Section 2-1 General
A) Nomination and election of federal and state officers, including Registrars of Voters, and of such elective municipal officers, boards and commissions as are provided for in this Charter shall be conducted, and the Registrars of Voters shall prepare lists of electors qualified to vote, therefore, in the manner prescribed in the Constitution and general law of the State of Connecticut, except as hereinafter provided.
B) The election of municipal officers shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in odd numbered years. The terms of all municipal officers shall commence on the fourteenth day following the municipal elections unless otherwise stated in this Charter, and they shall hold office until their successors have been chosen and qualified. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, all elective Town officers, boards and commissions shall have the powers and duties prescribed by law.
Section 2-2 Minority Representation
Except where otherwise stated in this Charter, minority representation on any elective or appointive board, committee or similar body of the Town shall be determined in accordance with the following provision: Whether the total membership of the board is odd or even, not more than the bare majority shall be members of the same political party.
Section 2-3 Voting District
Unless otherwise established by ordinance or state law, there shall be two voting districts in the Town. The Board of Selectmen shall provide a suitable polling place in each district. The Selectman, Town Clerk, Registrars of Voters, and all other officers of the Town shall perform the duties required of them by law with respect to elections in the voting districts. All action taken under the provisions of this section shall be in accordance with the General Statutes.
Section 2-4 Breaking a Tie
When any regular, special municipal election, primary election or any referendum vote conducted pursuant to the provisions of this Charter results in a tie, the tie shall be broken in accordance with provisions of the General Statutes.
Section 2-5 Eligibility
No person shall be eligible for election to any Town office, board, commission or similar body who is not at the time of their election an elector of said Town. Any person ceasing to be an elector of said Town, shall thereupon cease to hold such elective office in the Town.
Section 2-6 Board for Admission of Electors
The Town Clerk, or any assistants, Registrars of Voters, or any Deputies shall constitute the Board for Admissions of Electors in accordance with the provisions of the Connecticut General Statutes '9-15a.
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