Connecticut § 9-164c - Change of municipal election date.
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§ 9-164c. Change of municipal election date.
Sec. 9-164c. Change of municipal election date. On and after January 1, 2022, (1) any municipality may change the date of its municipal election in accordance with the provisions of section 9-164, (2) in any municipality that changes from the November municipal election date specified in said section to the May municipal election date specified in said section, the terms of incumbent municipal elected officials shall be diminished to conform to such change but for a period of not more than nine months, and (3) in any municipality that changes from the May municipal election date specified in said section to the November date specified in said section, the terms of incumbent municipal elected officials shall be extended to conform to such change but for a period of not more than nine months.
(1969, P.A. 570, S. 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 118; P.A. 23-22, S. 32.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 replaced existing provisions with provisions re authority to change municipal election date in accordance with Sec. 9-164, re diminution of terms when elections change from November to May and re extension of terms when elections change from May to November, effective January 1, 2022; P.A. 23-22 made a technical change, effective June 7, 2023.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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