Minority representation on any elective or appointive
board, commission, committee or similar body of the Town shall be
determined in accordance with the Connecticut General Statutes. The
maximum number of any such board, commission, committee or similar
body who may be members of the same political party shall be as specified
in the following table:
Column I
Total Membership
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Column II
Maximum from 1 party
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3
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2
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4
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3
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5
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4
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6
|
4
|
7
|
5
|
8
|
5
|
9
|
6
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More than 9
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2/3 of total membership
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The minority representation on the Board of
Education shall be determined in accordance with § 9-204b
of the Connecticut General Statutes.
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The number of voting districts shall not be
increased nor the boundaries altered, except by ordinance. Voting
district lines shall not be drawn so as to conflict with the lines
of Senate districts as established by the Connecticut General Assembly.
No change in the boundaries of voting districts shall be made within
90 days prior to an election. The Council shall provide suitable polling
places in the district or districts and shall define the boundaries
of the area to be served by each polling place. The Town Clerk, Registrars
of Voters and all other officers of the Town shall perform the duties
required of them by law with respect to elections in the voting district
or districts. All action taken under the provisions of this section
shall be in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes.
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 the Connecticut General Statutes
to determine who shall be elected or, in the case of a question at
referendum, whether it shall be accepted or rejected. Said adjourned
election shall be held on the seventh day after the election that
resulted in a tie and shall be confined to the tied candidates or
issues. Any voting machine, the returns from which are not subject
to disagreement, may be unlocked and used in said special election.
If voting machines are not available in sufficient number, paper ballots
may be used in place of or in conjunction with voting machines.
Except in the case of the First Selectman, any
vacancy in any elective Town office, from whatever cause arising,
shall be filled by appointment by the Council in a timely manner,
except where in conflict with the Connecticut General Statutes. When
the person vacating the office shall have been elected as a member
of a political party, such vacancy shall be filled by the appointment
of a member of the same political party. The appointee's term shall
be the unexpired portion of the elected term or until the next municipal
election and swearing in of a duly elected successor, whichever is
sooner. Said elected successor shall be sworn in on the fourth Monday
of November following said election.
No person shall be eligible for election to
any Town office who is not at the time of election a resident elector
of said Town, and any person ceasing to be a resident and elector
of said Town shall thereupon cease to hold elective office in the
Town.