Sec. 1-1c. "Elector" defined. "Special election warned and held or called for that purpose", means "referendum", when.
Sec. 1-1c. "Elector" defined. "Special election warned and held or called for
that purpose", means "referendum", when. (a) Whenever the term "elector" or "electors" occurs in the general statutes or in any special act, it shall be construed to mean
an elector or electors who have attained the age of twenty-one years, except where said
term is used with reference to admission to, or exercise of, the privilege of voting in an
election, or in a primary or caucus of a political party and except where said term is
used as a qualification for elective or appointive municipal office.
(b) Whenever the term "special election warned and held or called for that purpose",
or words of similar import, is used in the general statutes, unless the context clearly
indicates otherwise, it means a referendum, as defined in subdivision (2) of subsection
(n) of section 9-1.
(1969, P.A. 675; 1972, P.A. 263, S. 1; P.A. 77-68, S. 1, 2.)
History: 1972 act excludes from definition of "elector" use of term as qualification for municipal office; P.A. 77-68
added Subsec. (b) defining "special election".
Cited. 31 CS 454. Cited. 43 CS 297.