Connecticut § 9-414 - Nominations not to exceed places to be filled; municipal primaries.
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§ 9-414. Nominations not to exceed places to be filled; municipal primaries.
Sec. 9-414. Nominations not to exceed places to be filled; municipal primaries. No town committee, caucus or convention shall endorse and certify to the clerk of a municipality, and no primary shall choose, more candidates for nomination to municipal office or more persons as members of a town committee than an elector may vote for in each such case.
(June, 1955, S. 596d; November, 1955, S. N79; 1958 Rev., S. 9-107; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 41; P.A. 03-241, S. 32.)
History: 1963 act restated previous provisions; P.A. 03-241 deleted “or as delegates to a convention”, effective January 1, 2004, and applicable to primaries and elections held on or after that date.
See Sec. 9-204a re authorization for nomination of full number of board of education members to be elected.
Cited. 182 C. 111. In the case of an over endorsement, there functionally would be no endorsement with respect to the affected offices by operation of section. 348 C. 364.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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