Bill Text: CT HB05533 | 2012 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Vacancies In Certain Town Offices And Minority Representation.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-05-04 - File Number 638 [HB05533 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2012-HB05533-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 5533
February Session, 2012		LCO No. 2347
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Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
(GAE)

AN ACT CONCERNING VACANCIES IN CERTAIN TOWN OFFICES AND MINORITY REPRESENTATION.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 9-164 of the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (d) as follows (Effective July 1, 2012):

(NEW) (d) Notwithstanding any provision of this title or title 7 or any town charter or ordinance for any municipality that holds a municipal election in November of odd-numbered years pursuant to the provisions of this section, such municipality shall include on the ballot for the November election any unexpired term of any elective office for a position on a municipal board, commission, committee or body that is vacant for any cause on September first prior to the November election. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a vacancy on the legislative body of a municipality or the local or regional board of education for a municipality.

Sec. 2. Subsection (d) of section 9-167a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):

(d) If an unexpired portion of a term is to be filled at the same time as a full term, the unexpired term shall be [deemed to be] filled before the full term for purposes of applying the minority representation provisions of this section. At such time as [the minority representation] such provisions [of this section] become applicable to any board, commission, committee or body, any vacancy thereafter occurring which is to be filled by appointment shall be filled by the appointment of a member of the same political party as that of the vacating member.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	July 1, 2012	9-164
Sec. 2	July 1, 2012	9-167a(d)

GAE

Joint Favorable