There shall be 30 Justices of the Peace of the City of Derby, who shall
have all of the powers, duties and responsibilities and who shall be subject
to all of the qualifications as prescribed for such officers by the laws of
the State of Connecticut.
Two-thirds of the total number of Justices of the Peace shall be selected
by the political parties which are major parties as defined by Connecticut
General Statutes, § 9-372(5)(B), which shall each be entitled to
nominate an equal number of the total number of Justices of the Peace to be
selected. If the number so nominated is not divisible by the number of political
parties entitled to nominate Justices of the Peace, the Registrars of Voters
shall determine by lot which of said parties may nominate one more Justice
of the Peace than may be nominated by the other party or parties. Such nomination
by such parties shall qualify the nominees to serve as Justices of the Peace.
Such nomination shall be made within the time limits prescribed by state statute
for municipal offices prior to a state election. Primaries for Justices of
the Peace shall be by slate as in the case of convention delegates and shall
be on the same day as primaries for municipal offices.
Each political party which is a major party as defined in Connecticut
General Statutes, § 9-372(5)(A), but is not a major political party
as defined in Subparagraph (B) of said subdivision, shall be entitled to nominate
20% of the total number of Justices of the Peace to be selected under §
32-52
hereinafter. Such percentage shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number
of Justices of the Peace. Such nomination by such parties shall qualify the
nominees to serve as Justices of the Peace. Such nomination shall be made
within the time limits prescribed by state statute for municipal offices prior
to a state election. Primaries for Justices of the Peace shall be by slate
as in the case of convention delegates and shall be held on the same day as
primaries for municipal offices.