Sec. 9-383. Time and place of convention. The time and place of meeting of a state or district convention shall be fixed by the state central committee or other authority of the party holding such con

Sec. 9-383. Time and place of convention. The time and place of meeting of a state or district convention shall be fixed by the state central committee or other authority of the party holding such convention, in accordance with the rules of such party; provided each such convention held to endorse candidates for state or district office to be voted upon at a state election shall be convened not earlier than the ninety-eighth day and closed not later than the seventy-seventh day preceding the day of the primary for such office. (June, 1955, S. 574d; November, 1955, S. N46; 1958 Rev., S. 9-75; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 11; P.A. 74-25, S. 2, 13; P.A. 77-39; 77-583, S. 3; P.A. 89-297, S. 15, 18; P.A. 03-241, S. 19.) History: 1963 act restated previous provisions; P.A. 74-25 charged time limitation from between June 1 and July 15 to between fifty-fourth and forty-seventh day preceding primary day for such office; P.A. 77-39 substituted “sixty-first” for “fifty-fourth”; P.A. 77-583 substituted “forty-third” for “forty-seventh”; P.A. 89-297 changed “sixty-first day” to “sixty-eighth day” and “forty-third day” to “fiftieth day”; P.A. 03-241 changed “sixty-eighth day” to “ninety-eighth day” and “fiftieth day” to “seventy-seventh day”, effective January 1, 2004, and applicable to primaries and elections held on or after that date. (Return to Chapter Table of Contents) (Return to List of Chapters) (Return to List of Titles)