CT Gen Stat § 9-461 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 153 - Nominations and Political Parties|Section 9-461 - Filing of list of candidates with Secretary.

 Not later than the seventh day following the date set for the primary for nomination at any election at which a municipal office is to be filled, the clerk of the municipality in which such election is to be held shall file with the Secretary of the State a list of the candidates of each party for the municipal offices to be filled at such election nominated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Such list shall be on a form provided by the Secretary of the State and shall indicate the name and address of each candidate and the office and term for which each candidate has been nominated, and, except for major party candidates for the municipal offices of state senator or state representative, shall contain the certification of such municipal clerk that he has compared the name of each such candidate with the candidate's name as the candidate authorizes the candidate's name to appear on the ballot, pursuant to the certificate filed in accordance with subsection (c) of section 9-391 or the statement of consent filed in accordance with section 9-409, as applicable, and has verified and corrected the same. In the case of major party candidates for the municipal offices of state senator or state representative, such list shall contain the certification of the municipal clerk that he has compared the name of each such candidate with the candidate's name as the candidate has authorized, on the certificate or statement of consent filed under subsection (c) of section 9-391 or section 9-409, his name to appear, and has verified and corrected the same. Such list shall include a statement of the total number of candidates for which each elector may vote for each office and term at such election as set forth in the list or amendment or supplement thereto filed with the Secretary of the State under section 9-254. After the filing of such list of candidates, the clerk of the municipality shall forthwith notify the Secretary of the State of any errors in such list or of any changes in such list provided for in section 9-329a or 9-460.(November, 1955, S. N107; 1957, P.A. 518, S. 35; 1958 Rev., S. 9-129; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 91; P.A. 75-206, S. 5, 7; P.A. 87-382, S. 50, 55; P.A. 11-173, S. 24.)History: 1963 act restated previous provisions; P.A. 75-206 changed from at least 28 days to 42 days prior to election the time by which list of candidates for municipal offices to be filed; P.A. 87-382 substituted “Not later than the seventh day following the date set for the primary for nomination at” for “At least forty-two days prior to”, required town clerk to include on list certification that he has compared name of each major party candidate for municipal offices of state senator or state representative with certificate or statement of consent, instead of with registry list and added reference to Sec. 9-329a; P.A. 11-173 replaced provision re candidate's name as it appears on registry list with provision re candidate's name as the candidate authorizes the name to appear and made technical changes, effective July 13, 2011.