Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-226

Current with legislation from the 2024 Regular and Special Sessions.
Section 9-226 - Municipal elections

The warning of each municipal election shall specify the objects for which such election is to be held. 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 the commencement of the period of early voting at 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 the commencement of the period of early voting at 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, (C) the time and the site of each location designated for same-day election registration, and (D) the time and the site of each location designated for the conduct of early voting, in the town. The town clerk shall record each such warning. 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 the commencement of the period of early voting at 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 the commencement of the period of early voting at 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, (III) the time and the site of each location designated for same-day election registration in such city or borough, and (IV) the time and the site of each location designated for the conduct of early voting in such city or borough.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-226

(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.)

Amended by P.A. 23-0204, S. 183 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by P.A. 23-0005, S. 7 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2023. Effective date amended by P.A. 23-0204.
Amended by P.A. 23-0022, S. 24 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2023.
Amended by P.A. 21-0002, S. 100 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2021 Special Session, eff. 6/23/2021.

Both warning and notice are requisite for legal meeting. 4 D. 62; 5 C. 391 ; 37 C. 392 ; 44 C. 157 ; 52 C. 483 ; 58 C. 488 ; 60 C. 165 ; 121 U.S. 121 . Warning is to be affirmatively thereof. 25 C. 555 , see also 121 Conn. 121 . The hour of meeting presumed to be a proper hour. 13 C. 227 . The notice should fairly state the purpose of meeting. Id.; 15 C. 327 ; 36 C. 83 ; 53 C. 577; 58 Conn. 488 . The town may act within the limits of the warning. 55 C. 245 . The warning needs no address, but addressed "to the inhabitants" is valid. 32 C. 47. Clerk's certificate imports verity only as to matters of lawful consideration. 44 C. 158 ; 51 C. 22 . Five days before the meeting means five days before the day of meeting; the town is not estopped by erroneous record of town clerk, as against one acting under it. Id. Notice published in newspaper four days before meeting insufficient. 83 C. 331 . As to necessity of recording warning, see 121 Conn. 121 . Recorded return of notice of warning, best evidence of contents of warning. 97 C. 633 . Unnecessary for warning to state number of grand jurors to be elected. 111 C. 341 . Cited. 36 Conn.Supp. 74 .