Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 9-189 and 9-190a, any town or municipality may, by charter or ordinance, provide that the treasurer or the town clerk of said town or municipality, or the registrars of voters of said town, or any of such officers, shall, at the next succeeding regular election for such office and thereafter, be elected for a term of four years. In such event, such four-year term shall begin on the first Monday of January succeeding an election for treasurer or town clerk, except as provided in section 9-187a, and from the Wednesday following the first Monday of January succeeding an election for registrars of voters, provided, if any such town or municipality holds its town or municipal election on the first Monday of May of the odd-numbered years, the term of such treasurer or town clerk shall begin on the first day of July following the election, except as provided in section 9-187a.
(1971, P.A. 494; 1972, P.A. 100, S. 1; P.A. 00-225, S. 2, 3; P.A. 01-195, S. 115, 181.)
History: 1972 act added provision where election is held on first Monday in May of odd-numbered years that term of town clerk begin on first day of July after election except as provided in Sec. 9-187a; P.A. 00-225 extended the four-year term option to treasurers and allowed a charter to specify length of terms, effective June 1, 2000; P.A. 01-195 made technical changes, effective July 11, 2001.
See Sec. 7-16a re appointed town clerks.
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