Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 153 - Nominations and Political Parties
Section 9-431b. - Eligibility to vote on removal from one town in state or district to another.

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 9 - Elections

Chapter 153 - Nominations and Political Parties

Section 9-372. - Definitions.

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 9-390. - Selection of party-endorsed candidates for municipal office and selection of delegates to conventions.

Section 9-390a. - Election of town committee members in 1972.

Section 9-391. - Time for party endorsements for municipal offices and town committee members. Time for selection of delegates to conventions. Certification. Late certification void.

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 9-400. - Time for filing of candidacies for state or district office. Certification. Late certification void.

Section 9-401 to 9-404. - Availability of petition forms. Petition form; circulation of petitions for state or district office; prohibited acts. Registrar's receipt and verification of petitions for state or district office; rejection by Secretary of...

Section 9-404a. - Availability and issuance of primary petition forms for candidacies for nomination to state or district office.

Section 9-404b. - Primary petition forms for candidacies for nomination to state or district office. Signatures. Circulation.

Section 9-404c. - Registrar's receipt and verification of petitions for candidacies for nomination to state or district office. Filing with Secretary. Tabulation.

Section 9-405. - Time for filing primary petition candidacies for municipal offices and town committee members.

Section 9-406. - Filing of primary petition candidacies for municipal offices and town committee members.

Section 9-406a. - Penalty for fraudulent certification.

Section 9-407 and 9-408. - Filing of candidacies; delegates. Filing of primary petition candidacies for district delegates.

Section 9-409. - Availability and issuance of primary petition forms for candidacies for nomination to municipal office or election as town committee members.

Section 9-410. - Primary petition forms for candidacies for nomination to municipal office or election as town committee members. Signatures. Circulation.

Section 9-411. - Number of candidates required on petition for town committee members.

Section 9-412. - Registrar's receipt and verification of petitions for candidacies for nomination to municipal office or election as town committee members. Filing with clerk.

Section 9-413. - Deposition of deposit filed with registrar.

Section 9-413a. - Registrar to certify accuracy of enrollment list provided to candidate circulating primary petition.

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 9-426. - Cancellation of primary for office or town committee due to vacancies in non-party-endorsed candidacies. Slate vacancies.

Section 9-427. - Cancellation of delegate primary due to vacancies in party-endorsed candidacies; filling of vacancies when incomplete party-endorsed slate wins delegate primary.

Section 9-428. - Vacancy in party-endorsed candidacy.

Section 9-429. - Cancellation of primary for office or town committee when vacancies in candidacies result in no contest.

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 9-433. - Notice of primary; state and district office. Exception for certain primaries held in 2021.

Section 9-434. - Verification of names on filing with municipal clerk. Exception.

Section 9-435. - Notice of primary for municipal office or election for town committee. Exception for certain primaries and elections held in 2021.

Section 9-436. - Use, number and adjustment of voting tabulators; voting booths; conditions and rules for use of paper ballots; qualification, appointment and training of primary officials.

Section 9-436a. - Candidate checkers.

Section 9-437. - Form of ballot. Position of candidates' names on ballot. Sample ballots. Voting instructions and information.

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 9-446. - Tie 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 9-453b. - Issuance of nominating petition forms; restrictions. Application requirements. Candidacy filing requirements.

Section 9-453c. - When single petition may be used.

Section 9-453d. - Number of signatures.

Section 9-453e. - Circulator.

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 9-453k. - Signing and certification of circulator's statement; receipt for pages; certification of signatures.

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 9-453o. - Rejection of defective pages. Cure for omission by town clerk. Approval of petitions.

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 9-453t. - Candidate nominated by major or minor party prohibited from appearing on ballot by nominating petition. Exception for cross endorsement.

Section 9-453u. (Formerly Sec. 9-378m). - Reservation of party designation.

Section 9-454 to 9-458. - Petition: Form; signatures; circulation and filing; town clerk's duties; platform statement required, when; false signing.

Section 9-459. - Vacancy elections.

Section 9-460. - Vacancy in nomination; withdrawal procedure. Certification of replacement nomination; time limitations. Ballots.

Section 9-461. - Filing of list of candidates with Secretary.

Section 9-462. - Lists of candidates for state and district offices.