Sec. 9-463. Definitions. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 9-463. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise:

      (1) "At large" means selected on a basis other than from a district;

      (2) "Candidate" means any person whose name is placed, or proposed to be placed, as the case may be, on the primary ballot of a party;

      (3) "Chairman" means the chairman of the state central committee of a party;

      (4) "Delegate" means a person selected by a party to vote at its national convention held for the purpose of nominating such party's candidate for President;

      (5) "District" means a congressional district or other political subdivision of the state;

      (6) "Party" means a political party having the largest or second largest number of enrolled members in this state according to the most recent enrollment records on file in the office of the secretary;

      (7) "President" means the office of President of the United States;

      (8) "Primary" means a presidential preference primary in which any enrolled member of a party is eligible to vote for a candidate for such party's nomination for President;

      (9) "Rules" mean the national rules or regulations governing a party;

      (10) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the State.

      (P.A. 77-535, S. 1; P.A. 79-481, S. 1; P.A. 83-475, S. 36, 43.)

      History: P.A. 79-481 changed Subsec. (b) definition to the effect that any enrolled member of a party is eligible to vote for a candidate for the party's nomination for president rather than to express a preference, substituted in Subsec. (d) the definition for "chairman" as being the "chairman of the state central committee of a party" in place of definition for "candidate caucus", substituted in Subsec. (e) the definition for "delegate" in place of definition for "uncommitted caucus", substituted in Subsec. (f) definition for "district" as meaning "a congressional district" in place of definition for "delegate slate", deleted in Subsec. (g) definition for "national convention" and substituted definition for "president", and added new Subsecs. (h) and (i) containing definitions for "rules" and "secretary" respectively; P.A. 83-475 rearranged order of definitions, replacing alphabetic Subdiv. indicators with numeric indicators, added definition of term "at large" and changed definition of "district" to include other political subdivisions.