Sec. 7-199. Referendum. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 7-199. Referendum. Not less than ninety days nor more than eighteen months after the appointment of such consolidation commission, such consolidation ordinance shall be submitted to the town clerk. Such ordinance shall be submitted to the electors of the town at the next general election following submission to the town clerk. A special election may be held before the next general election providing a petition for a special election is filed with the town clerk of such municipality for submission to the legislative body and signed by not less than ten per cent of the electors of such town. The sufficiency of such petition shall be determined in the manner specified in section 7-188. Such consolidation ordinance shall become effective if approved by a majority of the electors of the town voting thereon; provided such majority shall be no less than fifteen per cent of the electors as determined by the last-completed registry list of such town.

      (1957, P.A. 465, S. 13; P.A. 75-212, S. 1, 2.)

      History: P.A. 75-212 required submission of ordinance within 18 months rather than within one year to town clerk (previously to electors) and to voters at next general election following submission to clerk unless special election held.

      Cited. 171 C. 74. Cited. 179 C. 589. Cited. 188 C. 276. Cited. 208 C. 543.