Nomination and election of federal and state officers and of
such elected town officers, boards, commissions, and agencies shall
be conducted as provided for in this Charter. The Registrars of Voters
shall prepare lists of electors qualified to vote theretofore, in
the manner prescribed in the Constitution and the General Statutes
of the State. An election for the purpose of electing municipal officers
shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November
of each oddnumbered year.
No person shall be eligible for election to any town office who is not at the time of his election an elector of the Town, as defined in Section 9-1 of the General Statutes, and any person ceasing to be an elector of the Town shall thereupon cease to hold elective office in the Town and the office shall be vacant.
Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, the maximum number
of members of any elective or appointive board, commission, committee
or similar body who may be members of the same political party shall
be as specified in the following table:
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Column 1
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Column 2
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|---|---|
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Total Membership
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Maximum From One Party
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3
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2
|
|
4
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3
|
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5
|
4
|
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6
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4
|
|
7
|
5
|
|
8
|
5
|
|
9
|
6
|
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More than 9
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Two-thirds of total membership
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When any regular or special municipal election results in a
tie, an adjourned election shall be conducted in accordance with the
provisions of the General Statutes to determine who shall be elected.
Said adjourned election shall be held two weeks after such election
at the same hour the first election was held. It shall be confined
to the undecided office(s).
Any vacancy, in any elective town office excluding the Board,
shall be filled within sixty days of such vacancy by appointment of
the Board. Any such appointee shall be a member of the same political
party as the voter vacating the office. In the case of an unaffiliated
voter vacating the office, any such appointee shall be from any political
party on whose slate the unaffiliated voter ran or another unaffiliated
voter. Such appointee shall serve for the unexpired portion of the
term vacated.
(Amended November 3, 2020, effective December 3, 2020)
If a vacancy occurs in the office of First Selectman, the remaining
members of the Board of Selectmen, shall within fifteen days, appoint
one of themselves to fill the vacancy until a special election, which
shall forthwith be called by the Town Clerk. The election shall be
held in accordance with the provisions of Sections 9-164, 9-450, and
9-459 of the General Statutes.
If a vacancy occurs in the office of Selectman, a successor
shall be appointed by the remaining members of the Board within thirty
days of such vacancy. Such appointee shall serve until the next regular
town election and shall take office immediately upon appointment.
If such a vacancy in the office of Selectman is not filled within
thirty days after the day of such vacancy, a special election may
be called as hereinafter provided upon the filing of a petition with
the Town Clerk containing the signatures of a number of electors of
the Town equal to five percent of the names on the last-completed
registry list, but not fewer than fifty such electors, filed no later
than sixty days after the day of such vacancy. A special election
shall forthwith be called by the Town Clerk upon the filing of such
a petition with him and shall be held in accordance with the provisions
of Sections 9-164, 9-450, and 9-459 of the General Statutes.
In accordance with the provisions of the General Statutes, the
Board of Admissions of Electors shall consist of the Town Clerk and
the Registrars of Voters.
