[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Colchester as
indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Board of Education — See Charter § C-602.
[Adopted at referendum 10-17-1990]
In accordance with C.G.S.§ 9-205, the number of the Colchester
Board of Education is established at seven members.
At the town election next following this action the terms of office
of the members of such Board now in office shall expire. At subject town election
Colchester shall then elect four members of such Board to hold office for
two years and three members to hold office for four years, each from the date
of election and, at each town election thereafter, shall elect members of
such Board in place of the members whose terms expire, each for a term of
four years from the date of election.
[Adopted 3-2-1993]
Pursuant to the provisions of C.G.S.§ 9-204b, at any election
of members of the Colchester Board of Education (the "Board"), any elector
of the Town of Colchester (the "town") may vote for the number of such members
to be elected, and the persons receiving the greatest number of votes shall
be elected, except that when the number of members of any one political party
who would be elected without regard to C.G.S.§ 9-167a exceeds the
maximum number as determined by said section, then only the candidates of
such political party with the highest number of votes up to the limit of such
maximum shall be elected. The next highest ranking candidates, not from such
political party, shall be elected, up to the number of places to be filled
in such election.
Each political party shall have the right to nominate as many persons
as there are vacancies on the Board, and those names shall be placed upon
the ballot.
