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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-219 (2026)

Procedure for filling vacancy on local board of education

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If a vacancy occurs in the office of any member of the local board of education, unless otherwise provided by charter or special act, such vacancy shall be filled by the remaining members of said board until the next regular town election, at which election a successor shall be elected for the unexpired portion of the term, the official ballot specifying the vacancy to be filled.

(1949 Rev., S. 1500, 1502; 1953, S. 950d; 1967, P.A. 173; P.A. 81-257, S. 2, 10.)

History: 1967 act added qualifying phrase “unless otherwise provided by charter or special act”; P.A. 81-257 made filling of vacancy mandatory rather than optional unless otherwise provided by charter or special act by substituting “shall” for “may”.

See Sec. 9-1 for applicable definitions.

Term “appointment” in Sec. 1-18a(e)(1) interpreted to include filling a vacancy as used in this section. 213 C. 216.

“Filling a vacancy” as used in section is an “appointment” within meaning of Sec. 1-18a(e)(1). 41 CS 267.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1988–2012 · leading case: Pereira v. State Bd. of Educ., 37 A.3d 625 (Conn. 2012).
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Pereira v. State Bd. of Educ., 37 A.3d 625 (Conn. 2012). · cites it 6× “Finally, it is entirely irrelevant—contrary to the assertion of the plaintiffs in the Farrar-James case—that the Bridgeport board lacked the authority to delegate its vacancy appointing power to the state board.”
Bd. of Educ. v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 566 A.2d 1380 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1988). · cites it 5× “On May 12, 1987, and July 9, 1987, the board held special meetings to interview candidates in order to fill vacancies on the board, pursuant to General Statutes § 10-219. At the meetings, the board interviewed the candidates in a public session, then convened into executive…”
Bd. of Educ. of Danbury v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 566 A.2d 1362 (Conn. 1989). · cites it 5× “2 In the event of an interim vacancy on the board, however, General Statutes § 10-219 provides that “such vacancy *218 shall be filled by the remaining members of said board until the next regular town election.”
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