§ 9-387 — Dispute as to endorsement of a candidate or selection of a delegate.

Connecticut § 9-387

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 9: Elections
• Ch. 153: Nominations and Political Parties

Text

The state rules of each party shall prescribe the manner in which any dispute as to the endorsement by such party of a candidate for state, district or municipal office or for town committee member, or as to the selection by such party of a delegate to a convention, including conflicting claims to such endorsement or selection, shall be resolved.

Legislative History

(November, 1955, S. N64; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 11; 1958 Rev., S. 9-91; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 15; P.A. 81-447, S. 6, 23; P.A. 03-241, S. 20.) History: 1963 act restated previous provisions; P.A. 81-447 required that state rules of each party shall prescribe manner of resolution of disputes concerning endorsement by party of candidates for municipal office, delegate or town committee member; P.A. 03-241 removed “delegate” from application of provision re dispute as to endorsement and added provisions re dispute as to selection of a delegate, effective January 1, 2004, and applicable to primaries and elections held on or after that date. Cited. 232 C. 65. Remedy for party's intraparty dispute regarding the filing of slates of candidates lies within its own bylaws and any dispute resolution mechanism provided therein as required by section, coupled with judicial enforcement of the party's internal resolution of that dispute. 348 C. 364.