Town of Windsor Locks, CT Biennial Elections in the Town of Windsor Locks

Section 1. There shall be held in and for the town of Windsor Locks in the odd-numbered years, beginning in 1947, a town meeting for the election of town officers, which meeting shall be designated as the biennial town meeting for the election of town officers and which shall be warned and conducted in the manner provided by law for town meetings. Special town meetings may be convened when the selectmen deem it necessary and they shall convene a special town meeting on application of twenty inhabitants qualified to vote in town meeting within fifteen days after receiving such application. Any town meeting may be adjourned from time to time as the interests of the town require.

Section 2. On the first Monday of October, 1947, at 3:00 o'clock p.m., there shall be held a town meeting for the purpose of adopting a budget for the next ensuing fiscal year and for such other business, except the election of town officers as hereinafter provided, as may properly come before said meeting. Immediately after the reading of the warning, this meeting shall be adjourned to 8:00 o'clock p.m., of any day prior to the Saturday following the first Monday of October, 1947. On the first Monday of October, 1948, at 8:00 o'clock p.m., there shall be held a town meeting for the purpose of adopting a budget for the next ensuing fiscal year and for such other business, except the election of town officers as hereinafter provided, as may properly come before said meeting. Alternately, on the first Monday of October thereafter, the town meeting shall be convened as herein provided, and the town meeting called at 3:00 o'clock p.m., in odd-numbered years shall be adjourned as herein provided so that all meetings of the town of Windsor Locks called for the adoption of a budget or any other business, except the election of town officers as hereinafter provided, shall be called to be held at 8:00 o'clock p.m.

Section 3. On the first Monday of October, 1947, and biennially thereafter, all elective town officers of the town of Windsor Locks shall be elected by ballot to hold office for the term of two years from the date of their election and until their successors are elected and have qualified, except as hereinafter provided, and the terms of those appointed by the board of selectmen shall, unless otherwise provided by special act, expire on the day of the biennial town meeting next succeeding their appointment, except that the town clerk and the registrars of voters shall be elected and hold office and the town health officer shall be appointed and hold office in accordance with the provisions of the general statutes in such cases made and provided.

Section 4. On the first Monday of October, 1947, there shall be elected by ballot two members of the board of finance, who shall not be of the same political party, who shall hold office for terms of two years, two members, who shall not be of the same political party, who shall hold office for terms of four years and two members, who shall not be of the same political party, who shall hold office for terms of six years, and biennially thereafter there shall be elected by ballot two members of the board of finance, who shall not be of the same political party, who shall hold office for terms of six years from the date of their election and until their successors are elected and have qualified.

Section 5. On the first Monday of October, 1947, there shall be elected by ballot one member of the board of assessors who shall hold office for a term of two years, one member who shall hold office for a term of four years and one member who shall hold office for a term of six years and biennially thereafter there shall be elected by ballot one member of the board of assessors who shall hold office for a term of six years and until his successor is elected and has qualified. No more than two members of the board of assessors shall be of the same political party.

Section 6. On the first Monday of October, 1947, there shall be elected by ballot one member of the board of tax review who shall hold office for a term of two years, one member who shall hold office for a term of four years and one member who shall hold office for a term of six years, and biennially thereafter there shall be elected by ballot one member of the board of tax review who shall hold office for a term of six years and until his successor is elected and has qualified. No more than two members of the board of tax review shall be of the same political party.

Section 7. On the first Monday of October, 1947, there shall be elected by ballot two members of the board of education, who shall not be of the same political party, who shall hold office for terms of four years from the date of their election and until their successors are elected and have qualified. On the first Monday of October, 1949, there shall be elected by ballot three members of the board of education, not more than two of whom shall be of the same political party who shall hold office for terms of four years from the date of their election and until their successors are elected and have qualified. Alternately at each biennial election thereafter there shall be elected by ballot two members, who shall not be of the same political party, and then three members, not more than two of whom shall be of the same political party, of the board of education to hold office for terms of four years from the date of their election and until their successors are elected and have qualified.

Section 8. On the first Monday of October, 1947, there shall be elected by ballot three members of the zoning commission, not more than two of whom shall be of the same political party, who shall hold office for terms of four years. On the first Monday of October, 1949, there shall be elected by ballot two members of the zoning commission, who shall not be of the same political party, who shall hold office for terms of four years. Alternately at each biennial election thereafter there shall be elected by ballot three members, not more than two of whom shall be of the same political party, and then two members, who shall not be of the same political party, to hold office for terms of four years from the date of their election and until their successors are elected and have qualified.

Section 9. On the first Monday of October, 1947, there shall be elected by ballot two members of the police commission, who shall not be of the same political party, who shall hold office for terms of two years and two members, who shall not be of the same political party, who shall hold office for terms of four years and two members, who shall not be of the same political party, who shall hold office for terms of six years and biennially thereafter there shall be elected by ballot two members of the police commission, who shall not be of the same political party, who shall hold office for terms of six years from the date of their election and until their successors are elected and have qualified.

Section 10. On the first Monday of October, 1947, there shall be elected by ballot two members of the sewer commission, who shall not be of the same political party, who shall hold office for terms of two years and two members, who shall not be of the same political party, who shall hold office for terms of four years and biennially thereafter there shall be elected by ballot two members, who shall not be of the same political party, who shall hold office for terms of four years from the date of their election and until their successors are elected and have qualified.

Section 11. On the first Monday of October, 1947, there shall be elected by ballot two members of the park commission, who shall not be of the same political party, who shall hold office for terms of two years and two members, who shall not be of the same political party, who shall hold office for terms of four years and two members, who shall not be of the same political party, who shall hold office for terms of six years and biennially thereafter there shall be elected by ballot two members of the park commission, who shall not be of the same political party, who shall hold office for terms of six years from the date of their election and until their successors are elected and have qualified.

Section 12. If any vacancy occurs in any office provided for under the terms of this act, such vacancy may be filled by vote of a majority of the board of selectmen by appointment of a member of the same political party in which was enrolled the person whose discontinuance in office caused such vacancy, until the next succeeding biennial election, at which time any unexpired portion of the term of such office, shall be filled by ballot. If any vacancy occurs in any board or commission provided for under the terms of this act, such vacancy may be filled by vote of a majority of the members of such board or commission by the appointment of a member of the same political party in which was enrolled the person whose discontinuance in office caused such vacancy, until the next succeeding biennial election, at which time any unexpired portion of such term shall be filled by ballot. In case of a tie in the vote of such board or commission in carrying out the provisions of this section, such tie may be dissolved by vote of the first selectman of the town of Windsor Locks.

Section 13. The terms of office of all town officers and the members of all town boards and commissions shall expire on the first Monday in October, 1947, except such officers whose terms of office expire two years from the first Monday in January next succeeding their election as provided for under the general statutes, and their successors shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of this act.