Sec. 9-9. Representatives in Congress. Districts. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 9-9. Representatives in Congress. Districts. For the purpose of representation in the Congress of the United States, there shall be elected in the manner provided by law one representative from each of the five congressional districts*.

      (1949 Rev., S. 989; 1953, S. 509d; April, 1964, P.A. 2, S. 1; P.A. 03-170, S. 2.)

      *The 2001 Reapportionment Commission appointed pursuant to the provisions of Article XXVI., of the Amendments to the Constitution of Connecticut to prepare a plan of districting for the state transmitted its plan of districting for congressional districts to the Secretary of the State on December 21, 2001. The plan entitled "Reapportionment Commission 2001 Plan of Districting for the Connecticut Congressional Districts" is on file in the office of the Secretary of the State and was published by the secretary on December 26, 2001, and distributed to town clerks and registrars of voters, the Supreme Court, the Superior Court, and the State Library.

      History: 1964 act provided for six congressional districts instead of five congressional districts and one representative at large. Congressional districts as formerly established by this section declared to violate the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; injunction against holding elections from said districts granted and new Congressional districts prescribed for use in the November 7, 1972, election by order of the United States District Court, District of Connecticut. Donnelley v. Meskill, (D.C. 1972) 345 F. Supp. 962; P.A. 03-170 changed number of congressional districts from six to five and deleted "into which the state shall be divided, as follows", effective June 26, 2003.

      Cited. 14 CS 421.