Connecticut Statutes § 9-224a No election if only one candidate in special election to fill vacancy
Statute Text
At any special election called to fill a vacancy in a state, district, or municipal office if there appears on the ballot the name of only one candidate, and no person has registered as a write-in candidate as provided in section
9-224b
, the special election shall not be held. In the case of a municipal office, the sole candidate shall be declared elected by the municipal clerk and, in the case of a state or district office, by the Secretary of the State.
Source
(P.A. 81-447, S. 19, 23.)
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