(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes or any special act, and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the nomination of a candidate by a major or minor party under this chapter for any office shall disqualify such candidate from appearing on the ballot by nominating petition for the same office.
(b) A candidate for a major or minor party for any office may appear on the ballot by nominating petition for the same office, provided (1) the petition is circulated by an existing minor party with the same party designation at the time of such nomination, (2) the minor party is otherwise qualified to nominate candidates on the same ballot, and (3) a candidate of the minor party for the office of Governor, Secretary of the State, State Treasurer, State Comptroller, or Attorney General received at least fifteen thousand votes at the previous state election for any such office.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any candidate from appearing on the ballot as the nominee of two or more major or minor parties for the same office.
(P.A. 81-447, S. 4, 23; P.A. 07-194, S. 16; P.A. 13-180, S. 38; P.A. 14-182, S. 10.)
History: P.A. 07-194 added exception if petition is circulated by existing minor party with the same party designation at the time of nomination and minor party is otherwise qualified to nominate candidates on the same ballot; P.A. 13-180 added Subsec. (a), (b) and (c) designators, amended Subsec. (a) by providing an exception for Subsec. (b) and amended Subsec. (b) by making technical changes and adding Subdiv. (3) re 15,000 vote threshold, effective June 18, 2013; P.A. 14-182 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective June 12, 2014.
See Sec. 9-373b re cross endorsement by nomination.
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