| 14 | | - | Section 1. Section 9-409 of the general statutes is repealed and the |
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| 15 | | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): |
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| 16 | | - | (a) [Petition] Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, |
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| 17 | | - | petition forms for candidacies for nomination to municipal office or for |
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| 18 | | - | election as members of town committees shall be available from the |
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| 19 | | - | registrar beginning on the day following the making of the party's |
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| 20 | | - | endorsement of a candidate or candidates for such office or position, or |
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| 21 | | - | beginning on the day following the final day for the making of such |
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| 22 | | - | endorsement under the provisions of section 9-391, whichever comes |
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| 23 | | - | first. |
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| 24 | | - | (b) Petition forms for candidacies for nomination to the municipal |
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| 25 | | - | offices of state senator and state representative shall be available from |
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| 26 | | - | the registrar beginning on the seventy-seventh day preceding the day |
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| 27 | | - | of the primary for such office. |
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| 28 | | - | (c) Any person who requests a petition form shall give his name and |
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| 29 | | - | address and the name, address and office or position sought of each |
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| 30 | | - | candidate for whom the petition is being obtained, and shall file a House Bill No. 7212 |
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| 26 | + | Section 1. Section 9-409 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1 |
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| 27 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 2 |
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| 28 | + | (a) [Petition] Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, 3 |
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| 29 | + | petition forms for candidacies for nomination to municipal office or for 4 |
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| 30 | + | election as members of town committees shall be available from the 5 |
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| 31 | + | registrar beginning on the day following the making of the party's 6 |
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| 32 | + | endorsement of a candidate or candidates for such office or position, or 7 |
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| 33 | + | beginning on the day following the final day for the making of such 8 |
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| 34 | + | endorsement under the provisions of section 9-391, whichever comes 9 |
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| 35 | + | first. 10 |
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| 36 | + | (b) Petition forms for candidacies for nomination to the municipal 11 |
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| 37 | + | offices of state senator and state representative shall be available from 12 |
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| 38 | + | the registrar beginning on the seventy-seventh day preceding the day 13 |
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| 39 | + | of the primary for such office. 14 Raised Bill No. 7212 |
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| 34 | | - | statement signed by each such candidate that he consents to be a |
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| 35 | | - | candidate for such office or position. In the case of the municipal |
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| 36 | | - | offices of state senator and state representative, each such candidate |
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| 37 | | - | shall include on the statement of consent his name as he authorizes it |
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| 38 | | - | to appear on the ballot. Upon receiving such information and |
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| 39 | | - | statement, the registrar shall type or print on a petition form the name |
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| 40 | | - | and address of each such candidate, the office sought and the political |
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| 41 | | - | party holding the primary. The registrar shall give to any person |
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| 42 | | - | requesting such form one or more petition pages, suitable for |
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| 43 | | - | duplication, as the registrar deems necessary. If the person is |
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| 44 | | - | requesting the form on behalf of an indigent candidate or a group of |
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| 45 | | - | indigent candidates listed on the same petition, the registrar shall give |
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| 46 | | - | the person a number of petition pages determined by the registrar as at |
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| 47 | | - | least two times the number needed to contain the required number of |
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| 48 | | - | signatures for a candidacy for nomination to municipal office or a |
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| 49 | | - | number of petition pages determined by the registrar as at least five |
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| 50 | | - | times the number needed to contain the required number of signatures |
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| 51 | | - | for a candidacy for election as a town committee member. An original |
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| 52 | | - | petition page filled in by the registrar may be duplicated by or on |
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| 53 | | - | behalf of the candidate or candidates listed on the page and signatures |
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| 54 | | - | may be obtained on such duplicates. The duplicates may be filed in the |
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| 55 | | - | same manner and shall be subject to the same requirements as original |
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| 56 | | - | petition pages. All information relative to primary petitions shall be a |
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| 57 | | - | public record. |
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| 46 | + | (c) Any person who requests a petition form shall give his name and 15 |
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| 47 | + | address and the name, address and office or position sought of each 16 |
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| 48 | + | candidate for whom the petition is being obtained, and shall file a 17 |
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| 49 | + | statement signed by each such candidate that he consents to be a 18 |
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| 50 | + | candidate for such office or position. In the case of the municipal 19 |
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| 51 | + | offices of state senator and state representative, each such candidate 20 |
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| 52 | + | shall include on the statement of consent his name as he authorizes it 21 |
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| 53 | + | to appear on the ballot. Upon receiving such information and 22 |
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| 54 | + | statement, the registrar shall type or print on a petition form the name 23 |
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| 55 | + | and address of each such candidate, the office sought and the political 24 |
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| 56 | + | party holding the primary. The registrar shall give to any person 25 |
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| 57 | + | requesting such form one or more petition pages, suitable for 26 |
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| 58 | + | duplication, as the registrar deems necessary. If the person is 27 |
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| 59 | + | requesting the form on behalf of an indigent candidate or a group of 28 |
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| 60 | + | indigent candidates listed on the same petition, the registrar shall give 29 |
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| 61 | + | the person a number of petition pages determined by the registrar as at 30 |
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| 62 | + | least two times the number needed to contain the required number of 31 |
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| 63 | + | signatures for a candidacy for nomination to municipal office or a 32 |
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| 64 | + | number of petition pages determined by the registrar as at least five 33 |
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| 65 | + | times the number needed to contain the required number of signatures 34 |
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| 66 | + | for a candidacy for election as a town committee member. An original 35 |
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| 67 | + | petition page filled in by the registrar may be duplicated by or on 36 |
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| 68 | + | behalf of the candidate or candidates listed on the page and signatures 37 |
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| 69 | + | may be obtained on such duplicates. The duplicates may be filed in the 38 |
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| 70 | + | same manner and shall be subject to the same requirements as original 39 |
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| 71 | + | petition pages. All information relative to primary petitions shall be a 40 |
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| 72 | + | public record. 41 |
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| 73 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 74 | + | sections: |
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| 76 | + | Section 1 October 1, 2019 9-409 |
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| 78 | + | GAE Joint Favorable |
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