Not later than five days before a minor party holds a party meeting to nominate a candidate for public office, the presiding officer of such meeting shall give written notice of the date, time, location and purpose of the meeting to, in the case of a municipal office, the town clerk of the municipality served by such office, or in the case of a state office or district office, the Secretary of the State. Concomitantly, the presiding officer of such meeting shall cause the written notice of such meeting to be published in a newspaper with a general circulation in the applicable town for such office. As used in this section, the terms “minor party”, “state office”, “district office” and “municipal office” have the meanings assigned to such terms in section 9-372.
(P.A. 99-276, S. 11, 15; P.A. 07-194, S. 44.)
History: P.A. 99-276 effective January 1, 2000; P.A. 07-194 added requirement to publish notice of meeting in newspaper with a general circulation in the applicable town.
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