CT HB07164

Removes requirement that state senator and state representative endorsement certifications include candidates from party enrollment lists within specific municipalities or political subdivisions.

Changes certification authority from requiring both chairperson/presiding officer AND secretary to requiring EITHER chairperson/presiding officer OR secretary for party endorsements and delegate selections.

Requires all party nomination and endorsement certificates for state and district offices be filed with the Secretary of the State rather than town clerks, with specific deadlines for validity.

Establishes that certificates for state offices must be received by Secretary of the State within fourteen days of convention close, and district office certificates must be received by the thirty-sixth day before the election, or they are deemed invalid.

Clarifies vacancy-filling procedures for General Assembly seats by specifying resignations or deaths as triggering events and designating the Secretary of the State as the proper filing authority for all nominations to fill vacancies.