Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-463

Current with legislation from the 2024 Regular and Special Sessions.

Section 9-463 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise:

(1) "At large" means selected on a basis other than from a district;

(2) "Candidate" means any person whose name is placed, or proposed to be placed, as the case may be, on the primary ballot of a party;

(3) "Chairman" means the chairman of the state central committee of a party;

(4) "Delegate" means a person selected by a party to vote at its national convention held for the purpose of nominating such party's candidate for President;

(5) "District" means a congressional district or other political subdivision of the state;

(6) "Party" means a political party having the largest or second largest number of enrolled members in this state according to the most recent enrollment records on file in the office of the secretary;

(7) "President" means the office of President of the United States;

(8) "Primary" means a presidential preference primary in which any enrolled member of a party is eligible to vote for a candidate for such party's nomination for President;

(9) "Rules" mean the national rules or regulations governing a party;

(10) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the State.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-463

(P.A. 77-535, S. 1; P.A. 79-481, S. 1; P.A. 83-475, S. 36, 43.)