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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-379 (2026)

Eligibility for placing on ballot

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No name of any candidate shall be printed on any official ballot at any election except the name of a candidate nominated by a major or minor party unless a nominating petition for such candidate is approved by the Secretary of the State as provided in sections 9-453a to 9-453p, inclusive.

(1949 Rev., S. 1044; 1953, S. 569d; 1957, P.A. 410, S. 1; 1958 Rev., S. 9-72; 1959, P.A. 476, S. 1; 675, S. 1; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 8; 1971, P.A. 806, S. 19.)

History: 1959 acts amended parts of Sec. 9-72 found elsewhere in restatement; 1963 act restated previous provisions; 1971 act deleted requirement for party designation and substituted “approved by” for “filed with” the secretary of the state.

Former section cited. 10 CS 210; 16 CS 5.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1976–2022 · leading case: Butts v. Bysiewicz, 5 A.3d 932 (Conn. 2010).
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Butts v. Bysiewicz, 5 A.3d 932 (Conn. 2010). · cites it 4× “See General Statutes § 9-379. 10 Thus, in the absence of a valid certificate, the defendant has nothing upon which to act.”
Arciniega v. Feliciano, 184 A.3d 1202 (Conn. 2018). · cites it 2× “See General Statutes § 9-379. Finally, the only provision mandating any role for the clerk in reviewing the petitions also has no bearing on candidate addresses.”
Nader v. Schaffer, 417 F. Supp. 837 (D. Conn. 1976). · cites it 2× “Conn. Gen.Stat. § 9-379. Initially, state or district conventions, as the case may be, of a major party “choose a candidate for nomination to each of the state or district offices” through a “challenge primary” system.”
Repub. Party of Connecticut v. Tashjian, 770 F.2d 265 (2d Cir. 1985). “2 Conn.Gen.Stat. § 9-379. *268 In 1955, the Connecticut General Assembly enacted a “challenge” primary law, codified as Conn.”
Libertarian Party of Connecticut v. Lamont (D. Conn. 2020). · cites it 2× “Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-379 . In this action, plaintiffs challenge this second avenue – Connecticut’s petitioning process for unaffiliated candidates and minor party candidates that do not have automatic ballot access.”
Lewis v. Kohler (D. Conn. 2022). · cites it 2× “Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-379 . (Carini Decl. [Doc.”
Reale v. Bysiewicz, 6 A.3d 1138 (Conn. 2010). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to General Statutes § 9-379, “[n]o name of any candidate shall be printed on any official ballot at any election except the name of a candidate nominated by a major or minor party unless a nominating petition for such candidate is approved by the Secretary of State as…”
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