Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-453d (2026)

Number of signatures

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Each petition shall be signed by a number of qualified electors equal to the lesser of (1) one per cent of the votes cast for the same office or offices at the last-preceding election, or the number of qualified electors prescribed by section 9-380 with regard to newly-created offices, or (2) seven thousand five hundred. “Qualified electors” means electors eligible to vote for all the candidates proposed by the petition. “Votes cast for the same office at the last-preceding election” means, in the case of multiple openings for the same office, the total number of electors checked as having voted at the last-preceding election at which such office appeared on the ballot.

(1971, P.A. 806, S. 5; P.A. 74-2; P.A. 85-577, S. 14; P.A. 94-209, S. 3; P.A. 11-20, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 74-2 provided that in the case of multiple openings for the same office, “votes cast for the same office at the last preceding election” means the total number of electors voting at the last preceding election; P.A. 85-577 substituted the number of “qualified electors” for the number of “signatures”, defined “qualified electors” and substituted number of electors “checked as having voted” for number of electors “voting”; P.A. 94-209 added “the lesser of”, Subdiv. designations and Subdiv. (2); pursuant to P.A. 11-20, “ballot label” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “ballot”, effective May 24, 2011.

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1976–2020 · leading case: Nader v. Schaffer, 417 F. Supp. 837 (D. Conn. 1976).

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Nader v. Schaffer, 417 F. Supp. 837 (D. Conn. 1976). · cites it 3× “Conn.Gen.Stat. § 9-453d. Enrollment in a political party is, as plaintiffs assert, a public act of affiliation with the party, at least insofar as the voter is required by Conn.”

Presnick v. Bysiewicz, 297 F. Supp. 2d 431 (D. Conn. 2003). · cites it 4× “Conn. Gen.Stat. § 9-453d provides in relevant part: Each petition shall be signed by a number of qualified electors equal to the lesser of (1) one per cent of the votes cast for the same office or offices at the last-preceding election, or the number of qualified electors…”

Green Party v. Garfield, 648 F. Supp. 2d 298 (D. Conn. 2009). · cites it 2× “Conn. Gen.Stat. § 9-453d. In contrast, to qualify for CEP funding, a state senate candidate must collect, on average, even more signatures — 7,916—from within a single senatorial district.”

Reale v. Bysiewicz, 6 A.3d 1138 (Conn. 2010). · cites it 5× “General Statutes § 9-453d. 4 Based *814 upon the 2008 election figures set forth in the official statement of vote, Reale had to obtain 3231 signatures from individuals registered to vote in the Second District.”

Libertarian Party of Connecticut v. Lamont (D. Conn. 2020). · cites it 2× “§ 9-453d. The moving plaintiffs invite the court to replace this decades-old statutory scheme by drawing lines that would benefit some minor party candidates, 27 Connecticut permits a minor party to have automatic ballot access when its candidate for Governor achieves 20% of the…”

— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-453d(l) — 1 case

Presnick v. Bysiewicz, 297 F. Supp. 2d 431 (D. Conn. 2003). “Conn. Gen.Stat. § 9-453d provides in relevant part: Each petition shall be signed by a number of qualified electors equal to the lesser of (1) one per cent of the votes cast for the same office or offices at the last-preceding election, or the number of qualified electors…”

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