[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Orange 4-2-1996. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Town of Orange pursuant to Section 9-183a and 9-183b of the Connecticut General Statutes elects to set the number of Justices of the Peace at 21. The political parties having the largest and second largest total number of enrolled party members in the state as determined by the latest enrollment records, in the office of the Secretary of the State, submitted in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-65 of the General Statutes, shall each be entitled to nominate 1/3 (seven) of the total number of Justices of the Peace in the town, and the remaining 1/3 (seven) may be nominated by the minor parties and/or unaffiliated voters of the town in accordance with Section 9-183a and 9-183b of the Connecticut General Statutes.