Section 9-9 of the Connecticut General Statutes
Sec. 9-9.
Representatives in Congress. Districts. For the purpose of representation in the Congress of the United States,
there shall be elected in the manner provided by law one representative
from each of the six congressional districts into which the state shall be
divided, as follows:
(Districts omitted. See footnote*.)
(1949 Rev., S. 989; 1953, S. 509d; April, 1964, P.A.
2, S. 1.)
*The 1991 Reapportionment Commission appointed pursuant to the provisions
of Article XXVI., of the Amendments to the Constitution of Connecticut to
prepare a plan of districting for the state transmitted its plan of
districting for congressional districts, senatorial districts and assembly
districts to the secretary of the state on November 29, 1991. The plan
entitled "Reapportionment Commission 1991 Plan of Districting for the
State of Connecticut" is on file in the office of the secretary of
the state and was published by the secretary on December 16, 1991, and
distributed to the state library and to town clerks and courts throughout
the state.
History: 1964 act provided for six congressional
districts instead of five congressional districts and one representative
at large. Congressional districts as formerly established by this section
declared to violate the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth
Amendment to the United States Constitution; injunction against holding
elections from said districts granted and new Congressional districts
prescribed for use in the November 7, 1972, election by order of the
United States District Court, District of Connecticut. Donnelley v.
Meskill, (D.C. 1972) 345 F. Supp. 962.
Cited. 14 CS 421.
Section 9-10a:
State Senators. Senatorial Districts
Conn. Const. Art. III., Sec.
3: Senate, number, qualifications
Conn. Const. Art. III.,
Sec. 4: House of representatives, how constituted.
Conn. Const. Art. III., Sec. 5: Districts to be consistent with federal
standards.
Conn. Const. Art. III.,
Sec. 6: Decennial reapportionment
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