(a)
Nomination and election of state and federal officers, state senators
and representatives, and of such elective municipal officers, boards
and commissions as are provided for in this Charter shall be conducted,
and the registrars of voters shall prepare lists of electors qualified
to vote therefore, in the manner prescribed in the Constitution and
the general and special laws of the state applicable to the Town of
Somers except as hereinafter provided.
(b)
A meeting of the electors of the Town of Somers, for the election
of municipal officers shall be held on the first Tuesday following
the first Monday of November, 1981 and biennially thereafter unless
changed by vote of the Town Meeting or by referendum. The number of
members of any one political party who may be elected to any elective
board shall not exceed the number prescribed by the General Statutes.
If a person vacating an elective board, excluding the Board of Selectmen,
was elected as a member of a political party, the vacancy shall be
filled by a member of the same political party, or if the vacancy
is not filled within 30 days, the vacancy may be filled by any eligible
person so long as the number of any one political party on the board
does not exceed the number prescribed by the General Statutes.
[Amended 11-7-2006, effective 12-7-2006]
[Amended 11-7-2006, effective 12-7-2006]
The Town may be divided into voting districts as deemed necessary
by the Board of Selectmen in accordance with the provisions of CGS
9-169.
No person who is not at the time of his election a qualified
resident voter of the Town of Somers, shall be eligible for election
to any town office, and any person ceasing to be a qualified resident
voter of said town shall thereupon automatically cease to hold elective
office in the town, and the office shall be deemed vacant.
When any regular or special municipal election conducted pursuant
to the provisions of this Charter results in a tie, a special election
shall be conducted to determine who shall be elected, or in the case
of a question at referendum, whether it shall be accepted or rejected.
Said special election shall be held by the Selectmen on the seventh
day after the election which 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 elections. If voting machines are not available in
sufficient number, paper ballots may be used in place of or in conjunction
with voting machines.
(a)
Vacancies in the Board of Selectmen shall be filled in the manner
prescribed by the General Statutes.
(b)
A vacancy occurring on the Board of Education, Board of Finance,
Board of Assessors, or Library Board shall be filled by a vote of
the remaining members. If the vacancy is not filled within sixty days
from the time the office becomes vacant, the Board of Selectmen within
thirty additional days shall fill the vacancy by appointment.
[Amended 11-7-2006, effective 12-7-2006]
(d)
An appointee to a vacancy in an elective office shall serve until
a successor, elected at a special election or at the next regular
town election qualifies. A person elected at either a special or a
regular town election to fill an unexpired term shall serve the remainder
of the term.
