{news} Municipal Elections heads-up

[David Bedell]

Seats for Mayor, Selectperson, Town Council, Board of Education, Constable, 
etc. will be contested this year.  Here are some key dates and info for 
anyone thinking of running.  I believe 2 towns, Weston and Roxbury, will 
elect their Registrars of Voters (most towns do this in the even-numbered 
years).

A few towns hold their elections in the Spring:

Feb 1, 2005 (PAST):  deadline for submission of nominating petitions to town 
clerk or Secy. of the State, to reserve a ballot line in the May municipal 
elections.

March 8, 2005:  deadline for minor party to submit nominations, and 
Statement of Endorsement of petitioning candidates, for May 2 elections.  
(Written notice of date, time, location and purpose of nominating meeting 
for municipal office must be filed with municipal clerk, not later than five 
days before meeting.)

May 2, 2005:  Municipal General Elections in Andover, Bantam/Litchfield, 
Bethany, Bolton, Danielson/Killingly, Fenwick/Old Saybrook, Groton, Jewett 
City/Griswold, Litchfield, Naugatuck, Newtown, Stonington, Union, 
Woodbridge, Woodmont/Milford.  (Since we do not have ballot access in any of 
these towns, and I assume no one submitted petitions by Feb. 1, the only 
remaining opportunity is to file as a write-in candidate.)

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All other towns in the Fall:

Aug 10, 2005:  deadline for submission of nominating petitions to town clerk 
or Secy. of the State, to reserve a ballot line in the Nov. municipal 
elections.

Sept 14, 2005:  deadline for minor party to submit nominations, and 
Statement of Endorsement of petitioning candidates, for Nov 8 elections.  
(Written notice of date, time, location and purpose of nominating meeting 
for municipal office must be filed with municipal clerk, not later than five 
days before meeting.)

Nov 8, 2005:  Municipal General Elections in all other towns.


Election Calendars and forms (Application for Nominating Petitions, 
Registration of Write-In Candidacy, etc.) are available at 
http://www.sots.state.ct.us/ElectionsDivision/Elecform.html

CT Sec'y of the State, Election Administration homepage:
http://www.sots.state.ct.us/ElectionsDivision/Electionindex.html