Sec. 9-224a. No election if only one candidate in special election to fill vacancy.
Sec. 9-224a. No election if only one candidate in special election to fill vacancy.
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.
(P.A. 81-447, S. 19, 23.)