25 | | - | Section 1. Section 9-460 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1 |
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26 | | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2 |
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27 | | - | If any party has nominated a candidate for office, or, on and after 3 |
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28 | | - | November 4, 1981, if a candidate has qualified to appear on any ballot 4 |
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29 | | - | by nominating petition under a reserved party designation, in 5 |
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30 | | - | accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and such nominee 6 |
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31 | | - | thereafter, but prior to [twenty-four] forty-six days before the opening 7 |
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32 | | - | of the polls on the day of the election for which such nomination has 8 |
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33 | | - | been made, dies, withdraws such nominee's name or for any reason 9 |
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34 | | - | becomes disqualified to hold the office for which such nominee has 10 |
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35 | | - | been nominated, (1) such party or, on and after November 4, 1981, the 11 |
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36 | | - | party designation committee may make a nomination to fill such 12 |
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37 | | - | vacancy or provide for the making of such nomination as its rules 13 |
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38 | | - | prescribe, and (2) if another party that is qualified to nominate a 14 |
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39 | | - | candidate for such office does not have a nominee for such office, such 15 |
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40 | | - | Committee Bill No. 5610 |
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43 | | - | LCO No. 3791 2 of 4 |
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45 | | - | party may also nominate a candidate for such office as its rules 16 |
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46 | | - | prescribe. No withdrawal, and no nomination to replace a candidate 17 |
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47 | | - | who has withdrawn, under this section shall be valid unless the 18 |
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48 | | - | candidate who has withdrawn has filed a letter of withdrawal signed 19 |
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49 | | - | by such candidate with the Secretary of the State in the case of a state 20 |
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50 | | - | or district office or the office of state senator or state representative 21 |
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51 | | - | from any district, or with the municipal clerk in the case of a municipal 22 |
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52 | | - | office other than state senator or state representative. A copy of such 23 |
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53 | | - | candidate's letter of withdrawal to the municipal clerk shall also be 24 |
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54 | | - | filed with the Secretary of the State. No nomination to fill a vacancy 25 |
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55 | | - | under this section shall be valid unless it is certified to the Secretary of 26 |
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56 | | - | the State in the case of a state or district office or the office of state 27 |
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57 | | - | senator or state representative from any district, or to the municipal 28 |
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58 | | - | clerk in the case of a municipal office other than state senator or state 29 |
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59 | | - | representative, by the organization or committee making such 30 |
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60 | | - | nomination, at least [twenty-one] forty-two days before the opening of 31 |
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61 | | - | the polls on the day of the election, except as otherwise provided by 32 |
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62 | | - | this section. If a nominee dies within [twenty-four] forty-six days, but 33 |
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63 | | - | prior to [twenty-four hours] forty-two days before the opening of the 34 |
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64 | | - | polls on the day of the election for which such nomination has been 35 |
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65 | | - | made, the vacancy may be filled in the manner prescribed in this 36 |
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66 | | - | section [by two o'clock p.m. of the day before the election] with the 37 |
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67 | | - | municipal clerk or the Secretary of the State, as the case may be. If a 38 |
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68 | | - | nominee dies within [twenty-four hours] forty-two days before the 39 |
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69 | | - | opening of the polls and prior to the close of the polls on the day of the 40 |
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70 | | - | election for which such nomination has been made, such nominee shall 41 |
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71 | | - | not be replaced and the votes cast for such nominee shall be canvassed 42 |
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72 | | - | and counted, and if such nominee receives a plurality of the votes cast, 43 |
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73 | | - | a vacancy shall exist in the office for which the nomination was made. 44 |
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74 | | - | The vacancy shall then be filled in a manner prescribed by law. A copy 45 |
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75 | | - | of such certification to the municipal clerk shall also be filed with the 46 |
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76 | | - | Secretary of the State. Such nomination to fill a vacancy due to death or 47 |
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77 | | - | disqualification shall include a statement setting forth the reason for 48 |
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78 | | - | such vacancy. If at the time such nomination is certified to the 49 |
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79 | | - | Committee Bill No. 5610 |
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82 | | - | LCO No. 3791 3 of 4 |
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84 | | - | Secretary of the State or to the municipal clerk, as the case may be, the 50 |
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85 | | - | [ballot labels] ballots have already been printed, the Secretary of the 51 |
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86 | | - | State shall direct the municipal clerk in each municipality affected to 52 |
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87 | | - | (A) have the [ballot labels] ballots reprinted with the nomination thus 53 |
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88 | | - | made included thereon, (B) cause printed stickers to be affixed to the 54 |
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89 | | - | [ballot labels] ballots so that the name of any candidate who has died, 55 |
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90 | | - | withdrawn or been disqualified is deleted and the name of any 56 |
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91 | | - | candidate chosen to fill such vacancy appears in the same position as 57 |
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92 | | - | that in which the vacated candidacy appeared, or (C) cause blank 58 |
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93 | | - | stickers to be so affixed if the vacancy is not filled. 59 |
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94 | | - | Sec. 2. Section 9-428 of the general statutes is repealed and the 60 |
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95 | | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 61 |
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96 | | - | If a party-endorsed candidate for nomination to an office or for 62 |
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97 | | - | election to the position of town committee member, prior to [twenty-63 |
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98 | | - | four hours before the opening of the polls at the primary, dies or, prior 64 |
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99 | | - | to ten] thirty-two days before the day of such primary, dies, withdraws 65 |
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100 | | - | his or her name from nomination or for any reason becomes 66 |
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101 | | - | disqualified to hold the office or position for which he or she is a 67 |
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102 | | - | candidate, the state central committee, the town committee or other 68 |
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103 | | - | authority of the party which endorsed such candidate may make an 69 |
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104 | | - | endorsement to fill such vacancy or provide for the making of such 70 |
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105 | | - | endorsement, in such manner as is prescribed in the rules of such 71 |
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106 | | - | party, and certify to the registrar and municipal clerk or to the 72 |
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107 | | - | Secretary of the State, as the case may be, the name of the person so 73 |
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108 | | - | endorsed. If such certification is made at least [twenty-four hours prior 74 |
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109 | | - | to the opening of the polls at the primary, in the case of such an 75 |
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110 | | - | endorsement to replace a candidate who has died, or at least seven] 76 |
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111 | | - | twenty-eight days before the day of such primary, in the case of such 77 |
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112 | | - | an endorsement to replace a candidate who has died, withdrawn or 78 |
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113 | | - | become disqualified, such person so endorsed shall run in the primary 79 |
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114 | | - | as the party-endorsed candidate, except as provided in sections 9-416 80 |
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115 | | - | and 9-417. If such certification of another party-endorsed candidate has 81 |
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116 | | - | been made within the time specified in this section, and if the ballots 82 |
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117 | | - | Committee Bill No. 5610 |
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120 | | - | LCO No. 3791 4 of 4 |
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122 | | - | have already been printed and the names of the candidates for such 83 |
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123 | | - | office or position appear on the ballots, the Secretary of the State or the 84 |
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124 | | - | registrar, as the case may be, shall direct the clerk of each municipality 85 |
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125 | | - | holding such primary to have the ballots reprinted with the name of 86 |
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126 | | - | the person so certified included thereon. [; provided, in the case of 87 |
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127 | | - | such an endorsement to replace a candidate who has died, if such 88 |
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128 | | - | certification has been made less than ninety-six hours but at least 89 |
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129 | | - | twenty-four hours prior to the opening of the polls at the primary, 90 |
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130 | | - | such Secretary or registrar shall direct such clerk to have stickers 91 |
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131 | | - | printed and inserted upon the ballots, having the name of the person 92 |
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132 | | - | so certified appearing thereon, and the moderator in each polling place 93 |
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133 | | - | shall cause such stickers to be pasted on the ballots before the opening 94 |
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134 | | - | of the polls at such primary.] 95 |
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135 | | - | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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138 | | - | Section 1 from passage 9-460 |
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139 | | - | Sec. 2 from passage 9-428 |
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| 24 | + | That title 9 of the general statutes be amended to provide that in the 1 |
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| 25 | + | event of vacancy in candidacy on a ballot at an election or primary, any 2 |
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| 26 | + | candidate chosen to fill such vacancy shall be so chosen prior to the 3 |
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| 27 | + | time at which the municipal clerk is required to issue printed absentee 4 |
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| 28 | + | and overseas ballots. 5 |
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