Chapter 153. Nominations and Political Parties
Section
9-372Definitions.9-373Nominations to public office.9-373aRegistration of write-in candidates.9-373bCross endorsement of a candidate.9-374Party rules to be filed.9-375Amendment of party rules.9-375aAmendment of party rules in 1972.9-375bAmendment of party rules following a census.9-376Postponement of primary day.9-377Write-in spaces on ballots prohibited.9-378Nominations without party designation excepted.9-378a to 9-378l9-378a to 9-378l9-378m9-378m9-379Eligibility for placing on ballot.9-380Newly-created offices.9-381Nomination procedure.9-381aElection procedures applicable to primaries unless otherwise provided.9-382Party-endorsed candidates; state or district office.9-383Time and place of convention.9-384Calls for conventions.9-384aCalls for 1974 party conventions.9-385Roll-call vote or polling by delegation at convention.9-385aVoting by delegation at state convention.9-386Tie vote on endorsement.9-387Dispute as to endorsement of a candidate or selection of a delegate.9-388Report to Secretary of the State.9-389Publication of names; information concerning filing of candidacies.9-390Selection of party-endorsed candidates for municipal office and selection of delegates to conventions.9-390aElection of town committee members in 1972.9-391Time for party endorsements for municipal offices and town committee members. Time for selection of delegates to conventions. Certification. Late certification void.9-392Selection of town committees.9-393Selection of town committee members and delegates.9-394District delegates.9-394aSenatorial and assembly district convention delegates.9-395Publication of information concerning municipal primaries.9-396Ballot vote at caucus; eligibility to vote.9-397Tie vote on endorsement.9-398 and 9-399Dispute as to endorsement. Time for filing candidacies.9-400Time for filing of candidacies for state or district office. Certification. Late certification void.9-401 to 9-404Availability 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.9-404aAvailability and issuance of primary petition forms for candidacies for nomination to state or district office.9-404bPrimary petition forms for candidacies for nomination to state or district office. Signatures. Circulation.9-404cRegistrar's receipt and verification of petitions for candidacies for nomination to state or district office. Filing with Secretary. Tabulation.9-405Time for filing primary petition candidacies for municipal offices and town committee members.9-406Filing of primary petition candidacies for municipal offices and town committee members.9-406aPenalty for fraudulent certification.9-407 and 9-408Filing of candidacies; delegates. Filing of primary petition candidacies for district delegates.9-409Availability and issuance of primary petition forms for candidacies for nomination to municipal office or election as town committee members.9-410Primary petition forms for candidacies for nomination to municipal office or election as town committee members. Signatures. Circulation.9-411Number of candidates required on petition for town committee members.9-412Registrar's receipt and verification of petitions for candidacies for nomination to municipal office or election as town committee members. Filing with clerk.9-413Deposition of deposit filed with registrar.9-413aRegistrar to certify accuracy of enrollment list provided to candidate circulating primary petition.9-414Nominations not to exceed places to be filled; municipal primaries.9-415When primary required.9-416No-contest nominations; state or district office.9-416aFailure of party to endorse; state or district office.9-417No-contest nominations; municipal office and town committee members.9-418Failure of party to endorse; municipal office.9-419Failure of party to endorse; town committee members.9-420Persons selected as convention delegates by party deemed lawfully selected.9-421When primary not to be held for town committee members.9-422Primaries for justices of the peace.9-423Time for primaries; state, district or municipal office.9-424Time for primaries; delegates.9-425Time for primaries; town committees.9-426Cancellation of primary for office or town committee due to vacancies in non-party-endorsed candidacies. Slate vacancies.9-427Cancellation of delegate primary due to vacancies in party-endorsed candidacies; filling of vacancies when incomplete party-endorsed slate wins delegate primary.9-428Vacancy in party-endorsed candidacy.9-429Cancellation of primary for office or town committee when vacancies in candidacies result in no contest.9-430Withdrawal procedure.9-431Eligibility to vote at primary.9-431aEligibility to vote at caucus, primary or town convention.9-431bEligibility to vote on removal from one town in state or district to another.9-432Verification of names on filing with secretary.9-433Notice of primary; state and district office.9-434Verification of names on filing with municipal clerk. Exception.9-435Notice of primary for municipal office or election for town committee.9-436Use, number and adjustment of voting tabulators; voting booths; conditions and rules for use of paper ballots; qualification, appointment and training of primary officials.9-436aCandidate checkers.9-437Form of ballot. Position of candidates' names on ballot. Sample ballots. Voting instructions and information.9-438Hours and places of voting.9-439Duties of officials.9-439aRemedy for denial of right to vote.9-439bPenalty for false statement.9-440Moderators to make returns.9-441Compensation of registrars and municipal clerks.9-442When party has no registrar.9-443Votes for justices of the peace.9-444Determination of nominee, town committee members or justices of the peace.9-445Recanvass on close vote.9-446Tie vote.9-447Unlocking of voting tabulators.9-448Recount of paper ballots.9-4499-4499-450Vacancy elections.9-450aSpecial elections in 1974.9-451Minor parties.9-452Time for making nominations. Certification. Late certification void.9-452aNotice of party meetings.9-453Petition requirements.9-453aPetition form.9-453bIssuance of nominating petition forms; restrictions. Application requirements. Candidacy filing requirements.9-453cWhen single petition may be used.9-453dNumber of signatures.9-453eCirculator.9-453fSignature pages.9-453gFalse signing.9-453hWithdrawal of signatures.9-453iSubmission to town clerk or Secretary of the State.9-453jStatement by circulator.9-453kSigning and certification of circulator's statement; receipt for pages; certification of signatures.9-453lDelegation of signature check to registrars.9-453mSignatures, effect of variations.9-453nDate for filing with secretary.9-453oRejection of defective pages. Cure for omission by town clerk. Approval of petitions.9-453pWithdrawal of candidacy.9-453qUse of party levers for petitioning candidates.9-453rPosition of candidates' names on ballot.9-453sVacancies in candidacies. Ballot.9-453tCandidate nominated by major or minor party prohibited from appearing on ballot by nominating petition. Exception for cross endorsement.9-453u(Formerly Sec. 9-378m). Reservation of party designation.9-454 to 9-458Petition: Form; signatures; circulation and filing; town clerk's duties; platform statement required, when; false signing.9-459Vacancy elections.9-460Vacancy in nomination; withdrawal procedure. Certification of replacement nomination; time limitations. Ballots.9-461Filing of list of candidates with Secretary.9-462Lists of candidates for state and district offices.