Regular Town elections shall be on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each odd-numbered year. Except in cases specifically provided by statute, all officers duly elected at such Town elections shall, upon qualification, take office on the third Monday of November, except as provided in § C302A, and shall hold office until their successors have been chosen and have qualified.
A.
At each biennial Town election there shall be elected,
in accordance with the provisions of the general statutes, the following
officers:
B.
At every other biennial Town election there shall
be elected, in accordance with the provisions of the General Statutes,
the following officers:
C.
At the biennial state election held on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday of November in each even-numbered year there
shall be elected, in accordance with the provisions of the general
statutes, the following officers:
(1)
At least two Registrars of Voters. No two shall be
from the same political party.
Except as otherwise provided in this Charter,
minority representation on any elective or appointive board, commission,
committee or similar body of the Town shall be determined in accordance
with the provisions of the C.G.S. As provided in said statutes, the
maximum number of any such body who may be members of the same political
party shall be as specified in the following table:
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Column I
Total Membership
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Column II
Maximum From One Party
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|---|---|
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3
|
2
|
|
4
|
3
|
|
5
|
4
|
|
6
|
4
|
|
7
|
5
|
|
8
|
5
|
|
9
|
6
|
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More than 9
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2/3 of total membership
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The Town Council may establish voting districts
or change the boundaries of voting districts, but any change in boundaries
made less than 90 days before any election or primary shall not apply
with respect to such election or primary. A suitable polling place
shall be provided in each voting district.
When any regular or special municipal election,
primary election or referendum conducted pursuant to the provisions
of this Charter results in a tie, an adjourned election shall be conducted
in accordance with the provisions of the C.G.S. to determine who shall
be elected, or in the case of a question at referendum, whether it
shall be accepted or rejected. Said adjourned election shall be held
on the seventh day after the election which resulted in a tie and
shall be confined to the tied candidates or issues. Any voting machine,
the returns from which are not subject to disagreement, may be unlocked
and used in said special election. If voting machines are not available
in sufficient number, paper ballots may be used in place of or in
conjunction with voting machines.
Except as otherwise provided by statute, any
vacancy in any elective office, except in the Board of Education and
Planning and Zoning Commission, for whatever cause arising, shall
be filled by appointment by the Town Council for the unexpired portion
of the term or until the next biennial Town election, whichever shall
be sooner. The Board of Education shall fill its own vacancies in
the same manner. Vacancies in the Planning and Zoning Commission shall
be filled in such manner as the Town Council may determine. If the
person vacating the office shall have been elected as a member of
a political party, the vacancy shall be filled by the appointment
of a member of the same political party. If there shall be a biennial
election before the expiration of the term of office in which a vacancy
occurs, such vacancy shall be filled by appointment as provided herein
until said election and thereafter by the person elected to fill the
office for the remaining portion of the term. Except as otherwise
provided by statute, such person shall take office on the third Monday
following the election.
Each nominee for elective office shall be an
elector of the Town. If at any time any holder of an elective office
shall cease to be a resident of the Town, such office shall thereupon
become vacant.
A.
The name of any elector of the Town who has been nominated
by a political party in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
153 of the C.G.S. shall be placed on the voting ballot at the municipal
election as a candidate for any office to be filled. In order to ensure
compliance with the C.G.S., at each municipal election each political
party may nominate and each voter may vote for six candidates for
the Town Council; two candidates for the Board of Education; two candidates
for the Board of Assessment Appeals; two candidates for the Zoning
Board of Appeals; two candidates for the Planning and Zoning Commission.
At municipal elections every four years, each political party may
nominate and each elector may vote for two candidates for alternates
on the Planning and Zoning Commission and two candidates for alternates
on the Zoning Board of Appeals.
B.
The name of any elector of the Town shall also be
placed on the voting ballot at the municipal election as a candidate
if that person has been nominated by petitions filed in accordance
with Chapter 153, C.G.S.
The Board for Admission of Electors required
by the C.G.S. shall consist of the registrars of voters and the Town
Clerk, who shall serve as Chairman.
Thirty Justices of the Peace shall be nominated
and appointed in accordance with C.G.S. §§ 9-183b through
9-184c.
