The provisions of sections 9-382 to 9-450, inclusive, shall apply to the nomination by a major party of any candidate for an elective office, including an office established after the last-preceding election, and to the selection in any municipality by a major party of town committee members or delegates to conventions.
(June, 1955, S. 571d; November, 1955, S. N42; 1958 Rev., S. 9-73; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 9; 313, S. 2.)
History: 1963 acts restated previous provisions and substituted term "elective" for "public" office and provided for application of section to nominations of candidates to newly established offices.

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Sec. 9-381a. Election procedures applicable to primaries unless otherwise provided. Except as otherwise provided by statute, the provisions of the general statutes concerning procedures relating to regular elections shall apply as nearly as may be, in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of the State, to primaries held under the provisions of this chapter.
(P.A. 83-213, S. 1.)

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The state or district convention, as the case may be, shall, in a manner conforming with applicable law and with the rules of the party calling such convention, choose a candidate for nomination to each of the state or district offices, as the case may be. No such convention shall choose more than one candidate for nomination to any such office. Candidates so chosen shall run in the primary of such party as party-endorsed candidates, except as provided in section 9-416.
(June 1955, S. 581d; November, 1955, S. N57; 1958 Rev., S. 9-85; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 10.)
History: 1963 act restated previous provisions.
Cited. 232 C. 65, 68, 76—79.

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The time and place of meeting of a state or district convention shall be fixed by the state central committee or other authority of the party holding such convention, in accordance with the rules of such party; provided each such convention held to endorse candidates for state or district office to be voted upon at a state election shall be convened not earlier than the sixty-eighth day and closed not later than the fiftieth day preceding the day of the primary for such office.
(June, 1955, S. 574d; November, 1955, S. N46; 1958 Rev., S. 9-75; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 11; P.A. 74-25, S. 2, 13; P.A. 77-39; 77-583, S. 3; P.A. 89-297, S. 15, 18.)
History: 1963 act restated previous provisions; P.A. 74-25 charged time limitation from between June 1 and July 15 to between fifty-fourth and forty-seventh day preceding primary day for such office; P.A. 77-39 substituted "sixty-first" for "fifty-fourth"; P.A. 77-583 substituted "forty-third" for "forty-seventh"; P.A. 89-297 changed "sixty-first day" to "sixty- eighth day" and "forty-third day" to "fiftieth day".

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Each convention shall originate by call of the chairman of the state central committee or other authority of the party holding such convention, in accordance with the rules of such party.
(June, 1955, S. 580d; November, 1955, S. N56; 1958 Rev., S. 9-84; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 12; P.A. 75-396, S. 4, 5; P.A. 85-268, S. 1, 3.)
History: 1963 act restated previous provisions; P.A. 75-396 added provision for call of the convention to be published at least ninety days before the convention is to be held and deleted provision for simultaneous publication with the date of the primary for electing delegates, effective January 1, 1976; P.A. 85-268 deleted provision requiring that call be published at least ninety days before convention in newspaper or newspapers published in state or in district for which convention is held.

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Section 9-384a is repealed.
(P.A. 74-25, S. 11, 13; P.A. 79-363, S. 37, 38.)

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Whenever one- fifth or more of the accredited delegates to, and present and voting at, any state or district convention, called for the purpose of choosing candidates for nomination for any elective office, upon motion, vote in favor of a roll call upon any matter or motion pending before such convention, or whenever a vote is to be taken on a party endorsement as between two or more candidates for nomination to any state or district office at any such convention, the clerk or secretary of such convention shall call such roll and shall keep a true record, in writing, of the vote of each delegate entitled to vote and voting at such convention or shall poll such convention by delegations if this procedure has been chosen by the convention pursuant to section 9-385a, and shall, at the conclusion of such roll call or call by delegations as the case may be, announce the result of such vote. Such clerk or secretary shall file such record at the headquarters of the state central committee, where it shall be preserved for a period of one hundred eighty days after the adjournment of such convention, and such record shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times.
(1949 Rev., S. 1185; 1953, June, 1955, S. 615d; November, 1955, S. N103; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 34; 1958 Rev., S. 9- 127; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 13; 1971, P.A. 512, S. 2; P.A. 87-382, S. 38, 55.)
History: 1963 act restated previous provisions; 1971 act added provision authorizing polling by delegations; P.A. 87- 382 substituted "one hundred eighty days" for "six months".

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The delegates to the state convention of each party elected from each town shall select a chairman of such delegation and file the name and address of such chairman with the secretary of the state central committee of such party prior to the opening of such convention. Whenever one-fifth or more of the accredited delegates to, and present and voting at, any such state convention called for the purpose of choosing candidates for nomination for any elective office, upon motion, vote that a roll call vote, under section 9-385, upon any matter or motion pending before such convention, or on a party endorsement as between two or more candidates for nomination to any state office at any such convention, be taken by town delegation, the individual delegates shall be polled by the chairman of each town delegation whose designation is recorded as provided herein and their votes cast by totals by such chairman on the roll call. A list of the names and the vote of each delegate shall be filed by the said chairman of each town delegation with the clerk or secretary of the convention prior to the announcement of the result of such roll call vote and shall be preserved with the record of the vote as provided in section 9-385. A duplicate copy of such list shall be filed with the Secretary of the State not later than forty-eight hours after the close of such convention. Upon announcement by the chairman of the vote of a town delegation, any delegate from such town may question or challenge such announcement, and thereupon, the vote of such town delegation shall be individually taken by the clerk or the secretary of such convention calling the roll, and each delegate shall announce his own vote. The provisions of this law shall not apply to district delegates, if any, and district delegates shall continue to vote individually on any roll call.
(1971, P.A. 512, S. 1.)

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If a vote taken under sections 9-382 to 9- 450, inclusive, on the selection of any party-endorsed candidate for state or district office results in a tie, such tie vote shall be dissolved in the manner prescribed in the applicable state or district rules of the party selecting such candidate; provided, if said party rules are silent or permit the tie vote to remain, a tie may be declared by the chairman or the presiding officer and there shall be no party endorsement. In such case of no party endorsement, statements may be filed under section 9-400, by or on behalf of any qualified person whose name appears upon the last-completed enrollment list of such party and who has received at least fifteen per cent of the votes of the convention delegates present and voting on any roll-call vote taken on the proposed endorsement of a candidate for such state or district office. In such event, if within the time specified in section 9- 400, a candidacy for nomination to such state or district office is filed in conformity with the provisions of sections 9-400 to 9-414, inclusive, by not more than one person, no primary shall be held by such party for such office and the person filing such candidacy shall be deemed to have been lawfully chosen as the nominee of such party for such office; but if such candidacies are so filed by two or more persons, a primary shall be held as provided in section 9-415.
(November, 1955, S. N63; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 10; 1958 Rev., S. 9-90; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 14; 1967, P.A. 904, S. 1; P.A. 79-616, S. 10; P.A. 93-342, S. 1.)
History: 1963 act restated previous provisions; 1967 act added provision for no party endorsement where party rules are silent or permit a tie vote to remain, and in that case, further provided for filing of petitions under Sec. 9-400; P.A. 79- 616 substituted "statements" for "petitions"; P.A. 93-342 substituted "fifteen per cent" for "twenty per cent" as percentage of delegate votes required for candidacy when there is no party-endorsed candidate.

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The state rules of each party shall prescribe the manner in which any dispute as to the endorsement by such party of a candidate for state, district or municipal office or for delegate or town committee member, including conflicting claims to such endorsement, shall be resolved.
(November, 1955, S. N64; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 11; 1958 Rev., S. 9-91; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 15; P.A. 81-447, S. 6, 23.)
History: 1963 act restated previous provisions; P.A. 81-447 required that state rules of each party shall prescribe manner of resolution of disputes concerning endorsement by party of candidates for municipal office, delegate or town committee member.
Cited. 232 C. 65, 66, 71, 76, 78, 79, 90.

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Whenever a convention of a political party is held for the endorsement of candidates for nomination to state or district office, each candidate endorsed at such convention shall file with the Secretary of the State a certificate, signed by him, stating that he was endorsed by such convention, his name as he authorizes it to appear on the ballot, his full residence address and the title and district, if applicable, of the office for which he was endorsed. Such certificate shall be attested by either (1) the chairman or presiding officer or (2) the secretary of such convention and shall be received by the Secretary of the State not later than four o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day after the close of such convention. If a certificate of a party's endorsement for a particular state or district office is not received by the Secretary of the State by such time, such party, for purposes of section 9-416 and section 9-416a shall be deemed to have made no endorsement of any candidate for such office. If applicable, the chairman of a party's state convention shall, forthwith upon the close of such convention, file with the Secretary of the State the names and full residence addresses of persons selected by such convention as the nominees of such party for electors of President and Vice-President of the United States in accordance with the provisions of section 9-175.
(June, 1955, S. 582d; November, 1955, S. N58; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 7; 1958 Rev., S. 9-86; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 16; P.A. 74-25, S. 3, 13; P.A. 77-583, S. 4; P.A. 81-447, S. 7, 23; P.A. 87-382, S. 39, 55.)
History: 1963 act restated previous provisions; P.A. 74-25 changed time for submission of list to secretary of the state from forty-eight hours after close of convention to not later than "the forty-sixth day before the primary", or the next succeeding business day, effective January 1, 1975; P.A. 77-583 substituted "forty-second" for "forty-sixth"; P.A. 81-447 amended section to delete requirement that secretary of convention file list of designated candidates and candidates receiving twenty per cent of convention vote and to add requirement that endorsed candidates file certificate of endorsement attested by chairman, presiding officer or secretary of convention within fourteen days after close of convention, effective January 1, 1982; P.A. 87-382 added "as he authorizes it to appear on the ballot" and deleted provision extending certificate filing deadline when falling on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
See Sec. 9-406a re penalty for fraudulent certification.
Cited. 232 C. 65, 70.

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Section 9-389 is repealed.
(June, 1955, S. 583d; November, 1955, S. N59; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 8; 1958 Rev., S. 9-87; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 17; P.A. 74-25, S. 10, 13.)

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section, party-endorsed candidates of any party in any municipality for municipal office shall be selected, in accordance with the rules of such party, by: (1) The enrolled members of such party in such municipality in caucus, (2) delegates to a convention chosen in accordance with such rules by such enrolled members or (3) the town committee of such party. The town chairman or his designee shall give notice in a newspaper having a general circulation in the town of the date, time, location and purpose of a caucus held pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection. Such notice shall be given not less than five days prior to the date set for the caucus; provided, if the rules of the party in any municipality require earlier notice, such party rules shall prevail.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section, party-endorsed candidates of any party in any municipality for delegates to conventions shall be selected, in accordance with the rules of such party, by the method prescribed in either subdivision (1) or (3) of subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section, party-endorsed candidates of any party in any municipality for town committee members shall be selected, in accordance with the rules of such party, by the method prescribed in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section.
(d) The selection of party-endorsed candidates in the manner provided in subsection (a), (b) or (c) of this section shall be made and certified to the clerk of the municipality within the time specified in section 9-391.
(e) In the endorsement of any person for an office or a position as delegate or committee member, in the manner provided in subsection (a), (b) or (c) of this section, for whom only the electors of a political subdivision of such municipality or of a senatorial district or assembly district located in such municipality may vote, only the enrolled party members, delegates or town committee members, as the case may be, from such political subdivision or district may participate, except that, in a municipality in which the town committee is elected at large and is the endorsing authority, such endorsement shall be made by the town committee as a whole and except that, whenever no member of the endorsing authority resides in such political subdivision or district from which the endorsement is to be made, then such endorsing authority as a whole shall endorse.
(f) Candidates endorsed in the manner provided in subsection (a), (b) or (c) of this section shall run in the primary of such party as party-endorsed candidates, except as provided in section 9-417.
(g) Any party in any municipality may by its rules provide that no selection be made of party-endorsed candidates for municipal office, town committee members or delegates to conventions and that the nominees of such party for such municipal office, town committee members or delegates to conventions of such party be chosen at direct primaries in accordance with the provisions of sections 9-405 to 9-407, inclusive, and sections 9-409 to 9-412, inclusive, except as provided in sections 9-418, 9-419 and 9-420.
(h) This section shall not apply to district delegates to conventions.
(November, 1955, S. N61; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 9; 1958 Rev., S. 9-88; 1961, P.A. 147; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 18; 1967, P.A. 557, S. 11; P.A. 79-133; P.A. 80-249, S. 1; 80-379, S. 2, 3; P.A. 87-472, S. 3.)
History: 1961 act made provision for endorsement by town committee as a whole, in towns where town committee is elected at large, of persons for whom only a political subdivision or district in town may vote; 1963 act restated previous provisions; 1967 act added provision for endorsement by full committee when no member of endorsing authority resides in political subdivision from which endorsement to be made and added "assembly district" to "senatorial district" where appearing; P.A. 79-133 provided that party-endorsed candidates for delegates to conventions shall be selected either by enrolled party members in caucus or by the party's town committee and further provided that party-endorsed candidates for town committee members shall be selected only by caucus of enrolled party members; P.A. 80-249 provided that certification may also contain last name of a candidate for delegate to a convention selected for placement on the ballot label pursuant to Sec. 9-437; P.A. 80-379 provided for newspaper publication of notice pertaining to any caucus; P.A. 87- 472 repealed provisions in Subsec. (d) re information contained in certification.
See Sec. 9-434 re verification of candidates' names.
Cited. 232 C. 65, 66, 72, 82—84.
Cited. 30 CS 34.
Subsec. (g):
Cited. 232 C. 65, 82.

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Section 9-390a is repealed.
(1972, P.A. 3, S. 1; 220, S. 4; P.A. 78-153, S. 31, 32.)

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(a) Each endorsement of a candidate to run in a primary for the nomination of candidates for municipal office or for the election of town committee members or delegates to conventions shall be made under the provisions of section 9-390 not earlier than the fifty-sixth day nor later than the forty-ninth day preceding the day of such primary and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section shall be certified to the clerk of the municipality by the chairman or presiding officer and the secretary of the town committee, caucus or convention, as the case may be, not later than four o'clock p.m. on the forty-eighth day preceding the day of such primary. Such certification shall contain the name and street address of each person so endorsed and the title of the office or the position as committee member or delegate and the name or number of the political subdivision or district, if any, for which each such person is endorsed. In the case of endorsement of candidates for delegates to a convention, if (1) all candidates on the endorsed slate sign a statement or letter of support for the nomination of one or more candidates for offices for which such convention is to make an endorsement, provided not more than one candidate for each such office is included in each such statement or letter of support, (2) such certification and statements or letters of support are collectively accompanied by an affidavit of consent from each candidate listed in such statements or letters of support, provided such affidavit is signed by the candidate or by a designee of the candidate named on a list of designees signed by the candidate, and (3) any such lists of designees are filed with such certification, the name of each such candidate and the designation of each such office shall be placed on the ballot label pursuant to subsection (h) of section 9-437. If such a certificate of a party's endorsement of a candidate for a municipal office or for town committee member or for delegate to a convention is not received by the town clerk by such time, such party, for purposes of sections 9-417, 9- 418, 9-419 and 9-420, shall be deemed to have neither made nor certified such endorsement of any candidate for such office.
(b) In the case of such an endorsement for the municipal office of state senator or state representative, the candidate so endorsed shall file with the town clerk a certificate, signed by him, stating that he was so endorsed, his name as he authorizes it to appear on the ballot, his full residence address, and the title and district of the office for which he was endorsed. Such certificate shall be attested by either (1) the chairman or presiding officer, or (2) the secretary of the town committee, caucus or convention which made such endorsement, and shall be received by the town clerk not later than four o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day after the close of such town committee meeting, caucus or convention. If such a certificate of a party's endorsement for the municipal office of state senator or state representative in a particular senatorial or assembly district is not received by the town clerk by such time, such party, for purposes of sections 9-417 and 9-418, shall be deemed to have neither made nor certified any endorsement of any candidate for such office in such district.
(June, 1955, S. 575d; November, 1955, S. N47; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 2; September, 1957, P.A. 1, S. 1; 1958 Rev., S. 9- 76; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 19; P.A. 74-25, S. 4, 13; P.A. 81-447, S. 8, 23; P.A. 82-247, S. 9, 14; P.A. 83-475, S. 25, 43; P.A. 84-1, S. 1, 3; P.A. 85-235, S. 1; P.A. 87-382, S. 40, 55; 87-472, S. 4; P.A. 89-297, S. 13, 18; P.A. 90-1, S. 2, 5.)
History: 1963 act restated previous provisions; P.A. 74-25 changed time limitations on selection of party-endorsed candidates from "forty-ninth" to "forty-second" and from "thirty-fifth" to "fortieth" and on certification to the clerk from the "thirty-fourth" to the "thirty-ninth" day or next succeeding business day, effective January 1, 1975; P.A. 81-447 added Subsec. (b) requiring filing of certificate of endorsement by candidate; P.A. 82-247 added four o'clock deadline for certification and provided that if certificate of endorsement is not received by that deadline the party will be deemed to have neither made nor certified any endorsement; P.A. 83-475 amended section to advance endorsement and certification period by one week; P.A. 84-1 changed time limit for endorsement of candidates for election as convention delegates and for certification of endorsement; P.A. 85-235 amended section to require all endorsements to be made not earlier than the forty-ninth day nor later than the forty-seventh day preceding the day of primary; and certifications to be made on the forty-sixth day preceding such primary, deleting previous deadlines applicable to election of convention delegates; P.A. 87-382, in Subsec. (a), substituted "fifty-sixth" for "forty-ninth" and deleted provision extending certificate deadline when falling on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday and, in Subsec. (b), added "as he authorizes it to appear on the ballot"; P.A. 87-472 added provisions in Subsec. (a) re information required to be contained in certification and requirements for placing on ballot label names of candidates supported by endorsed candidates for delegates to a convention; P.A. 89-297 amended Subsec. (a) by changing endorsement deadline from forty-seventh day preceding primary day to forty-ninth day and changing certification deadline from forty-sixth day preceding primary day to forty-eighth day; P.A. 90-1 amended procedure in Subsec. (a) for placing on ballot label names of candidates supported by endorsed delegate slate by providing for letters of support for such candidates and allowing affidavit of consent from the candidate to be signed by a designee of the candidate named on list signed by candidate.
See Sec. 9-406a re penalty for fraudulent certification.

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A town committee shall be selected by each party in each town, in accordance with the provisions of sections 9-382 to 9- 450, inclusive, not later than July 1, 1956, and thereafter at intervals not greater than twenty-six months. The terms of town committee members shall start on the first Monday following the date for the primary, unless otherwise provided in the party rules, except that the terms of all members shall begin and end on the same day; provided, when a town committee increases its membership as provided in section 9-393, the party rules shall specify the day upon which the term of all the new positions created by such increase shall begin.
(November, 1955, S. N52; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 5; 1958 Rev., S. 9-81; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 20.)
History: 1963 act restated previous provisions.

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All town committee members and delegates to conventions shall be chosen as provided in sections 9- 382 to 9-450, inclusive. Vacancies in town committees, arising from any cause including failure to elect, shall be filled in such manner as the rules of the party prescribe. The chairman of a town committee may be chosen by the town committee from within or without the membership of the town committee as the rules of the party prescribe. Any town committee may, by party rules adopted in accordance with section 9-375 and filed under section 9-374, increase its membership and fill new positions created by such increase in the manner prescribed in the applicable party rules. The rules of a party may provide methods for the filling of vacancies in delegations to conventions, which methods may include prescribing that each delegate elected in conformity with the provisions of sections 9-382 to 9-450, inclusive, may designate an alternate delegate or a proxy to act for him in his absence.
(June, 1955, S. 578d; November, 1955, S. N55; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 6; 1958, Rev., S. 9-83; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 21; 130.)
History: 1963 acts restated previous provisions and authorized party to provide methods for filling vacancies other than designating alternates or proxies to act.

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If the state rules of a party provide that certain delegates to state conventions be chosen from senatorial districts, the party-endorsed candidates for election as such district delegates shall be selected in such manner as is prescribed in such rules; provided such selection shall be made within the time specified in section 9-391; and provided, upon such selection, the information required in section 9-390 shall forthwith be certified, in such manner as is prescribed in such rules, to the clerk of each municipality in such district, and such certification shall be deemed the certification of the party in such municipality. Delegates allocated to and selected from towns shall not be deemed to be district delegates.
(November, 1955, S. N62; March, 1958, P.A. 27, S. 36; 1958 Rev., S. 9-89; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 22; 1967, P.A. 557, S. 12; P.A. 73-657, S. 7, 13; P.A. 83-213, S. 9.)
History: 1963 act restated previous provisions; 1967 act provided specific language to detail the possible combinations of towns and parts thereof where boundaries of a district extend outside the boundaries of one town; P.A. 73-657 included districts composed of "parts of two towns"; P.A. 83-213 eliminated references to district conventions and specified that delegates allocated to and selected from towns are not to be deemed district delegates.

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Any major party in any part of a town which is a component part of a senatorial or assembly district composed of parts of two towns or of a town or towns and a part or parts of another town or other towns may elect delegates to a senatorial or assembly district convention in such district as provided in this title and its party rules and may participate in the selection of a candidate for state senator or state representative in such district in the manner provided for a town which is a component part of a senatorial district in a district composed of two or more towns under this title. The name of each member of an opposition slate of delegates from such part of a town and the name of each signer of a primary petition therefor under section 9-407 shall appear on the last-completed enrollment list of such party for such part of a town. In addition to other requirements prescribed by law, the name of a person on whose behalf a primary petition is filed for nomination to the office of state senator or state representative for such district and the names of the signers of any such petition shall appear on the last-completed enrollment list of such party for such part of a town or for any other town which is a component part of such district.
(1967, P.A. 557, S. 21; P.A. 73-657, S. 8, 13.)
History: P.A. 73-657 added "state representative" following "state senator" where appearing and inserted "or assembly" in "senatorial ... district", also added detailed language concerning the fact that district boundaries extend beyond the boundaries of one town or part thereof.

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Forthwith upon the certification provided in sections 9-390 and 9-394, the clerk of the municipality shall publish, in a newspaper having a general circulation in such municipality, the fact of such certification and that a list of the persons endorsed as candidates is on file in his office and copies thereof are available for public distribution. If, with respect to any office or position to be filled, the clerk of the municipality has failed to receive the certification of the name of any person as a party-endorsed candidate within the time limited in section 9-391, such fact shall be published by the clerk of the municipality. Together with such information, the clerk shall publish a notice that a primary will be held for the nomination by such political party of a candidate for the offices to be filled or for the election of members of the town committee or delegates to a convention, as the case may be, if a candidacy is filed in accordance with the provisions of sections 9- 382 to 9-450, inclusive. Such notice shall specify the final date for the filing of such candidacy and the date of the primary, shall state where forms for petitions may be obtained and shall generally indicate the method of procedure in the filing of such candidacy. The Secretary of the State shall prescribe the form of such notice. The clerk shall forthwith publish any change in the party-endorsed candidates, listing such changes.
(June, 1955, S. 585d; November, 1955, S. N65; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 12; 1958 Rev., S. 9-92; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 23; 636.)
History: 1963 acts restated previous provisions, removed requirement of printing names and addresses of candidates in newspaper and provided for list for public inspection in clerk's office.

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At any caucus of the enrolled members of any party in any municipality or in any voting district of any municipality, the chairman of such caucus shall, upon the receipt of a written motion from any person lawfully participating in such caucus calling for a vote by ballot upon such matter as such motion designates, submit such motion to a rising vote; and, if fifteen electors present and legally entitled to participate in such caucus vote in favor of such motion, the vote on the matter specified in such motion shall be by ballot. The presiding officer shall thereupon appoint two tellers; and, upon the written application of fifteen electors legally entitled to participate in such caucus, he shall appoint a teller from the persons whose names appear on such application. Before any ballot is deposited, the name of the elector offering to vote shall be given to the clerk or secretary of such caucus, and such name shall be checked on the enrollment list of such party. No person shall vote or participate or attempt to vote or participate in any caucus of a party in any voting district unless he is enrolled on the last-completed enrollment list of such party in such voting district; provided, if the party rules of such party provide for a joint caucus for two or more voting districts of a municipality, a person may vote in such joint caucus if the voting district in which he is enrolled is participating in such joint caucus. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days or both.
(November, 1955, S. N108; 1958 Rev., S. 9-131; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 24.)
History: 1963 act restated previous provisions.
See Sec. 9-431a re eligibility to vote at caucus, primary or town convention.
Cited. 144 C. 27.

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If a vote taken under sections 9-382 to 9- 450, inclusive, on the selection of any party-endorsed candidate for municipal office or for delegate or town committee member results in a tie, such tie vote shall be dissolved in the manner prescribed in the applicable rules of the party selecting such candidate.
(November, 1955, S. N63; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 10; 1958 Rev., S. 9-90; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 25.)
History: 1963 act restated previous provisions.

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Sections 9-398 and 9-399 are repealed.
(June, 1955, S. 576d; November, 1955, S. N48, N64; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 3, 11; 1958 Rev., S. 9-77, 9-91; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 26, 27; P.A. 74-25, S. 5, 13; P.A. 79-616, S. 23; P.A. 81-447, S. 22, 23.)

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(a) Within fourteen days following the close of the state convention, a candidacy for nomination by a political party to a state office may be filed by or on behalf of any person whose name appears upon the last-completed enrollment list of such party in any municipality within the state and who has received at least fifteen per cent of the votes of the convention delegates present and voting on any roll-call vote taken on the endorsement or proposed endorsement of a candidate for such state office, whether or not the party-endorsed candidate for such office received a unanimous vote on the last ballot, by the filing with the Secretary of the State, of a certificate, signed by such candidate and attested by either (1) the chairman or presiding officer, or (2) the secretary of the convention, that such candidate received at least fifteen per cent of such votes, and that he consents to be a candidate in a primary of such party for such state office. Such certificate shall specify the candidate's name as he authorizes it to appear on the ballot, his full residence address and the title of the office for which his candidacy is being filed. A single such certificate for state office may be filed on behalf of two or more candidates for different state offices who consent to have their names appear on a single row of the primary ballot label under subsection (b) of section 9-437. Except as provided in section 9-416a, upon the expiration of the fourteen-day period, if one or more candidacies for such state office have been filed pursuant to the provisions of this section, the Secretary of the State shall notify all town clerks in accordance with the provisions of section 9-433, that a primary for such state office shall be held in each municipality in accordance with the provisions of section 9-415.
(b) Within fourteen days following the close of the district convention, a candidacy for nomination by a political party to a district office may be filed by or on behalf of any person whose name appears upon the last-completed enrollment list of such party within any municipality or part of a municipality forming a component part of such district and who has received at least fifteen per cent of the votes of the convention delegates present and voting on any roll-call vote taken on the endorsement or proposed endorsement of a candidate for such district office, whether or not the party-endorsed candidate for such office received a unanimous vote on the last ballot, by the filing with the Secretary of the State of a certificate, signed by such candidate and attested by either (1) the chairman or presiding officer, or (2) the secretary of the convention, that such candidate received at least fifteen per cent of such votes, and that he consents to be a candidate in a primary of such party for such district office. Such certificate shall specify the candidate's name as he authorizes it to appear on the ballot, his full residence address and the title and district of the office for which his candidacy is being filed. Except as provided in section 9-416a, upon the expiration of the fourteen-day period, if one or more candidacies for such district office have been filed pursuant to the provisions of this section, the Secretary of the State shall notify all town clerks within the district, in accordance with the provisions of section 9-433, that a primary for such district office shall be held in any municipality or each part of any municipality within the district in accordance with the provisions of section 9-415.
(June, 1955, S. 589d; November, 1955, S. N70; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 17; 1958 Rev., S. 9-98; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 28; 1967, P.A. 557, S. 13; 1969, P.A. 694, S. 13; P.A. 73-657, S. 9, 13; P.A. 79-616, S. 5; P.A. 81-447, S. 9, 23; P.A. 87-382, S. 41, 55; 87-472, S. 9; P.A. 93-342, S. 2.)
History: 1963 act restated previous provisions; 1967 act added clarifying language concerning candidacy of person whose name appears on enrollment list of party within any municipality or part forming a component part of a district and provided for application of section to state representative of a district whose boundaries include a part or whole of two or more towns; 1969 act made technical changes; P.A. 73-657 added detailed language concerning the fact that assembly districts affected are those whose boundaries extend within the whole or parts of two or more towns; P.A. 79-616 provided that within fourteen days following the close of state or district conventions a candidacy for nomination may be filed, a written statement of consent signed by the candidate, and if one or more such candidacies are filed a primary shall be held, applying to those who received at least twenty per cent of convention delegates votes on roll call and deleted all provisions pertaining to petitions and the signatures required thereon, and filing fees required; P.A. 81-447 amended section to require filing of certificate by candidates receiving twenty per cent of convention votes and to specify certificate contents, effective January 1, 1982; P.A. 87-382 added, in Subsecs. (a) and (b), "as he authorizes it to appear on the ballot"; P.A. 87-472 amended Subsec. (a) to allow single certificate for state office to be filed on behalf of two or more candidates for different state offices who consent to have their names appear on single row of primary ballot label under Sec. 9-437(b); P.A. 93- 342 substituted "fifteen per cent" for "twenty per cent" in Subsecs. (a) and (b).
See Sec. 9-406a re penalty for fraudulent certification.

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Secs. 9-401 to 9-404. Availability of petition forms. Petition form; circulation of petitions for state or district office; prohibited acts. Registrar's receipt and verification of petitions for state or district office; rejection by Secretary of the State, when; preservation of petitions by secretary. Return of deposit; state or district office. Sections 9-401 to 9-404, inclusive, are repealed.
(June, 1955, S. 591d—594d; November, 1955, S. N74—N77; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 21—24; March, 1958, P.A. 27, S. 22; 1958 Rev., S. 9-102—9-105; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 29—32; 312, S. 1; 525, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 694, S. 14; 1971, P.A. 871, S. 75; P.A. 74-25, S. 6, 13; P.A. 78-125, S. 1, 2; 78-153, S. 1, 32; P.A. 79-363, S. 30, 38; 79-616, S. 23.)

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Sec. 9-405. Time for filing primary petition candidacies for municipal offices, town committee and delegates. Candidacies of persons other than party-endorsed candidates for nomination by a political party to any municipal office or for election as town committee members or delegates to conventions shall be filed with the registrar, as provided in section 9-406, not later than four o'clock p.m. on the thirty-fourth day preceding the day of the primary of such party for the nomination of candidates for such office or for the election of town committee members or delegates to conventions, which day and hour shall be specified on the petition forms. On such last day for filing such primary petition candidacies, the office or office facilities of the registrars of voters shall open not later than one o'clock p.m., and remain open until at least four o'clock p.m., and such registrars or their deputy or assistant registrars shall be present therein.
(June, 1955, S. 576d; November, 1955, S. N48; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 3; 1958 Rev., S. 9-77; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 33; P.A. 74-25, S. 7, 13; P.A. 83-475, S. 26, 43; P.A. 84-1, S. 2, 3; P.A. 85-235, S. 2; 85-577, S. 11; P.A. 87-382, S. 42, 55; P.A. 89-297, S. 14, 18.)
History: 1963 act restated previous provisions; P.A. 74-25 changed filing deadline from twenty-first to twenty-fifth day preceding day of primary; P.A. 83-475 amended section to advance filing deadline by one week; P.A. 84-1 changed time limit for filing of candidacies for election as convention delegates; P.A. 85-235 amended section to require filing of candidacies for unendorsed candidates by the thirty-second day preceding the day of the primary, deleting deadline of twenty-fifth day preceding primary applicable only to election of convention delegates; P.A. 85-577 required the office of registrars to open not later than one o'clock p.m., and remain open until at least four o'clock p.m. on last day for filing candidacies; P.A. 87-382 deleted provision extending deadline for filing candidacies when falling on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday; P.A. 89-297 amended filing deadline from thirty-second day preceding primary day to thirty-fourth day.

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Within the time specified in section 9-405, a candidacy for nomination by a political party to a municipal office or a candidacy for election as a member of a town committee may be filed by or on behalf of any person whose name appears upon the last-completed enrollment list of such party within the municipality or within the political subdivision or senatorial district or assembly district within which a person is to be nominated or a town committee member is to be elected, as the case may be, by filing with the registrar a petition signed by at least five per cent of the electors whose names appear upon the last-completed enrollment list of such party in such municipality or in such political subdivision or senatorial district or assembly district or, signed by such lesser number of such electors as such party by its rules prescribes, as the case may be. For the purpose of computing five per cent of the last-completed enrollment list, the registrar shall use the last printed enrollment list and the printed supplementary or updated list, if any, of a political party certified and last completed by the registrars of voters, excluding therefrom the names of individuals who have ceased to be electors.
(June, 1955, S. 590d; November, 1955, S. N71; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 18; 1958 Rev., S. 9-99; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 34; 1967, P.A. 557, S. 14; P.A. 75-269, S. 6; P.A. 79-616, S. 6; P.A. 80-483, S. 36, 186; P.A. 99-276, S. 7, 15.)
History: 1963 act restated previous provisions; 1967 act added assembly district to application of section; P.A. 75-269 provided that in computing five per cent the names of individuals ceasing to be electors shall be excluded therefrom; P.A. 79-616 deleted requirement for filing fees; P.A. 80-483 made technical changes; P.A. 99-276 added reference to "or updated" list, effective January 1, 2000.
See Sec. 9-35c re exclusion of names on inactive registry list from computation for determining required number of petition signatures.
See Sec. 9-406a re penalty for fraudulent certification.
Cited. 31 CS 447.

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Any person who fraudulently signs, attests or files a false certificate under section 9-388, 9-391, 9-400 or 9-406 shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
(P.A. 81-447, S. 3, 23.)

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Within the time specified in section 9-405, candidacies for nomination by a political party for election as delegates to a convention may be filed by or on behalf of a slate of persons, each of whose names appears upon the last-completed enrollment list of such party within the municipality or within the political subdivision or senatorial district or assembly district or part of a town which is a component part of a senatorial or assembly district composed of parts of two towns or of a town or towns and a part or parts of another town or towns within which delegates are to be selected, as the case may be, by filing with the registrar a petition signed by at least five per cent of the electors whose names appear upon the last-completed enrollment list of such party in such municipality or in such political subdivision or senatorial district or assembly district or part of a town, or signed by such lesser number of such electors as such party may by its rules prescribe, as the case may be. For the purpose of computing five per cent of the last-completed enrollment list, the registrar shall use the last printed enrollment list and the printed supplementary or updated list, if any, of a political party certified and last completed by the registrars of voters, excluding therefrom the names of individuals who have ceased to be electors.
(June, 1955, S. 590d; November, 1955, S. N72; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 19; 1958 Rev., S. 9-100; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 35; 1967, P.A. 557, S. 15; P.A. 73-657, S. 10, 13; P.A. 75-269, S. 7; P.A. 79-616, S. 7; P.A. 80-483, S. 37, 186; P.A. 99-276, S. 8, 15.)
History: 1963 act restated previous provisions; 1967 act added to "political subdivision or senatorial district" where appearing "or assembly district or part of a town ..." where the latter are component parts of the senatorial district; P.A. 73-657 added clarifying detailed language on parts of two or more towns to "assembly district"; P.A. 75-269 provided for exclusion of names of those who ceased to be electors from computations; P.A. 79-616 deleted provision for filing fee; P.A. 80-483 made technical changes; P.A. 99-276 added reference to "or updated" list, effective January 1, 2000.
Cited. 232 C. 65, 66, 69, 72, 73, 82—85.

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If delegates to a state convention are to be chosen from senatorial districts, candidacies for nominations by a political party for election as such delegates may be filed, within the time specified in section 9-405, by or on behalf of a slate of persons, each of whose names appears upon the last-completed enrollment list of such party within any town or part of a town forming a component part of such district, by filing with the registrar of any such town in such district a petition signed by at least ten per cent of the electors whose names appear upon the last-completed enrollment list of such party in such town or such part of a town, but not fewer than three hundred such electors. For the purpose of computing ten per cent of the last-completed enrollment list, the registrar shall use the last printed enrollment list and the printed supplementary or updated list, if any, of a political party certified and last completed by the registrars of voters, excluding therefrom the names of individuals who have ceased to be electors. Delegates allocated to and selected from towns shall not be deemed to be district delegates.
(November, 1955, S. N73; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 20; 1958 Rev., S. 9-101; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 36; 1967, P.A. 557, S. 16; P.A. 75-269, S. 8; P.A. 79-616, S. 8; P.A. 83-213, S. 10; P.A. 99-276, S. 9, 15.)
History: 1963 act restated previous provisions; 1967 act added clarifying language concerning districts; P.A. 75-269 provided for exclusion of names of those ceasing to be electors from computations; P.A. 79-616 deleted filing fee requirement; P.A. 83-213 limited application of section to state conventions and specified that delegates allocated to and selected from towns are not to be deemed district delegates; P.A. 99-276 added reference to "or updated" list, effective January 1, 2000.

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Petition forms for candidacies for nomination to municipal office, or for election as members of town committees or delegates or district delegates to conventions, shall be available from the registrar beginning on the day following the making of the party's endorsement of a candidate or candidates for such office or position, or beginning on the day following the final day for the making of such endorsement under the provisions of section 9-391, whichever comes first. Any person who requests a petition form shall give his name and address and the name, address and office or position sought of each candidate for whom the petition is being obtained, and shall file a statement signed by each such candidate that he consents to be a candidate for such office or position. In the case of the municipal offices of state senator and state representative, each such candidate shall include on the statement of consent his name as he authorizes it to appear on the ballot. In the case of a petition for candidates for election as delegates or district delegates to a convention, if (1) all candidates on the petitioning slate sign a statement or letter of support for the nomination of one or more candidates for offices for which such convention is to make an endorsement, provided not more than one candidate for each such office is included in such statement or letter of support, (2) such statement of consent and statements or letters of support are collectively accompanied by an affidavit of consent from each candidate listed in such statements or letters of support, provided such affidavit is signed by the candidate or by a designee of the candidate named on a list of designees signed by the candidate, (3) any such lists of designees are filed with such statement of consent and (4) the petition is filed with sufficient signatures, the name of each such candidate and the designation of each such office shall be placed on the ballot label pursuant to subsection (h) of section 9-437. Upon completion of the requirements prescribed in this section, the registrar shall give to such person one or more petition pages, suitable for duplication, as the registrar deems necessary. If the person is requesting the form on behalf of an indigent candidate or a group of indigent candidates listed on the same petition, the registrar shall give the person a number of petition pages determined by the registrar as at least two times the number needed to contain the required number of signatures for a candidacy for nomination to municipal office or a number of petition pages determined by the registrar as at least five times the number needed to contain the required number of signatures for a candidacy for election as a town committee member. The registrar shall also fill in, on each page of the petition form before the petition is issued, the name and address of each candidate to be named therein, the office or position sought and the political party holding the primary and, if the petition is for candidates for election as delegates to a convention and (A) statements or letters of support, signed by all candidates on the slate, for the nomination of one or more candidates for offices for which such convention is to make an endorsement and (B) affidavits of consent by each candidate listed in such statements or letters of support have been filed pursuant to this section, each such candidate's name and the designation of each such office. Each petition page filled in by the registrar may be duplicated by or on behalf of the candidate or candidates listed on the page and signatures may be obtained on such duplicates. The duplicates may be filed in the same manner and shall be subject to the same requirements as original petition pages. All information relative to primary petitions shall be a public record.
(June, 1955, S. 591d; November, 1955, S. N74; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 21; 1958 Rev., S. 9-102; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 37; 312, S. 2; P.A. 74-139; P.A. 77-245, S. 11; P.A. 79-616, S. 9; P.A. 82-426, S. 9, 14; P.A. 83-391, S. 18, 24; 83-475, S. 42, 43; P.A. 87-382, S. 43, 55; 87-472, S. 5; P.A. 90-1, S. 3, 5; P.A. 93-384, S. 12.)
History: 1963 acts restated previous provisions and left solely with registrar determination of number of petition pages to be given, not as requested; P.A. 74-139 substituted "certified to the town clerk" for "selected" where appearing; P.A. 77-245 substituted "municipal clerk" for "town clerk"; P.A. 79-616 deleted provision for payment of required deposit; P.A. 82-426 amended section to provide that petition forms are available on day following party endorsement or on day following the final day for making party endorsement, whichever is earlier rather than at least three weeks before final filing day; P.A. 83-391 reduced number of petition pages given to persons requesting them from three to two times the number needed; P.A. 83-475 amended section to require issuance of greater number of petition pages in case of candidacy for town committee member; P.A. 87-382 added sentence requiring candidate for municipal office of state senator or state representative to include on statement of consent his name as he authorizes it to appear on ballot; P.A. 87-472 added provisions re requirements for placing on ballot label names of candidates supported by petition candidates for election as delegates to a convention; P.A. 90-1 amended procedure for placing on ballot label names of candidates supported by delegate petition slates, by providing for letters of support for such candidates and allowing affidavit of consent from a candidate to be signed by a designee of the candidate named on list signed by the candidate; P.A. 93-384 limited number of pages that registrar required to give to person requesting to "one or more petition pages, suitable for duplication, as the registrar deems necessary" unless candidate or candidates are indigent, and allowed pages filled in by registrar to be duplicated.

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(a) The petition form shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the State and provided by the registrar of the municipality in which the candidacy is to be filed in the case of municipal office, town committee members and delegates, or be duplicate petition pages produced in accordance with section 9- 409, and signatures shall be obtained only on such forms. Such form shall include thereon a statement of instructions to persons making use thereof and shall indicate the date and time by which it shall be filed and the person with whom it shall be filed. The form shall provide spaces for the names and addresses of the candidates, the offices to which nomination is sought or the positions to which election is sought and the political party holding the primary, and, if the petition is for candidates for election as delegates to a convention, the name of a candidate or candidates, if any, whom all candidates on the petitioning slate support for the party's nomination for an office or offices and the designation of such office or offices. Such form shall provide lines for the signatures, street addresses, dates of birth and the printing of the names of enrolled party members supporting the person or persons on behalf of whose candidacy the petition is used. Only as many candidates may be proposed in any one primary petition for the same office or position as are to be nominated or chosen by such party for such office or position; but any one primary petition may propose as many candidates for different offices or positions as there are nominations to be made or positions to be filled.
(b) The names of enrolled party members signing a primary petition need not all be on one sheet but may be on several sheets, but no person shall sign more than one petition page for the same candidate or candidates. Any person who signs a name other than the person's own to a primary petition filed under the provisions of this section or who signs a name other than the person's own as circulator of such a petition shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or both. Each such sheet shall indicate the candidate or candidates supported, the offices or positions sought and the political party the nomination of which is sought or which is holding the primary for election of town committee members or delegates to a convention. No page of such a petition shall contain the names of enrolled party members residing in different municipalities and any page thereof which has been certified by the registrars of two or more municipalities shall be rejected by the registrar. Withdrawal of petition signatures shall not be permitted.
(c) Each circulator of a primary petition page shall be an enrolled party member of a municipality in this state who is entitled to vote in the primary for which such candidacy is being filed. Each petition page shall contain a statement signed by the registrar of the municipality in which such circulator is an enrolled party member attesting that the circulator is an enrolled party member in such municipality and is entitled to vote in the primary for which such candidacy is being filed. Unless such a statement by the registrar appears on each page so submitted, the registrar shall reject such page. No candidate for the nomination of a party for a municipal office, town committee member or delegate shall circulate any petition for another candidate or another group of candidates contained in one primary petition for the nomination of such party for the same office or position, and any petition page circulated in violation of this provision shall be rejected by the registrar. No person shall circulate petitions for more than the maximum number of candidates to be nominated by a party