| 26 | | - | Section 1. Section 9-213 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1 |
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| 27 | | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2021): 2 |
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| 28 | | - | [(a)] If the office of Secretary of the State, [or] Comptroller, Attorney 3 |
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| 29 | | - | General or Treasurer becomes vacant, the General Assembly, if in 4 |
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| 30 | | - | session, shall fill [it] such office; but, if the vacancy occurs when the 5 |
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| 31 | | - | General Assembly is not in session or if the General Assembly fails to 6 |
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| 32 | | - | make an appointment to fill the vacancy, [it shall be filled by] the 7 |
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| 33 | | - | Governor shall appoint a person to serve as acting Secretary of the State, 8 |
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| 34 | | - | Comptroller, Attorney General or Treasurer, as applicable, until the next 9 |
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| 35 | | - | regular session of the General Assembly at which time the Governor 10 |
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| 36 | | - | shall nominate a successor for such office who shall be subject to 11 |
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| 37 | | - | approval by the General Assembly. 12 |
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| 38 | | - | [(b) Any vacancy in the office of Attorney General shall be filled by 13 |
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| 39 | | - | appointment by the Governor for the unexpired portion of the term. 14 |
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| 40 | | - | Committee Bill No. 5655 |
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| 43 | | - | LCO No. 5627 2 of 2 |
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| 45 | | - | (c) (1) If the office of the Treasurer becomes vacant, the General 15 |
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| 46 | | - | Assembly, if in session, shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired portion 16 |
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| 47 | | - | of the term. (2) If the vacancy occurs when the General Assembly is not 17 |
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| 48 | | - | in session, or if the General Assembly fails to make an appointment to 18 |
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| 49 | | - | fill the vacancy and the vacancy does not occur in the year in which a 19 |
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| 50 | | - | state election is to be held for the office of the Treasurer, the Governor 20 |
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| 51 | | - | shall appoint a person to serve as acting Treasurer until the next regular 21 |
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| 52 | | - | session of the General Assembly at which time the Governor shall 22 |
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| 53 | | - | nominate a successor for the office of Treasurer who shall be subject to 23 |
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| 54 | | - | approval by the General Assembly. (3) If the vacancy occurs when the 24 |
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| 55 | | - | General Assembly is not in session or if the General Assembly fails to 25 |
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| 56 | | - | make an appointment to fill the vacancy and the vacancy occurs in the 26 |
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| 57 | | - | year in which a state election is to be held for the office of the Treasurer, 27 |
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| 58 | | - | the Deputy Treasurer shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired portion of 28 |
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| 59 | | - | the term.] 29 |
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| 60 | | - | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 63 | | - | Section 1 October 1, 2021 9-213 |
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| 24 | + | That section 9-213 of the general statutes be amended to provide that, 1 |
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| 25 | + | in the event of any vacancy in the office of the Secretary of the State, 2 |
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| 26 | + | Comptroller, Attorney General or Treasurer, the manner in which such 3 |
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| 27 | + | vacancy is filled shall be uniform for all such offices. 4 |
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