Not later than the seventh day following the date set for the primary for nomination at any election at which a municipal office is to be filled, the clerk of the municipality in which such election is to be held shall file with the Secretary of the State a list of the candidates of each party for the municipal offices to be filled at such election nominated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Such list shall be on a form provided by the Secretary of the State and shall indicate the name and address of each candidate and the office and term for which each candidate has been nominated, and, except for major party candidates for the municipal offices of state senator or state representative, shall contain the certification of such municipal clerk that he has compared the name of each such candidate with the candidate's name as the candidate authorizes the candidate's name to appear on the ballot, pursuant to the certificate filed in accordance with subsection (c) of section 9-391 or the statement of consent filed in accordance with section 9-409, as applicable, and has verified and corrected the same. In the case of major party candidates for the municipal offices of state senator or state representative, such list shall contain the certification of the municipal clerk that he has compared the name of each such candidate with the candidate's name as the candidate has authorized, on the certificate or statement of consent filed under subsection (c) of section 9-391 or section 9-409, his name to appear, and has verified and corrected the same. Such list shall include a statement of the total number of candidates for which each elector may vote for each office and term at such election as set forth in the list or amendment or supplement thereto filed with the Secretary of the State under section 9-254. After the filing of such list of candidates, the clerk of the municipality shall forthwith notify the Secretary of the State of any errors in such list or of any changes in such list provided for in section 9-329a or 9-460.
(November, 1955, S. N107; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 35; 1958 Rev., S. 9-129; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 91; P.A. 75-206, S. 5, 7; P.A. 87-382, S. 50, 55; P.A. 11-173, S. 24.)
History: 1963 act restated previous provisions; P.A. 75-206 changed from at least 28 days to 42 days prior to election the time by which list of candidates for municipal offices to be filed; P.A. 87-382 substituted “Not later than the seventh day following the date set for the primary for nomination at” for “At least forty-two days prior to”, required town clerk to include on list certification that he has compared name of each major party candidate for municipal offices of state senator or state representative with certificate or statement of consent, instead of with registry list and added reference to Sec. 9-329a; P.A. 11-173 replaced provision re candidate's name as it appears on registry list with provision re candidate's name as the candidate authorizes the name to appear and made technical changes, effective July 13, 2011.
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.