CT Gen Stat § 9-158b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 145 - Absentee Voting|Section 9-158b - Eligibility for presidential or overseas ballot.

 (a) Each citizen of the United States who is at least eighteen years of age, is a former resident and who has not forfeited such citizen's electoral privileges because of a disfranchising crime, may vote for presidential and vice-presidential electors, but for no other offices, in the town in this state in which such citizen formerly resided in the manner provided in sections 9-158c to 9-158m, inclusive.(b) Each citizen of the United States who is at least eighteen years of age; who resides outside the United States and who, immediately prior to moving outside the United States, was a bona fide resident of a town in this state; who is not registered to vote and is not voting in any other state or election district of a state or territory or in any territory or possession of the United States, who has a valid passport or card of identity and registration issued under the authority of the Secretary of State of the United States or alternative form of identification and who has not forfeited his electoral privileges because of a disfranchising crime, may vote in federal elections in the town in this state in which he formerly resided immediately prior to his departure from the United States in the manner provided in sections 9-158c to 9-158m, inclusive. The exercise of any right to vote in federal elections by any citizen outside the United States shall not affect the determination of his place of residence or domicile for purposes of any tax imposed under federal, state or local law.(c) Each citizen of the United States born outside of the United States who is at least eighteen years of age, whose parent or guardian was a bona fide resident of a town in this state immediately prior to moving outside the United States, who is not registered to vote and is not voting in any other state or election district of a state or territory or in any territory or possession of the United States, who has a valid passport or card of identity and registration issued under the authority of the Secretary of State of the United States or alternative form of identification and who has not forfeited such citizen's electoral privileges because of a disfranchising crime, shall be eligible to vote pursuant to this section. Such citizen may vote in federal elections in the town in this state in which the citizen's parent or guardian formerly resided immediately prior to the parent's or guardian's departure from the United States, in the manner provided in sections 9-158c to 9-158m, inclusive.(1972, P.A. 196, S. 2; P.A. 82-247, S. 4; P.A. 86-179, S. 29, 53; P.A. 89-297, S. 8, 18; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1, S. 35; P.A. 12-56, S. 4.)History: P.A. 82-247 removed absentee electors from applicability statement; P.A. 86-179 made technical changes and added provisions re overseas balloting; P.A. 89-297 deleted requirement that citizen not maintain a domicile in order to vote in manner provided in Secs. 9-158c to 9-158m, inclusive; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1 added Subsec. (c) re voting eligibility of citizens born outside the United States, effective June 22, 2010; P.A. 12-56 amended Subsec. (a) by limiting the applicability of provisions to former residents and making a technical change, effective July 1, 2013.