2023 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 9 - Elections
Chapter 146 - Elections
Section 9-225. - State elections; exception for certain elections held in 2020 and 2021.
(a)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the town clerk or assistant town clerk of each town shall warn the electors therein to meet on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November in the even-numbered years, at six o'clock a.m., which warning shall be given by publication (A) in a newspaper having a general circulation in such town, or towns in the case of a joint publication under subsection (b) of this section, not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous to holding such election, and (B) on such town's Internet web site, not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous to holding such election. The clerk in each town shall, in the warning for such election, give notice of (i) the time and the location of each polling place in the town, (ii) in towns 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 the town, at which such election will be held. The town clerk shall record each such warning.
(2) For the state election in 2020, and any election held pursuant to section 9-211, 9-212, 9-215 or 9-218 on or after June 23, 2021, but prior to November 3, 2021, the warning under subsection (a) of this section shall be given not more than seven nor less than four days previous to holding such election.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any charter or home rule ordinance, the warning under subsection (a) of this section may be published jointly by two or more towns in a newspaper, provided all other requirements of this section with respect to such warning are met.
(1949 Rev., S. 1053; 1953, S. 702d; 1963, P.A. 393, S. 8; February, 1965, P.A. 275, S. 4; 1967, P.A. 119, S. 1; 352, S. 1; P.A. 11-173, S. 57; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-4, S. 4; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 99.)
History: 1963 act substituted publication in a newspaper for posting notice on town signposts and omitted method of computing 5-day notice period; 1965 act added “not more than ten nor less than” to the 5 days previous to election for publication in a newspaper, deleted “except as otherwise provided by law” and also provision for true and attested copy of warning to be left with town clerk by person who served same and provided for town clerk to record such warning; 1967 acts changed not more than 10 days to 15 days and made minor changes in wording; P.A. 11-173 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same to add language re joint publication, and added Subsec. (b) re joint publication, effective July 1, 2011; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-4 amended Subsec. (a) to designate existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and amend same to add exception re Subdiv. (2) and add Subdiv. (2) re state election in 2020, effective October 2, 2020; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (a)(1) to designate existing provision re newspaper publication as Subpara. (A), add Subpara. (B) re town Internet web site publication, designate existing provision re time and location of polling places in towns as clause (i), designate existing provision re time and location of polling places in voting districts as clause (ii) and add clause (iii) re time and location of election day registration location in town and amended Subsec. (a)(2) to add provision re certain elections held prior to November 3, 2021, effective June 23, 2021.
