Connecticut § 9-217 - List of candidates.
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§ 9-217. List of candidates.
Sec. 9-217. List of candidates. The Secretary of the State shall provide to the clerk of the municipality in which such election is to be held a list of the candidates of each party for such office by the thirty-fourth day before the commencement of the period of early voting at such special election.
(1957, P.A. 119, S. 5; 518, S. 36; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 87; 1969, P.A. 694, S. 9; P.A. 80-215, S. 4; P.A. 17-143, S. 3; P.A. 23-5, S. 17.)
History: 1963 act changed internal reference from prior primary act to its restatement; 1969 act changed sentence referring to “vacancy in the municipal office of representative” from any town to read “vacancy in the municipal office of state representative” and in sentence referring to “any convention for the district office of state senator” added “or state representative”; P.A. 80-215 deleted references to filling vacancy in municipal office of state representative or state senator and also to filing by officials of convention for district office of state senator or state representative and added requirement that clerk of municipality in which election to be held file a list of candidates of each party by the thirty-second day before special election with the secretary of the state; P.A. 17-143 replaced provisions re clerk of municipality to file list of candidates with Secretary of the State by 32nd day before special election with provisions re Secretary of the State to provide to clerk of municipality list of candidates by 34th day before special election, effective June 30, 2017; P.A. 23-5 added reference to commencement of early voting period, effective January 1, 2024.
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