General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5533
February Session, 2012 LCO No. 2347
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Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
(GAE)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 5533
February Session, 2012
LCO No. 2347
*_____HB05533GAE___033012____*
Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
(GAE)
AN ACT CONCERNING VACANCIES IN CERTAIN TOWN OFFICES AND MINORITY REPRESENTATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 9-164 of the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (d) as follows (Effective July 1, 2012):
(NEW) (d) Notwithstanding any provision of this title or title 7 or any town charter or ordinance for any municipality that holds a municipal election in November of odd-numbered years pursuant to the provisions of this section, such municipality shall include on the ballot for the November election any unexpired term of any elective office for a position on a municipal board, commission, committee or body that is vacant for any cause on September first prior to the November election. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a vacancy on the legislative body of a municipality or the local or regional board of education for a municipality.
Sec. 2. Subsection (d) of section 9-167a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
(d) If an unexpired portion of a term is to be filled at the same time as a full term, the unexpired term shall be [deemed to be] filled before the full term for purposes of applying the minority representation provisions of this section. At such time as [the minority representation] such provisions [of this section] become applicable to any board, commission, committee or body, any vacancy thereafter occurring which is to be filled by appointment shall be filled by the appointment of a member of the same political party as that of the vacating member.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2012 9-164
Sec. 2 July 1, 2012 9-167a(d)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2012
9-164
Sec. 2
July 1, 2012
9-167a(d)
GAE Joint Favorable
GAE
Joint Favorable