All elections for town officers shall be held on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November of each odd numbered year.
At each state election, there shall be elected two (2) Registrars
of Voters.
At each town election, there shall be elected the following:
A. Board of Selectmen. Seven (7) Selectmen, each for a
term of two (2) years.
B. Town Clerk. A Town Clerk for a term of two (2) years
or such period as may be specified by the General Statutes.
C. Constables. Four (4) constables, each for a term of
two (2) years.
D. Board of Education. There shall be a Board of Education
consisting of nine (9) members to be elected as follows:
i. At the biennial election to be held in 1987, there shall be elected
four (4) members for a term of four (4) years.
ii. At the biennial election to be held in 1989, there shall be elected
five (5) members, each for a term of four (4) years.
iii. Thereafter, there shall be elected for terms of four (4) years at
each biennial election that number of members necessary to replace
the members whose terms expire, each for the term of four (4) years
from the date of election.
The terms of elected office shall be from the date elected until
the successor shall be elected and qualified, except that the Town
Clerk shall hold office for two (2) years from the first Monday of
January succeeding the election until his successor shall be elected
and qualified, and the Registrars of Voters shall hold office for
the term of two (2) years from the Wednesday following the first Monday
of the January next succeeding their election until the Wednesday
following the first Monday of the third January succeeding their election.
All elected officers shall have the powers as vested in them
by the Connecticut General Statutes unless specifically provided otherwise
by this Charter.
Minority representation on any elective or appointive board,
council, commission, committee or similar body of the Town shall be
determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-167a of
the General Statutes, Revision of 1958, as amended. As provided in
said Section, the maximum number on 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:
TOTAL MEMBERSHIP
|
MAXIMUM FROM ONE PARTY
|
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3
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
5
|
4
|
6
|
4
|
7
|
5
|
8
|
5
|
9
|
6
|
More than 9
|
Two-thirds of total membership
|
All elective officers shall be residents and electors of the
Town, and if any such officer at any time shall cease to be a resident
of the Town, his office shall be vacated.
For each elective office, the officer or officers who shall
receive the greatest number of votes shall, subject to Section 205
above, and subject to the provisions of the Connecticut General Statutes,
be declared elected.
Whenever there shall be a tie vote for any office, a new election
for such office shall be held on the ensuing third Tuesday of November
and only those candidates whose votes were tied shall then be voted
for.
Vacancies in municipal offices, from whatever cause arising,
shall be filled according to the provisions of Connecticut General
Statutes Section 9-220 and 10-219 as may from time to time be amended.
The mode of nomination of candidates for all elective offices
of the town shall be in accordance with the General Statutes.
Any person whose name has been presented pursuant to the provisions
of this Article as a nominee for any office, may, not later than fifteen
(15) days before the election for which he is nominated, cause his
name to be withdrawn from nomination, in accordance with the General
Statutes.
At meetings for the election of officers, the moderators shall
be chosen by the Registrar of Voters in the manner prescribed by the
General Statutes.