Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-61
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Sec. 9-61. Prima facie evidence supporting discretionary erasure or exclusion.
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Knowingly becoming a candidate for office on ticket of a new party automatically separates voter from his former party. 102 C. 607. Cited. 144 C. 1.
Cited. 16 CS 6. The words, “at an election only under a party designation other than that of the party with which he is enrolled”, make it clear that the legislature intended a party could run on a dual ticket. 31 CS 89.
Cited. 16 CS 6. The words, “at an election only under a party designation other than that of the party with which he is enrolled”, make it clear that the legislature intended a party could run on a dual ticket. 31 CS 89.
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