{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-9-453s","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-453s","heading":"Vacancies in candidacies. Ballot.","body":"Vacancies in candidacies occurring after all nominating petitions have been approved under section 9-453o, shall not cause the position of any candidate's name on the ballot to be changed to another position unless a blank row on the ballot results from such vacancy or vacancies in which case the position of candidates appearing on lines under the blank row may change if the consent of all candidates involved in such a change is filed in the Secretary of the State's office prior to the time for printing and filing sample ballots with said Secretary. The name of any candidate whose candidacy has been vacated shall not appear on the ballot.","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_9-453s","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":"30d6d250219bffd4927e82f7392e489cbd0d7bf6014d6c92f81297bf54293912","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-9-453r","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-9-453t"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}