A petitioning candidate may withdraw his candidacy but no such withdrawal shall be valid until the candidate has signed and filed a letter of withdrawal with the Secretary of the State in the case of a state or district office or the office of state senator or state representative from any district, or with the municipal clerk in the case of a municipal office other than state senator or state representative. A copy of each letter of withdrawal filed with the municipal clerk shall also be filed with the Secretary of the State. The Secretary of the State shall forthwith notify the appropriate town clerks of such withdrawal in the case of a state or district office.
(1971, P.A. 806, S. 17; P.A. 84-319, S. 42, 49.)
History: P.A. 84-319 amended section to provide uniformity in statutes re withdrawal of petitioning candidates whether running under a party designation or not.