{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-9-224a","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-224a","heading":"No election if only one candidate in special election to fill vacancy.","body":"At any special election called to fill a vacancy in a state, district, or municipal office if there appears on the ballot the name of only one candidate, and no person has registered as a write-in candidate as provided in section 9-224b, the special election shall not be held. In the case of a municipal office, the sole candidate shall be declared elected by the municipal clerk and, in the case of a state or district office, by the Secretary of the State.","path":["TITLE 9. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 146*. ELECTIONS","PART III*. VACANCIES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_146.htm#sec_9-224a","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":"2026-09-06T19:06:57Z","sha256":"9c985df3634d18e1d74399c7cd54855f7125a7d883cf3df8e55a2e1588fe0c03","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-9-224","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-9-224b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}