-378m). - Reservation of party designation.
Section 9-459. - Vacancy elections.
Section 9-461. - Filing of list of candidates with Secretary.
Section 9-462. - Lists of candidates for state and district offices.