Connecticut General Statutes 9-465 – Placement of candidate names on ballot
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The name of a candidate shall be placed on the ballot at a primary of a party either: (a) By direction of the secretary when he determines, within the time specified in § 9-466, that the candidacy of such person for such party’s nomination for President is generally and seriously advocated or recognized according to reports in the national or state news media, unless such candidate files a request as provided in § 9-466; or (b) by petition to the secretary as provided in sections 9-467, 9-468 and 9-469.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 9-465
- Ballot: means paper or other material containing the names of the candidates or a statement of a proposed constitutional amendment or other question or proposition to be voted on. See Connecticut General Statutes 9-1
- Candidate: means any person whose name is placed, or proposed to be placed, as the case may be, on the primary ballot of a party. See Connecticut General Statutes 9-463
- Party: means a political party having the largest or second largest number of enrolled members in this state according to the most recent enrollment records on file in the office of the secretary. See Connecticut General Statutes 9-463
- President: means the office of President of the United States. See Connecticut General Statutes 9-463
- Primary: means a presidential preference primary in which any enrolled member of a party is eligible to vote for a candidate for such party's nomination for President. See Connecticut General Statutes 9-463
- Secretary: means the Secretary of the State. See Connecticut General Statutes 9-463