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Connecticut Statutes § 9-461 Filing of list of candidates with Secretary

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Statute Text

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 .

Source

(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

Amended by P.A. 11-0173 , S. 24 of the the 2011 Regular Session , eff. 7/13/2011 .

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