Connecticut General Statutes 9-485 – Certification of delegates. Release of delegates
(a) Forthwith upon completion of the procedures prescribed by § 9-483 or 9-484, as the case may be, the secretary shall certify to the chairman, each candidate and the national committee of the party, the number of such party’s at large and district delegates allocated to each candidate in accordance with the provisions of said sections. Each party shall select a number of delegates, both at large and from each district, pursuant to its rules and in accordance with such certification, provided it shall select a number of delegates committed to support each candidate which is not less than the number so allocated to such candidate. If, prior to a party’s selection of delegates, a candidate to whom one or more of such party’s delegates are allocated files with the secretary a written statement, by him signed, to the effect that he has released all Connecticut delegates allocated to him, delegates committed to such candidate shall not be selected by such party. Forthwith upon the selection of delegates, the chairman shall certify to the secretary the name and address of each delegate, the district from which he was selected or that he was selected at large, and the name of the candidate to whom he is committed or that he is uncommitted, as the case may be. If, as a consequence of any such candidate’s release of delegates, the number of delegates differs from the number so allocated in accordance with the secretary’s certification, the chairman shall include in his certification a statement to such effect and an accounting of the differences.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 9-485
- At large: means selected on a basis other than from a district. See Connecticut General Statutes 9-463
- 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
- Chairman: means the chairman of the state central committee of a party. See Connecticut General Statutes 9-463
- Delegate: means a person selected by a party to vote at its national convention held for the purpose of nominating such party's candidate for President. See Connecticut General Statutes 9-463
- District: means a congressional district or other political subdivision of the state. 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
- 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
(b) The secretary shall forward a copy of such certification to the national committee of the party and to each candidate to whom at least one delegate is committed. If such certification indicates that the party has not complied with the provisions of this section in its selection of delegates, the secretary shall so inform the chairman, each such candidate and the national committee of the party. If any such candidate files with the secretary a written objection to any delegate committed to him according to the chairman’s certification, the secretary shall inform the chairman and the national committee of the party of such objection. Any dispute over the selection of delegates by a party shall be resolved in such manner as its rules may prescribe.
(c) If, subsequent to the primary, a candidate to whom one or more of such party’s delegates are allocated either dies or files with the secretary a written statement, by him signed, to the effect that he has released all Connecticut delegates committed to him, the commitment of any such delegate to the candidate shall be deemed to have been released.