{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-9-453p","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-453p","heading":"Withdrawal of candidacy.","body":"A petitioning candidate may withdraw his candidacy but no such withdrawal shall be valid until the candidate has signed and filed a letter of withdrawal with the Secretary of the State in the case of a state or district office or the office of state senator or state representative from any district, or with the municipal clerk in the case of a municipal office other than state senator or state representative. A copy of each letter of withdrawal filed with the municipal clerk shall also be filed with the Secretary of the State. The Secretary of the State shall forthwith notify the appropriate town clerks of such withdrawal in the case of a state or district office.","path":["TITLE 9. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 153*. NOMINATIONS AND POLITICAL PARTIES","PART III. NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_153.htm#sec_9-453p","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":"87856c36a7d1f782fd432cde0cf6e756725071f426342488bf17991a94e10b01","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-9-453o","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-9-453q"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}