CT HB05360

Requires candidates endorsed in municipal primary elections to sign certification documents submitted to town clerks, with certification deadlines ranging from 48 to 132 days before elections depending on office type.

Mandates that candidates for state elections sign certificates of endorsement filed with the Secretary of the State or town clerk, including their name as authorized for the ballot, full street address, and office title/district.

Directs the Secretary of the State to create and provide standardized certification forms to town clerks that include prompts for candidate signatures, printed names, full street addresses, and other required nomination information.

Establishes that certifications not received by the Secretary of the State or town clerk by specified deadlines are invalid and parties are deemed to have made no endorsement or nomination.

Provides a grace period allowing certifications without candidate signatures if the Secretary of the State has not yet made the standardized form available.