2022 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 9 - Elections
Chapter 146 - Elections
Section 9-226. - Municipal elections; exception for certain elections held in 2021.
(a) The warning of each municipal election shall specify the objects for which such election is to be held. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, notice of a town election shall be given by the town clerk or assistant town clerk, by publishing a warning (1) in a newspaper published in such town or having a general circulation therein, such publication to be not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous to holding the election, and (2) on such town's Internet web site, such publication to be not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous to holding the election. The town clerk in each town shall, in the warning for such election, give notice of (A) the time and the location of each polling place in the town, (B) in towns divided into voting districts, the time and the location of each polling place in each district, and (C) the time and the location of each location designated for election day registration in the town. The town clerk shall record each such warning. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, notice of an election of a city or borough shall be given by publishing a warning (i) in a newspaper published within the limits of such city or borough or having a general circulation therein, not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous to holding the election, and (ii) on the Internet web site of such city or borough, or the town having such city or borough within such town's limits, not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous to holding the election, which warning shall include notice of (I) the time and the location of each polling place in such city or borough, (II) in cities and boroughs divided into voting districts, the time and the location of each polling place in each district, and (III) the time and the location of each location designated for election day registration in such city or borough.
(b) For any municipal election held on or after June 23, 2021, but prior to November 3, 2021, the notice under subsection (a) of this section shall be given not more than seven nor less than four days previous to holding such election.
(1949 Rev., S. 493; 1953, S. 703d; 1963, P.A. 393, S. 9; February, 1965, P.A. 275, S. 5; 1967, P.A. 119, S. 2; 352, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 100.)
History: 1963 act substituted publication in a newspaper for posting notice of an election on the signposts and deleted method of computation of the 5-day period; 1965 act added to prescription of timing for newspaper publication “not more than ten nor less than” before the words “five days previous to holding the election” where appearing; 1967 acts added assistant town clerk as authorized to give notice of town election, provided for warning to give notice of the time and the location of the polling place, or in case town or city or borough divided into voting districts, time and polling place location in each district, and changed 10 day limitation to 15 days, where appearing; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), designated existing provision re town newspaper publication as Subsec. (a)(1), added Subsec. (a)(2) re town Internet web site publication, designated existing provision re time and location of polling places in town as Subpara. (A), designated existing provision re time and location of polling places in voting districts as Subpara. (B), added Subpara. (C) re time and location of election day registration locations in town, added references to Subsec. (b) re certain municipal elections held prior to November 3, 2021, designated existing provision re city or borough newspaper publication as clause (i), added clause (ii) re city or borough Internet web site publication, designated existing provision re time and location of polling places in city or borough as subclause (I), designated existing provision re time and location of polling places in city or borough voting districts as subclause (II), added subclause (III) re time and location of election day registration locations in city or borough and added Subsec. (b) re certain municipal elections held prior to November 3, 2021, effective June 23, 2021.
