Sec. 7-192a. New tax not authorized by general statutes prohibited. Provisions affecting elections and electors not to be adopted.
Sec. 7-192a. New tax not authorized by general statutes prohibited. Provisions
affecting elections and electors not to be adopted. No provision of this chapter shall
be deemed to empower any municipality to levy or collect any tax not authorized by
the general statutes or to adopt a charter, charter amendments or home rule ordinance
amendments which shall affect matters concerning qualification and admission of electors; duties and responsibilities of registrars of voters; duties and responsibilities of town
clerks with respect to electors, voting and elections; forfeiture of electoral rights and
restoration of the same; absentee voting; conduct of and procedures at elections; hours
of voting; canvass of electors; preliminary, final and supplementary registry lists; warning of elections; election officials and their duties and responsibilities; election canvass
and returns; election contests; corrupt practices; prohibited acts with respect to elections;
nomination of candidates; adoption and amendment of party rules; primaries; and political parties and enrollment therein.
(1967, P.A. 417, S. 1; P.A. 81-451, S. 8, 10; P.A. 85-253, S. 7, 10.)
History: P.A. 81-451 added provisions concerning new taxes, formerly in Sec. 7-192, effective October 1, 1982; P.A.
85-253 amended section to refer to amendment of charters and home rule ordinances rather than to their revision.
Cited. 188 C. 276. Cited. 193 C. 1. Cited. 195 C. 524. Cited 196 C. 623.
A town is not prohibited from adopting age requirements for local elective officers by Sec. 7-192a. 31 CS 447.