Nomination and Election of State and Federal Officials; Role
of the Registrars of Voters. Nomination and election of State and
Federal Officers, State Senators and Representatives, Judge of Probate
and two Registrars of Voters, shall be conducted and the Registrars
of Voters shall prepare lists of Electors qualified to vote, therefore,
in the manner prescribed by the Constitution and the General and Special
Laws of this State applicable to the City of Middletown.
The Elected Officials of the City shall be: Mayor, twelve (12)
Members of the Common Council, Nine (9) Members of the Board of Education,
three (3) Members of the Board of Tax Review, and seven (7) members
and three (3) alternate members of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Not more than eight (8) candidates for the Common Council may be nominated
by any political party for the elections and the twelve (12) candidates
receiving the highest number of votes at said Election shall be declared
elected.
No Elected Official of the City, during the full term of the
office for which said Official was elected, shall be eligible for
appointment to any salaried position except to the position Mayor's
Chief of Staff within the City Government. Persons being so appointed
must resign from the elected office.
Not more than eight (8) members of the Common Council, not more
than six (6) members of the Board of Education, not more than one
(1) Registrar of Voters, not more than two (2) members of the Board
of Assessment Appeals and not more than four (4) members and not more
than two (2) alternate members of the Planning and Zoning Commission
may be members of the same political party at any time.
The provisions of the General Statutes relating to municipal
elections shall govern the conduct of all elections held under the
provisions of this Charter except as otherwise provided herein. The
Common Council shall set the boundaries of each voting district and
at any time may, by Ordinance, alter the boundaries of said districts
or establish additional districts.
No person shall be eligible for election to any City office
who is not at the time of election a resident of said City and any
person ceasing to be a resident or Elector of said City shall thereupon
cease to hold elective office in the City.
The Common Council shall call and warn Special Elections when
required by any provision of the Connecticut General Statutes.