Town of Branford, CT Chapter 34 Elections

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Representative Town Meeting of the Town of Branford as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Election of Representative Town Meeting — See Charter, Section 4.

Board of Admission of Electors — See Ch. 6.

Article I Election of Town Officials

[Adopted 10-10-1984[1]]

[1] Editor's Note: The ordinance adopted 10-10-1984 combined, without change, three prior ordinances adopted 8-28-1947 and 11-13-1962 into the one appearing in this chapter.

§ 34-1 (Reserved) [1]

[1] Editor’ Note: Former § 34-1, Election of Town officers, was repealed 9-11-2013.

§ 34-2 (Reserved) [1]

[1] Editor’ Note: Former § 34-2, Election of Assessor and members of Board of Assessment Appeals, as amended, was repealed 9-11-2013. For current provisions, see Ch. 11, Assessors and Board of Assessment Appeals.

§ 34-3 Board of Education.

There shall be elected at each biennial election to be held in the Town of Branford, in addition to the other officers, three members of the Board of Education. Each political party shall nominate two candidates, and the three receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected for a term of six years from the date of their election, pursuant to Section 9-206 of the General Statutes of Connecticut, Revision of 1958.

Article II Registry List

[Adopted 9-11-1985]

§ 34-4 Designation of party affiliation.

The registrars of voters shall designate the party affiliation, if any, of each elector on the registry list with the name of such elector.

§ 34-5 Discontinuance of separate lists.

The separate list of persons making application for enrollment according to declared political preference of such electors is hereby discontinued.