[Amended 11-4-2003]
Nominations and elections of state and federal officers, judge
of probate, justices of the peace and registrars of voters shall be
conducted as prescribed by the Connecticut General Statutes. The Registrars
of Voters shall prepare lists of electors qualified to vote therefor
in the manner prescribed in the Constitution and the general laws
of the State of Connecticut.
The election of the town officers listed in Article
III of this Charter shall take place at the regular town elections on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered year.
Minority representation on any elective board or commission
of the town shall be determined in accordance with the provisions
of Section 9-167a of the Connecticut General Statutes, except in the
case of a five-member board or commission where the maximum number
of members of any such board or commission from the same political
party shall be three. The maximum number of any elective board or
commission who may be members of the same political party shall be
as specified in the following table.
Total Membership
|
Maximum From One Party
|
---|
3
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
6
|
4
|
7
|
5
|
8
|
5
|
9
|
6
|
More than 9
|
2/3 of total membership
|
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 Section 9-332 of the Connecticut General Statutes,
as amended, to determine who shall be elected or, in the case of a
question at referendum, whether it shall be accepted or rejected;
provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to questions
at referendum which, under the provisions of this Charter or of the
Connecticut General Statutes, require a minimum number of electors
voting in favor of such questions in the event that the number of
electors voting in favor of such question does not equal the said
minimum number required by such provision.