Sec. 9-373a. Registration of write-in candidates.
Sec. 9-428. Vacancy in party-endorsed candidacy.
Sec. 9-433. Notice of primary; state and district office.
Sec. 9-435. Notice of primary for municipal office or election for town committee.
Sec. 9-453i. Submission to town clerk or Secretary of the State.
Sec. 9-373a. Registration of write-in candidates. Any person desiring to be a write-in candidate for any state, district or municipal office to be filled at any regular election shall register his candidacy with the Secretary of the State on a form prescribed by the Secretary. The registration shall include the candidate's name and address, the designation and term of the office sought, a statement of consent to the candidacy, and any other information which the Secretary deems necessary. In the case of a write-in candidacy for the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor, the registration shall include a candidate for each of those offices, or shall be void. The registration shall not include a designation of any political party. The registration shall be filed with the Secretary not more than ninety days prior to the election at which the office is to be filled and not later than four o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day preceding the commencement of the period of early voting at the election, or the registration shall be void. No person nominated for an office by a major or minor party or by nominating petition shall register as a write-in candidate for that office under the provisions of this section, and any registration of a write-in candidacy filed by such a person shall be void. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, any person desiring to be a write-in candidate for the municipal office of town meeting member in any town having a representative town meeting which has seventy-five or more members shall register his candidacy with the town clerk of such town not later than the last business day preceding the commencement of the period of early voting at such election. A person may register as a write-in candidate for a district or municipal office if such person's name appears on the last-completed registry list of the district or municipality represented by such office, as the case may be. A person may register as a write-in candidate for a state office if such person's name appears on the last-completed registry list of the state.
(P.A. 83-475, S. 1, 43; P.A. 87-382, S. 52, 55; P.A. 15-224, S. 14; P.A. 23-5, S. 9; 23-204, S. 183.)
History: P.A. 87-382 added notwithstanding sentence re write-in candidates for municipal office of town meeting member in towns having a representative town meeting which has at least 75 members; P.A. 15-224 added requirements for district and municipal offices that name of candidate appear on last-completed registry list of district or municipality represented by such office and for state offices that name of candidate appear on last-completed registry list of state, effective January 1, 2016; P.A. 23-5 added references to the commencement of early voting period, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 23-204 changed effective date of P.A. 23-5, S. 9, from July 1, 2023, to January 1, 2024, effective June 12, 2023.
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Sec. 9-426. Cancellation of primary for office or town committee due to vacancies in non-party-endorsed candidacies. Slate vacancies. (a) If only one candidacy has been filed by a person other than a party-endorsed candidate for the nomination by a political party to a particular office and the candidate whose candidacy has been so filed thereafter, but prior to the commencement of the period of early voting at such primary, dies, withdraws his name from nomination or for any reason becomes disqualified to hold the office for which he is a candidate, no primary shall be held for the nomination of such party to that office and the party-endorsed candidate for such office shall be deemed to have been lawfully chosen in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided in sections 9-382 to 9-450, inclusive, in the case where no candidacy other than a party-endorsed candidacy has been filed.
(b) If candidacies have been filed by only one group of persons other than party-endorsed candidates for election to a town committee, and the candidates whose candidacies have been so filed thereafter, but prior to the opening of the polls at such primary, die, withdraw their names from nomination or for any reason become disqualified to hold the positions for which they are candidates, so as to render the number of candidacies so filed less than twenty-five per cent of the number of town committee members to be elected by such party either in the municipality or in the political subdivision, as the case may be, no primary shall be held for those positions and the party-endorsed candidates for such positions shall be deemed to have been lawfully chosen in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided in sections 9-382 to 9-450, inclusive, in the case where no candidacies other than party-endorsed candidacies have been filed.
(c) If any person on a slate, prior to the commencement of the period of early voting at such primary, dies, withdraws his name from nomination or for any reason becomes disqualified to hold the position for which he is a candidate, such partial slate shall appear on the ballot at the primary and, if such partial slate wins, then the remaining members may fill the vacancy. If only one such slate other than a slate of party-endorsed candidates has been filed for election and prior to the commencement of the period of early voting at such primary each of the persons on such slate dies, withdraws or becomes disqualified, no primary shall be held for those positions and the party-endorsed candidates for those positions shall be deemed to have been lawfully chosen in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided in sections 9-382 to 9-450, inclusive, in the case where no candidacies other than party-endorsed candidacies have been filed.
(June, 1955, S. 599d; November, 1955, S. N82; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 28; 1958 Rev., S. 9-110; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 53; 310, S. 1; P.A. 83-475, S. 27, 43; P.A. 03-241, S. 38; P.A. 11-20, S. 1; P.A. 23-5, S. 13.)
History: 1963 acts restated previous provisions and made technical revision of language; P.A. 83-475 amended section to apply to withdrawal from nomination at any time before opening of polls at primary; P.A. 03-241 deleted exclusion re persons on a slate “other than a slate of party-endorsed candidates for election as delegates or district delegates to a particular convention of a political party”, effective January 1, 2004, and applicable to primaries and elections held on or after that date; pursuant to P.A. 11-20, “ballot label” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “ballot”, effective May 24, 2011; P.A. 23-5 designated existing provision re candidacy for a particular office filed by person other than party-endorsed candidate as Subsec. (a), designated existing provision re candidacies for town committee members filed by groups other than party-endorsed candidates as Subsec. (b), designated existing provision re death, withdrawal or disqualification of person on a slate as Subsec. (c) and replaced “opening of the polls” with “commencement of the period of early voting” in Subsecs. (a) and (c), effective January 1, 2024.
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Sec. 9-428. Vacancy in party-endorsed candidacy. (a) If a party-endorsed candidate for election to the position of town committee member, prior to twenty-four hours before the opening of the polls at the primary, dies or, prior to ten days before the day of such primary, withdraws his name from nomination or for any reason becomes disqualified to hold the position for which he is a candidate, the state central committee, the town committee or other authority of the party which endorsed such candidate may make an endorsement to fill such vacancy or provide for the making of such endorsement, in such manner as is prescribed in the rules of such party, and certify to the registrar and municipal clerk or to the Secretary of the State, as the case may be, the name of the person so endorsed. If such certification is made at least twenty-four hours prior to the opening of the polls at the primary, in the case of such an endorsement to replace a candidate who has died, or at least seven days before the day of such primary, in the case of such an endorsement to replace a candidate who has withdrawn or become disqualified, such person so endorsed shall run in the primary as the party-endorsed candidate, except as provided in sections 9-416 and 9-417. If such certification of another party-endorsed candidate has been made within the time specified in this section, and if the ballots have already been printed and the names of the candidates for such position appear on the ballots, the Secretary of the State or the registrar, as the case may be, shall direct the clerk of each municipality holding such primary to have the ballots reprinted with the name of the person so certified included thereon; provided, in the case of such an endorsement to replace a candidate who has died, if such certification has been made less than ninety-six hours but at least twenty-four hours prior to the opening of the polls at the primary, such Secretary or registrar shall direct such clerk to have stickers printed and inserted upon the ballots, having the name of the person so certified appearing thereon, and the moderator in each polling place shall cause such stickers to be pasted on the ballots before the opening of the polls at such primary.
(b) If a party-endorsed candidate for nomination to an office, prior to twenty-four hours before the commencement of the period of early voting at the primary, dies or, prior to ten days before the first day of such period of early voting, withdraws his name from nomination or for any reason becomes disqualified to hold the office for which he is a candidate, the state central committee, the town committee or other authority of the party which endorsed such candidate may make an endorsement to fill such vacancy or provide for the making of such endorsement, in such manner as is prescribed in the rules of such party, and certify to the registrar and municipal clerk or to the Secretary of the State, as the case may be, the name of the person so endorsed. If such certification is made at least twenty-four hours prior to the commencement of the period of early voting at the primary, in the case of such an endorsement to replace a candidate who has died, or at least seven days before the first day of such period of early voting, in the case of such an endorsement to replace a candidate who has withdrawn or become disqualified, such person so endorsed shall run in the primary as the party-endorsed candidate, except as provided in sections 9-416 and 9-417. If such certification of another party-endorsed candidate has been made within the time specified in this section, and if the ballots have already been printed and the names of the candidates for such office appear on the ballots, the Secretary of the State or the registrar, as the case may be, shall direct the clerk of each municipality holding such primary to have the ballots reprinted with the name of the person so certified included thereon; provided, in the case of such an endorsement to replace a candidate who has died, if such certification has been made less than ninety-six hours but at least twenty-four hours prior to the commencement of the period of early voting at the primary, such Secretary or registrar shall direct such clerk to have stickers printed and inserted upon the ballots, having the name of the person so certified appearing thereon, and the moderator in each polling place shall cause such stickers to be pasted on the ballots before the opening of the polls at such primary.
(June, 1955, S. 599d; November, 1955, S. N82; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 28; 1958 Rev., S. 9-110; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 54; 1969, P.A. 694, S. 15; P.A. 77-245, S. 12; P.A. 03-241, S. 39; P.A. 11-20, S. 1; P.A. 23-5, S. 14.)
History: 1963 act restated previous provisions; 1969 act provided for certification to the registrar and town clerk instead of the registrar; P.A. 77-245 substituted “municipal” for “town” clerk; P.A. 03-241 removed convention delegate candidates from application of section, effective January 1, 2004, and applicable to primaries and elections held on or after that date; pursuant to P.A. 11-20, “ballot labels” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “ballots”, effective May 24, 2011; P.A. 23-5 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), added Subsec. (b) re party-endorsed candidate for nomination to an office and deleted references in Subsec. (a) to an office or nomination to such office, effective January 1, 2024.
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Sec. 9-429. Cancellation of primary for office or town committee when vacancies in candidacies result in no contest. (a) If, prior to the opening of the polls at a primary for election of town committee members, such a number of candidates have died, withdrawn their names or become ineligible, and have not been replaced as permitted in sections 9-426 and 9-428, as to render the total number of candidates for such position no greater than the number to be elected to such positions, the primary shall not be held, and each of the party-endorsed and other candidates shall be deemed to have been lawfully elected to such positions.
(b) If, prior to the commencement of the period of early voting at a primary for nomination to an office, such a number of candidates have died, withdrawn their names or become ineligible, and have not been replaced as permitted in sections 9-426 and 9-428, as to render the total number of candidates for such office no greater than the number to be nominated to such office, the primary shall not be held, and each of the party-endorsed and other candidates shall be deemed to have been lawfully nominated to such office.
(June, 1955, S. 599d; November, 1955, S. N82; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 28; 1958 Rev., S. 9-110; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 55; 310, S. 3; P.A. 83-475, S. 29, 43; P.A. 23-5, S. 15.)
History: 1963 acts restated previous provisions and deleted convention delegates; P.A. 83-475 amended section to apply to withdrawal from nomination at any time prior to opening of polls at primary; P.A. 23-5 designated existing provision as Subsec. (a), added Subsec. (b) re primary for nomination to an office and deleted references in Subsec. (a) to an office or nomination to such office, effective January 1, 2024.
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Sec. 9-433. Notice of primary; state and district office. (a) After the deadline set forth in section 9-400 for filing candidacies, and upon the completion of the tabulation of petition signatures, if any, if one or more candidacies for nomination by a political party to a state or district office have been filed in accordance with the provisions of section 9-400, the Secretary of the State shall notify the clerk of each town within the state or within the district, as the case may be, that a primary is to be held by such party for the nomination of such party to such office. Such notice shall include a list of all the proposed candidates, those endorsed by the convention as well as those filing candidacies, together with their addresses and the titles of the office for which they are candidates and, if applicable, a statement that unaffiliated electors may vote in the primary. The clerk of each such town shall thereupon cause such notice to be published forthwith 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, together with a statement of the date upon which the primary is to be held, the hours during which the polls shall be open and the location of the polls.
(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.
(June, 1955, S. 597d; November, 1955, S. N80; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 26; 1958 Rev., S. 9-108; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 59; 393, S. 5; P.A. 79-616, S. 22; P.A. 87-509, S. 14, 24; P.A. 03-241, S. 41; P.A. 11-173, S. 58; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 133; P.A. 23-22, S. 30.)
History: 1963 acts restated previous provisions and deleted requirement that notice be posted on public signpost; P.A. 79-616 deleted reference to petition signatures under Sec. 9-403 and substituted reference to expiration of the fourteen-day period under Sec. 9-400 and further provided for notification of primary where one or more candidacies have been filed; P.A. 87-509 required notice to include, if applicable, statement that unaffiliated electors may vote in primary; P.A. 03-241 substituted “After the deadline set forth in section 9-400 for filing candidacies, and upon the completion of the tabulation of petition signatures, if any,” for “Upon the expiration of the fourteen-day period prescribed by section 9-400, and” and made a technical change, effective January 1, 2004, and applicable to primaries and elections held on or after that date; 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; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (a) to designate existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and add Subdiv. (2) re certain primaries held prior to November 3, 2021, effective June 23, 2021; P.A. 23-22 amended Subsec. (a) to delete Subdiv. (1) designator and delete former Subdiv. (2) re state election in 2020, and certain elections and primaries held prior to November 3, 2021.
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Sec. 9-435. Notice of primary for municipal office or election for town committee. Except as provided in sections 9-418 and 9-419, if in any municipality, within the time specified in section 9-405, a candidacy for nomination by a political party to any municipal office or for election as a town committee member is filed with the registrar, in conformity with the provisions of sections 9-405 to 9-412, inclusive, and section 9-414, by or on behalf of any person other than party-endorsed candidates, the registrar shall forthwith after the deadline for certification of party-endorsed candidates notify the clerk of such municipality that a primary is to be held by such party for the nomination of such party to such office or for the election by such party of town committee members, as the case may be. Such notice shall include a list of all the proposed candidates, those endorsed as well as those filing candidacies, together with their addresses and the titles of the offices or positions for which they are candidates. In the case of a primary for justices of the peace, such notice shall also contain the complete ballot designation of each slate pursuant to subsection (h) of section 9-437. The clerk of the municipality shall thereupon cause such notice to be published forthwith in a newspaper having a general circulation in such municipality, together with a statement of the date upon which the primary is to be held, the hours during which the polls shall be open and the location of the polls. The clerk of the municipality shall also file such notice with the Secretary of the State not later than three business days after receipt of such notice from the registrar of voters. The clerk shall forthwith publish any change in the proposed candidates, listing such changes.
(June, 1955, S. 598d; November, 1955, S. N81; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 27; 1958 Rev., S. 9-109; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 61; 393, S. 6; P.A. 79-616, S. 19; P.A. 87-472, S. 7; P.A. 03-241, S. 42; P.A. 11-20, S. 26; 11-173, S. 22; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 134; P.A. 23-22, S. 31.)
History: 1963 acts restated previous provisions and deleted requirement that notice be posted on public signpost; P.A. 79-616 changed reference to Sec. 9-399 to Sec. 9-400 and further added “of such notice” to the provision for a copy to be sent to the secretary of the state; P.A. 87-472 required notice, in case of primary for convention delegates, to also contain complete ballot label designation of each slate pursuant to Sec. 9-437(h); P.A. 03-241 removed convention delegate candidacies from application of section, changed section references, applied provisions to persons other than party-endorsed candidates, added reference to notification “after the deadline for certification of party-endorsed candidates” and substituted “justices of the peace” for “delegates to a convention”, effective January 1, 2004, and applicable to primaries and elections held on or after that date; P.A. 11-20 replaced “ballot label” with “ballot” and replaced provision re notice to Secretary of the State and recording same with provision requiring clerk to file notice with Secretary not later than 3 business days after receipt thereof from registrar, effective May 24, 2011; P.A. 11-173 made identical changes as P.A. 11-20, effective July 13, 2011; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re exception for certain primaries and elections held prior to November 3, 2021, effective June 23, 2021; P.A. 23-22 deleted Subsec. (a) designator and deleted former Subsec. (b) re state election in 2020, and certain elections and primaries held prior to November 3, 2021, and made a conforming change.
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Sec. 9-453i. Submission to town clerk or Secretary of the State. (a) Each page of a nominating petition proposing a candidate for an office to be filled at a regular election shall be submitted to the appropriate town clerk not later than four o'clock p.m. on the ninetieth day preceding the day of such regular election, or to the Secretary of the State not later than four o'clock p.m. on the ninety-seventh day preceding the day of such regular election.
(b) Each page of a nominating petition proposing a candidate for an office to be filled at a special election, except petitions filed under section 9-216, shall be submitted to the appropriate town clerk not later than four o'clock p.m. on the seventieth day preceding the day of such special election, or to the Secretary of the State not later than four o'clock p.m. on the seventy-seventh day preceding the day of such special election, unless (1) such special election is held in conjunction with a regular election, and (2) the writ of such special election is issued at least fourteen days before the final day for the filing of primary petitions for municipal offices to be filled at such regular election pursuant to section 9-405, in which case the deadline for submitting such nominating petition pages shall be the same as the deadline for such submission in connection with such regular election as provided in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Each page of a nominating petition proposing a candidate at an election shall be so submitted either (1) to the town clerk of the town in which the signers reside, or (2) to the Secretary of the State, in which case the Secretary of the State shall submit the petition pages to the appropriate town clerk, for the purpose of certifying the signatures on such pages.
(d) On such last day for submitting such nominating petition pages, in each town in which an election is to be held, the office of the town clerk shall open not later than one o'clock p.m. and remain open until at least four o'clock p.m., and the town clerk or the assistant town clerk shall be present therein.
(1971, P.A. 806, S. 10; P.A. 77-537, S. 1, 5; P.A. 79-339; P.A. 85-577, S. 16; P.A. 03-241, S. 52; P.A. 23-178, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 77-537 added provision for submission of petition to the secretary of the state at least 10 weeks prior to election as alternative to submission to the town clerk in which case the pages are then submitted to the town clerk for certification of signatures; P.A. 79-339 changed limitation in Subdiv. (1) from “at least nine weeks” to “not later than four o'clock p.m. of the sixty-third day” and in Subdiv. (2) from “at least ten weeks” to “not later than four o'clock p.m. of the seventieth day”; P.A. 85-577 replaced section with four new subsections, Subsec. (a) providing procedures concerning nominating petitions proposing a candidate for an office to be filled at a regular election, Subsec. (b) providing procedures for nominating petitions proposing a candidate for an office to be filled at a special election, Subsec. (c) concerning submission of nominating petitions to either the town clerk or the secretary of the state and Subsec. (d) concerning office hours at the town clerk's office on the last day for submitting a nominating petition; P.A. 03-241 amended Subsec. (a) by substituting “ninetieth day preceding the day of the regular election” for “final day for the filing of primary petitions for municipal offices to be filled at such election pursuant to section 9-405”, effective January 1, 2004, and applicable to primaries and elections held on or after that date; P.A. 23-178 amended Subsec. (a) by changing the deadline for submission to the Secretary from 90 days preceding a regular election to 97 days preceding such regular election, amended Subsec. (b) by changing the deadline for submission to the Secretary from 70 days preceding a special election to 77 days preceding such special election and made technical changes, effective June 28, 2023.
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Sec. 9-460. Vacancy in nomination; withdrawal procedure. Certification of replacement nomination; time limitations. Ballots. If any party has nominated a candidate for office, or, on and after November 4, 1981, if a candidate has qualified to appear on any ballot by nominating petition under a reserved party designation, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and such nominee thereafter, but prior to forty-six days before the opening of the polls on the day of the election for which such nomination has been made, dies, withdraws such nominee's name or for any reason becomes disqualified to hold the office for which such nominee has been nominated (1) such party or, on and after November 4, 1981, the party designation committee may make a nomination to fill such vacancy or provide for the making of such nomination as its rules prescribe, and (2) if another party that is qualified to nominate a candidate for such office does not have a nominee for such office, such party may also nominate a candidate for such office as its rules prescribe. No withdrawal, and no nomination to replace a candidate who has withdrawn, under this section shall be valid unless the candidate who has withdrawn has filed a letter of withdrawal signed by such candidate 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 such candidate's letter of withdrawal to the municipal clerk shall also be filed with the Secretary of the State. No nomination to fill a vacancy under this section shall be valid unless it is certified to 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 to the municipal clerk in the case of a municipal office other than state senator or state representative, by the organization or committee making such nomination, at least forty-two days before the opening of the polls on the day of the election, except as otherwise provided by this section. If a nominee dies within forty-six days before the election, but prior to twenty-four hours before the commencement of the period of early voting at the election for which such nomination has been made, the vacancy may be filled in the manner prescribed in this section by two o'clock p.m. of the day before the first day of such period of early voting with the municipal clerk or the Secretary of the State, as the case may be. If a nominee dies within twenty-four hours before the commencement of the period of early voting at the election and prior to the close of the polls on the day of the election for which such nomination has been made, such nominee shall not be replaced and the votes cast for such nominee shall be canvassed and counted, and if such nominee receives a plurality of the votes cast, a vacancy shall exist in the office for which the nomination was made. The vacancy shall then be filled in a manner prescribed by law. A copy of such certification to the municipal clerk shall also be filed with the Secretary of the State. Such nomination to fill a vacancy due to death or disqualification shall include a statement setting forth the reason for such vacancy. If at the time such nomination is certified to the Secretary of the State or to the municipal clerk, as the case may be, the ballots have already been printed, the Secretary of the State shall direct the municipal clerk in each municipality affected to (A) have the ballots reprinted with the nomination thus made included thereon, (B) cause printed stickers to be affixed to the ballots so that the name of any candidate who has died, withdrawn or been disqualified is deleted and the name of any candidate chosen to fill such vacancy appears in the same position as that in which the vacated candidacy appeared, or (C) cause blank stickers to be so affixed if the vacancy is not filled.
(1953, S. 617d, 618d; November, 1955, S. N109; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 38; 1958 Rev., S. 9-132; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 83; P.A. 81-447, S. 15; P.A. 82-247, S. 11; P.A. 83-475, S. 35, 43; P.A. 94-203, S. 6, 12; P.A. 03-216, S. 1; P.A. 07-194, S. 13; P.A. 22-127, S. 1; P.A. 23-5, S. 12; 23-204, S. 183.)
History: 1963 act restated previous provisions; P.A. 81-447 amended section to include candidates qualifying by nominating petition under a reserved party designation; P.A. 82-247 amended section to clarify procedure for filing withdrawal of candidacy by nominee; P.A. 83-475 amended section to create ten-day period before election or primary during which vacancies are not to be filled except in case of death of candidate; P.A. 94-203 added Subdiv. (2) re stickers, replacing former provision requiring stickers if nomination certified less than 96 hours before polls open, and added Subdiv. (3) re blank stickers, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 03-216 designated existing provision re filling vacancy as Subdiv. (1), added Subdiv. (2) authorizing another party that does not have a nominee to also nominate a candidate for the office for which there is a vacancy in nomination and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2003; P.A. 07-194 changed “ten days” to “twenty-four days” and “seven days” to “twenty-one” days, effective July 5, 2007; P.A. 22-127 replaced “twenty-four days” with “forty-six days”, “twenty-one days” with “forty-two days” and “ballot labels” with “ballots”, effective May 27, 2022; P.A. 23-5 replaced “If a nominee dies within forty-six days, but prior to twenty-four hours before the opening of the polls on the day of the election” with “If a nominee dies within forty-six days before the election, but prior to twenty-four hours before the commencement of the period of early voting at the election”, replaced “two o'clock p.m. of the day before the election” with “two o'clock p.m. of the day before the first day of such period of early voting” and replaced “If a nominee dies within twenty-four hours before the opening of the polls” with “If a nominee dies within twenty-four hours before the commencement of the period of early voting at the election”, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 23-204 changed effective date of P.A. 23-5, S. 12, from July 1, 2023, to January 1, 2024, effective June 12, 2023.
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