Connecticut General Statutes/Title 9/Chapter 146/Section 9-226

CGS § 9-226. Municipal elections.

The warning of each municipal election shall specify the objects for which such election is to be held. Notice of a town election shall be given by the town clerk or assistant town clerk, by publishing a warning (1) in a newspaper published in such town or having a general circulation therein, such publication to be not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous to the commencement of the period of early voting at the election, and (2) on such town's Internet web site, such publication to be not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous to the commencement of the period of early voting at the election. The town clerk in each town shall, in the warning for such election, give notice of (A) the time and the location of each polling place in the town, (B) in towns divided into voting districts, the time and the location of each polling place in each district, (C) the time and the site of each location designated for same-day election registration, and (D) the time and the site of each location designated for the conduct of early voting, in the town. The town clerk shall record each such warning. Notice of an election of a city or borough shall be given by publishing a warning (i) in a newspaper published within the limits of such city or borough or having a general circulation therein, not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous to the commencement of the period of early voting at the election, and (ii) on the Internet web site of such city or borough, or the town having such city or borough within such town's limits, not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous to the commencement of the period of early voting at the election, which warning shall include notice of (I) the time and the location of each polling place in such city or borough, (II) in cities and boroughs divided into voting districts, the time and the location of each polling place in each district, (III) the time and the site of each location designated for same-day election registration in such city or borough, and (IV) the time and the site of each location designated for the conduct of early voting in such city or borough.

Short History

(1949 Rev., S. 493; 1953, S. 703d; 1963, P.A. 393, S. 9; February, 1965, P.A. 275, S. 5; 1967, P.A. 119, S. 2; 352, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 100; P.A. 23-5, S. 7; 23-22, S. 24; 23-204, S. 183.)

Long History

History: 1963 act substituted publication in a newspaper for posting notice of an election on the signposts and deleted method of computation of the 5-day period; 1965 act added to prescription of timing for newspaper publication “not more than ten nor less than” before the words “five days previous to holding the election” where appearing; 1967 acts added assistant town clerk as authorized to give notice of town election, provided for warning to give notice of the time and the location of the polling place, or in case town or city or borough divided into voting districts, time and polling place location in each district, and changed 10 day limitation to 15 days, where appearing; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), designated existing provision re town newspaper publication as Subsec. (a)(1), added Subsec. (a)(2) re town Internet web site publication, designated existing provision re time and location of polling places in town as Subpara. (A), designated existing provision re time and location of polling places in voting districts as Subpara. (B), added Subpara. (C) re time and location of election day registration locations in town, added references to Subsec. (b) re certain municipal elections held prior to November 3, 2021, designated existing provision re city or borough newspaper publication as clause (i), added clause (ii) re city or borough Internet web site publication, designated existing provision re time and location of polling places in city or borough as subclause (I), designated existing provision re time and location of polling places in city or borough voting districts as subclause (II), added subclause (III) re time and location of election day registration locations in city or borough and added Subsec. (b) re certain municipal elections held prior to November 3, 2021, effective June 23, 2021; P.A. 23-5 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “holding” with “the commencement of the period of early voting at”, replacing “election day registration” with “same-day election registration”, adding Subdivs. (2)(D) and (2)(D)(ii)(IV) re location designated for conduct of early voting and making technical changes, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 23-22 deleted Subsec. (a) designator, deleted exceptions referencing former Subsec. (b) and deleted former Subsec. (b) re certain municipal elections held prior to November 3, 2021; P.A. 23-204 changed effective date of P.A. 23-5, S. 7, from July 1, 2023, to January 1, 2024, effective June 12, 2023.

Citations

Both warning and notice are requisite for legal meeting. 4 D. 62; 5 C. 391; 37 C. 392; 44 C. 157; 52 C. 483; 58 C. 488; 60 C. 165; 121 U.S. 121. Warning is to be affirmatively thereof. 25 C. 555, see also 121 U.S. 121. The hour of meeting presumed to be a proper hour. 13 C. 227. The notice should fairly state the purpose of meeting. Id.; 15 C. 327; 36 C. 83; 53 C. 577; 58 C. 488. The town may act within the limits of the warning. 55 C. 245. The warning needs no address, but addressed “to the inhabitants” is valid. 32 C. 47. Clerk's certificate imports verity only as to matters of lawful consideration. 44 C. 158; 51 C. 22. Five days before the meeting means five days before the day of meeting; the town is not estopped by erroneous record of town clerk, as against one acting under it. Id. Notice published in newspaper four days before meeting insufficient. 83 C. 331. As to necessity of recording warning, see 121 U.S. 121. Recorded return of notice of warning, best evidence of contents of warning. 97 C. 633. Unnecessary for warning to state number of grand jurors to be elected. 111 C. 341.

Cited. 36 CS 74.

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