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Connecticut Statutes § 9-225 State elections

⤴ Up to Part IV: Warning of Elections

Statute Text

(a) The town clerk or assistant town clerk of each town shall warn the electors therein to meet on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November in the even-numbered years, at six o'clock a.m., which warning shall be given by publication (1) in a newspaper having a general circulation in such town, or towns in the case of a joint publication under subsection (b) of this section, not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous to the commencement of the period of early voting at such election, and (2) on such town's Internet web site, not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous to the commencement of the period of early voting at such election. The clerk in each town shall, in the warning for such election, give notice of (A) the time and the location of each polling place in the town, (B) in towns divided into voting districts, the time and the location of each polling place in each district, (C) the time and the site of each location designated for same-day election registration in the town, and (D) the time and the site of each location designated for the conduct of early voting, at which such election will be held. The town clerk shall record each such warning.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any charter or home rule ordinance, the warning under subsection (a) of this section may be published jointly by two or more towns in a newspaper, provided all other requirements of this section with respect to such warning are met.

Source

(1949 Rev., S. 1053; 1953, S. 702d; 1963, P.A. 393, S. 8; February, 1965, P.A. 275, S. 4; 1967, P.A. 119, S. 1; 352, S. 1; P.A. 11-173 , S. 57 .)

History

Amended by P.A. 23-0204 , S. 183 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session , eff. 1/1/2024 .

Amended by P.A. 23-0022 , S. 23 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session , eff. 10/1/2023 .

Amended by P.A. 23-0005 , S. 6 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session , eff. 7/1/2023 . Effective date amended by P.A. 23-0204 .

Amended by P.A. 21-0002 , S. 99 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2021 Special Session , eff. 6/23/2021 .

Amended by P.A. 20-0004 , S. 4 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2020 Third Special Session , eff. 10/2/2020 .

Amended by P.A. 11-0173 , S. 57 of the the 2011 Regular Session , eff. 7/1/2011 .

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