{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-7-20","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-20","heading":"Acting town clerk.","body":"When any town clerk is unable to discharge the duties of his office and has omitted or is unable to appoint an assistant town clerk, the selectmen may appoint one, who, having been sworn, shall act as town clerk during such inability or until the next town election.","path":["TITLE 7. MUNICIPALITIES","CHAPTER 92*. TOWN CLERKS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_092.htm#sec_7-20","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:06:55Z","sha256":"53058f872de8f99a5cf062fd9161d8cf232af8d559e5785add8de94f37df65b5","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-7-19","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-7-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}