Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-216 (2026)

Nomination by petition

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Nominations may also be made by petition in vacancy elections for the offices of state senator and state representative in the manner provided in sections 9-379 and 9-453a to 9-453p, inclusive, which petitions shall be submitted to the town clerk of the town in which the signers reside not later than eight days after the issue of such writs as provided in section 9-215 and filed in the office of the Secretary of the State not later than two days thereafter.

(1957, P.A. 119, S. 4; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 86; 1967, P.A. 557, S. 5; 1971, P.A. 806, S. 24; P.A. 77-240, S. 2; P.A. 78-153, S. 24, 32; P.A. 80-215, S. 3.)

History: 1963 act changed internal references from former primary act to its restatement; 1967 act deleted reference to publication of the warning, provided for filing with the secretary of the state statement signed by town clerk not later than 17 days after issuance of writs attesting that a circulator of nominating petition page is elector and eligible to vote for all candidates listed; 1971 act made technical changes; P.A. 77-240 changed time within which petitions to be filed with the secretary of the state from 7 to 2 days and time for filing of town clerk's attestation from 17 days to 5 days; P.A. 78-153 changed interval within which petitions to be submitted to town clerk from 10 to 8 days, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-215 deleted requirement for attestation by town clerk.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1976–1976 · leading case: Nader v. Schaffer, 417 F. Supp. 837 (D. Conn. 1976).
Nader v. Schaffer, 417 F. Supp. 837 (D. Conn. 1976). “A “minor party” is one whose gubernatorial candidate received less than twenty percent of the total vote in the last preceding election; and whose candidate for the office in question received less than ten percent but at least one percent of the totál vote for that office in…”
Fishman v. Schaffer, 418 F. Supp. 613 (D. Conn. 1976). “Each page of a nominating petition submitted to the town clerk and filed with the secretary of the state under the provisions of sections 9-453a to 9-453s, inclusive, or section 9-216 shall contain a statement as to the authenticity of the signatures thereon, signed under…”
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