The Secretary shall, at ten o’clock a.m. on the seventy-fourth day preceding the day of the primary, publicly announce a list of candidates whose names are to be placed on the ballot of each party at such primary pursuant to subsection (a) of section 9-465. Forthwith upon announcing such list, said Secretary shall notify each such candidate, by registered mail with return receipt requested, that his name will be included on the ballot unless he files with the Secretary, not later than twelve o’clock p.m. of the thirty-sixth day before the primary, a written request, signed by the candidate, to the following effect: “I request that my name be omitted from the ballot at Connecticut's forthcoming .... (name of party) presidential preference primary”. The name of any candidate who files a request as provided by this section, within the time specified, shall be omitted from the ballot, but no such withdrawal shall be honored if it is received later than the time specified by this section.

(P.A. 77-535, S. 4; P.A. 79-481, S. 4; P.A. 94-209, S. 1; P.A. 07-132, S. 2; P.A. 11-143, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 79-481 deleted provision for announcement of additional candidates to be placed on the ballot prior to four o’clock p.m. of the forty-sixth day before the primary; P.A. 94-209 changed day of announcement from sixtieth to seventy-fourth day preceding the primary; P.A. 07-132 changed “seventy-fourth day” to “seventy-eighth day”, “four o’clock” to “twelve o’clock”, and “thirty-sixth day” to “fortieth day”, effective June 25, 2007; P.A. 11-143 changed “seventy-eighth day” to “seventy-fourth day” and “fortieth day” to “thirty-sixth day”, effective July 1, 2011.