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CT Gen Stat § 9-5b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 141 - General Provisions|Section 9-5b - Retention of records by registrars.

 When the registrars of voters are required by law to maintain, have on file or retain any document, record, list or other paper, the same shall be kept in their office or, if they do not have a permanent office, in the office space provided under section 9-5a.(1963, P.A. 201, S. 3.)
CT Gen Stat § 9-6 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 141 - General Provisions|Section 9-6 - Conferences of municipal clerks, registrars and Secretary.

 Each registrar of voters or, in the absence of a registrar, the deputy registrar of voters, and each municipal clerk or, in the absence of a municipal clerk, one of the assistant municipal clerks shall be compensated by the municipality which the clerk represents, as provided for in this section, for attending two conferences a year for town clerks and registrars of voters which may be called by the Secretary of the State for the purpose of discussing the election laws, procedures or matters related thereto. Each such official shall be compensated by the municipality at the rate of thirty-five dollars per day for attending each such conference, plus mileage to and from such conference at a rate per mile determined by the municipality, but not less than twenty cents per mile, computed from the office of such official or, if he has no office, from his home to the place where such conference is being held.(1957, P.A. 480; 1959, P.A. 51; 1961, P.A. 198; 1969, P.A. 97, S. 1; P.A. 79-384; P.A. 83-475, S. 3, 43; P.A. 95-171, S. 1, 14; P.A. 11-173, S. 27.)History: 1959 act provided compensation for deputy registrar or assistant town clerk attending conference in the absence of a registrar or town clerk, and changed destination for computing mileage to the place where the conference is being held; 1961 act deleted requirement that conference be state-wide; 1969 act changed compensation from $10 to $25 per day; P.A. 79-384 changed compensation to $35 per day and changed mileage rate from $0.10 per mile to the same rate as that paid to state employees; P.A. 83-475 amended section by establishing minimum mileage rate of $0.20 per mile or such greater rate as determined by municipality; P.A. 95-171 added “two” re towns divided into voting districts, effective January 8, 1997; P.A. 11-173 deleted language re towns with 2 voting districts that elect registrars for each district and made technical changes, effective July 13, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 9-6a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 141 - General Provisions|Section 9-6a - Conference for voting machine examiners.

 Section 9-6a is repealed, effective May 24, 2011.(1969, P.A. 31; P.A. 83-475, S. 4, 43; P.A. 11-20, S. 39; 11-173, S. 69.)
CT Gen Stat § 9-6b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 141 - General Provisions|Section 9-6b - Assistance to blind persons in the signing of petitions.

 (a) Any provision of the general statutes to the contrary notwithstanding, a circulator of any petition shall, without subjecting himself to the penalties of false statement, accept the signature of an authorized agent, in the form and manner provided for in this section, who signs a petition which is authorized pursuant to any provision of the general statutes or any special act on behalf of a blind person, provided there is compliance with the procedures prescribed in subsection (b) of this section.(b) Any person who is blind, as defined in section 1-1f, may cause his name to be affixed to a petition which is authorized pursuant to any provision of the general statutes, or any special act, provided an authorized agent reads aloud the full text of the petition in the presence of the circulator, and the blind person consents to having his name appear thereon. In the event a blind person is unable to write, his authorized agent may write the name of such blind person followed by the word “by” and his own signature. Any provision of the general statutes to the contrary notwithstanding, no authorized agent who complies with the provisions of this subsection shall be prosecuted or subjected to criminal liability. No circulator shall act as an authorized agent.(P.A. 79-355.)See Sec. 9-453a re petition for nomination for elective office.
CT Gen Stat § 9-6c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 141 - General Provisions|Section 9-6c - Agreements between municipalities re performance of functions.

 (a) Two or more municipalities may jointly perform any function that each municipality is required to perform individually under this title by entering into an agreement pursuant to this section. Any such agreement shall be negotiated and shall contain all provisions upon which each participating municipality agrees. Any such agreement shall establish a process for amendment of, termination of and withdrawal from such agreement. Any proposed agreement shall be submitted to the legislative body of each participating municipality for a vote to ratify or reject such agreement. The legislative body of each participating municipality shall provide an opportunity for public comment prior to any such vote. For purposes of this section, providing an opportunity for public comment does not require a legislative body to conduct a public hearing.(b) For any municipality in which the legislative body is the town meeting, such legislative body may, by resolution, vote to delegate its authority to ratify or reject a proposed agreement to the board of selectmen, provided such board of selectmen provides an opportunity for public comment in accordance with this section.(c) A copy of any such agreement entered into by two or more municipalities pursuant to this section shall be filed with the municipal clerk of each participating municipality and the Secretary of the State not later than seven days after the legislative body of the last participating municipality to ratify such agreement so ratifies such agreement.(P.A. 15-224, S. 30.)History: P.A. 15-224 effective July 7, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 9-7 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 141 - General Provisions|Section 9-7 - Charter provisions not affected.

 No provision of this title or the sections listed in section 9-1 shall be construed to repeal any charter provision in existence on May 14, 1953, relative to the election, term of office or powers or duties of any municipal officer or to the manner of warning or conducting any municipal meeting or any election, but the powers and duties of such officers shall remain as provided in such charter.(1953, S. 508d.)Section construed in light of intent of legislature in enacting Sec. 9-167a; charter provision superseded by Sec. 9-167a. 28 CS 403.
CT Gen Stat § 9-7c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 141 - General Provisions|Section 9-7c - Recommended appropriations. Allotments.

 (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the appropriations recommended for the State Elections Enforcement Commission shall be the estimates of expenditure requirements transmitted to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management by the executive director of the commission and the recommended adjustments and revisions of such estimates shall be the recommended adjustments and revisions, if any, transmitted by said executive director to the Office of Policy and Management.(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Governor shall not reduce allotment requisitions or allotments in force concerning the State Elections Enforcement Commission.(P.A. 04-204, S. 10; P.A. 11-48, S. 76; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3, S. 74.)History: P.A. 04-204 effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (a) by adding language re separate line item within the budget for Office of Governmental Accountability, by replacing language re director of commission with language re administrator of Office of Governmental Accountability and by making technical changes, effective July 1, 2011; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting references to Office of Governmental Accountability and separate line item within budget of said office, replacing references to executive administrator of the Office of Governmental Accountability with references to executive director of the commission and making a conforming change, effective July 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 9-8 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 141 - General Provisions|Section 9-8 - Penalty for false statement.

 Any person who makes a false statement in any statement required to be signed under the penalties of false statement under this title and, except as otherwise provided by law, any person who signs the name of another to any such statement shall be guilty of false statement, which shall be deemed to have been committed in the town where such statement is filed and shall be subject to the penalties provided for false statement.(1949, Rev., S. 1149; 1953, 1955, S. 639d; 1955, S. 621d; 1957, P.A. 442, S. 12; 517, S. 10; 1971, P.A. 871, S. 64.)History: 1971 act substituted “false statement” for “perjury” where appearing and following “penalties provided” replaced “in section 53-143” with “for false statement”.
CT Gen Stat § 9-8a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 141 - General Provisions|Section 9-8a - 1972 election of General Assembly.

 Section 9-8a is repealed.(1972, P.A. 220, S. 1, 2; P.A. 78-153, S. 31, 32.)
CT Gen Stat § 9-9 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 142 - Congressional, Senatorial and Assembly Districts|Section 9-9 - Representatives in Congress. Districts.

 For the purpose of representation in the Congress of the United States, there shall be elected in the manner provided by law one representative from each of the five congressional districts.(1949 Rev., S. 989; 1953, S. 509d; April, 1964, P.A. 2, S. 1; P.A. 03-170, S. 2.)History: 1964 act provided for six congressional districts instead of five congressional districts and one representative at large; P.A. 03-170 changed number of congressional districts from six to five and deleted “into which the state shall be divided, as follows”, effective June 26, 2003.Cited. 14 CS 421.
CT Gen Stat § 9-10 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 142 - Congressional, Senatorial and Assembly Districts|Section 9-10 - Senatorial districts.

 Section 9-10 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 990; November, 1964, P.A. 2, S. 4.)
CT Gen Stat § 9-10a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 142 - Congressional, Senatorial and Assembly Districts|Section 9-10a - State senators. Senatorial districts.

 The Senate shall consist of thirty-six senators, and the state shall be divided into thirty-six districts, in each of which one senator shall be elected as follows:(Districts omitted.*)(November, 1964, P.A. 2, S. 3.)*Note: See Article XXVI., and Article XXX., Sec. 2, of the Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Connecticut re reapportionment.History: 1964 act set forth boundaries of thirty-six senatorial districts, effective November, 1966.
CT Gen Stat § 9-11 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 142 - Congressional, Senatorial and Assembly Districts|Section 9-11 - Notice of election of congressmen and senators.

 Section 9-11 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 172; 1953, S. 511d; P.A. 85-577, S. 23.)
CT Gen Stat § 9-12a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 143 - Electors: Qualifications and Admission|Section 9-12a - Residence of servicemen.

 Section 9-12a is repealed.(1969, P.A. 492, S. 1; P.A. 81-350, S. 16, 17.)
CT Gen Stat § 9-12b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 143 - Electors: Qualifications and Admission|Section 9-12b - Admission of electors not prohibited on Sundays.

 The provisions of section 53-302a shall not apply to activities conducted for the purpose of admitting electors.(P.A. 76-128, S. 1, 11; P.A. 79-363, S. 3, 38.)History: P.A. 79-363 substituted “sections 53-302a” for “sections 53-300 and 53-302”.
CT Gen Stat § 9-13 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 143 - Electors: Qualifications and Admission|Section 9-13 - Blind persons.

 No applicant, otherwise qualified to be an elector in this state, shall be ineligible by reason of blindness or defective sight.(1949 Rev., S. 992; 1953, S. 514d; P.A. 76-128, S. 3, 11.)History: P.A. 76-128 deleted requirements for reading or submission of proof of previous admission as elector in any Connecticut town.
CT Gen Stat § 9-14 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 143 - Electors: Qualifications and Admission|Section 9-14 - Electors residing in state institutions.

 No person shall be deemed to have lost his residence in any town by reason of his absence therefrom in any institution maintained by the state. No person who resides in any institution maintained by the state shall be admitted as an elector in the town in which such institution is located, unless he proves to the satisfaction of the admitting official that he is a bona fide resident of such institution.(1949 Rev., S. 1000; 1953, S. 515d; P.A. 82-247, S. 1.)History: P.A. 82-247 changed “board for admission of electors” to “admitting official” and “permanent” resident to “bona fide” resident.
CT Gen Stat § 9-14a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 143 - Electors: Qualifications and Admission|Section 9-14a - Electors in custody of state.

 Any person in the custody of the state being held at a community correctional center or a correctional institution, whose voting rights have not been denied, shall be deemed to be absent from the town or city of which he is an inhabitant for purposes of voting, notwithstanding that such center or institution may be situated within such town or city.(P.A. 75-595, S. 4, 5.)See Secs. 9-135, 9-137 re absentee voting.
CT Gen Stat § 9-15 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 143 - Electors: Qualifications and Admission|Section 9-15 - Residence of pauper.

 Section 9-15 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002.(1949 Rev., S. 1020; 1953, S. 516d; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 9-15a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 143 - Electors: Qualifications and Admission|Section 9-15a - Membership and quorum of board for admission of electors.

 (a) The board for admission of electors in each town shall consist of the town clerk and the selectmen, provided the legislative body of any town may, at any time, except during the period of eight weeks prior to a regular election, vote to change the membership of such board to consist of (1) the town clerk, the selectmen and the registrars of voters or (2) the town clerk and the registrars of voters. For the purposes of this section, the term “registrars of voters”, in a town where there are different registrars of voters for different voting districts, means the registrars of voters in the voting district in which, at the last-preceding election, the presiding officer for the purpose of declaring the result of the vote of the whole town was the moderator.(b) Any member of the board for the admission of electors in any town who finds that he is unable to attend a meeting of the board shall designate another elected officer of such town to act for him by filing a statement of such designation in writing in the office of the town clerk at any time prior to the opening of the meeting, provided, if an assistant town clerk is available, he shall serve in the absence or inability of the town clerk and, if the deputy registrar of voters is available, he shall serve in the absence or inability of his registrar.(c) A quorum of the board for the admission of electors shall consist of a bare majority of the members of such board. An assistant town clerk or a deputy registrar or any other town officer designated by, and acting for, a member of such board pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall be included as a member of such board for purposes of ascertaining the existence of a quorum.(d) This section shall supersede any inconsistent provision of any charter or special act.(February, 1965, P.A. 471; 1969, P.A. 496; P.A. 79-363, S. 4, 38; P.A. 83-391, S. 1, 24; P.A. 07-217, S. 39.)History: 1969 act changed word “municipality” for “town” wherever appearing and in Subsec. (b) inserted the word “elected” before “officer”; P.A. 79-363 amended Subsec. (a) by inserting “the” before “moderator”; P.A. 83-391 amended Subsec. (b) to eliminate reference to sessions of board for the admission of electors; P.A. 07-217 made a technical change in Subsec. (c), effective July 12, 2007.
CT Gen Stat § 9-16 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 143 - Electors: Qualifications and Admission|Section 9-16 - Notice of sessions of registrars of voters.

 The registrars of voters in each town shall give notice of the time and place of each session for the admission of electors held pursuant to section 9-17 by publication in a newspaper published or circulated in such town not more than fifteen nor less than five days before each such session. Nothing herein shall require that such publication be in the form of a legal advertisement.(1953, S. 517d; 1957, P.A. 441, S. 3; 1959, P.A. 684, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 266, S. 1; 1963, P.A. 393, S. 3; February, 1965, P.A. 275, S. 2; 443, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 352, S. 3; P.A. 83-391, S. 2, 24; P.A. 93-230, S. 5.)History: 1959 act allowed town clerk's statement that applicant is an elector in lieu of proof of citizenship; 1961 act added registrar of voters to same provision; 1963 act deleted requirement of posting notice of session on signpost and changed time for giving notice by publication; 1965 acts required notice be published no more than 10 nor less than 5 days before each session and deleted provision for notice to include requirements for presentation of naturalization or other papers; 1967 act amended notice requirement to no more than 15 days instead of 10 days prior to session; P.A. 83-391 amended section to provide for notice of sessions to be given by registrars of voters not board for admission of electors; P.A. 93-230 specified that publication need not be in form of a legal advertisement.See Sec. 9-25 re admission of armed forces members as electors.See Sec. 9-31a re special admission procedure for permanently physically disabled persons.
CT Gen Stat § 9-17a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 143 - Electors: Qualifications and Admission|Section 9-17a - “Admitting official” defined.

 As used in sections 9-17, 9-19b, 9-19c, 9-20, 9-23a, 9-24, 9-31a, 9-31b and 9-31l, unless otherwise provided, the term “admitting official” means a town clerk, assistant town clerk, registrar of voters, deputy registrar of voters or assistant registrar of voters or the board for admission of electors.(1971, P.A. 768, S. 1; P.A. 79-363, S. 5, 38; P.A. 80-281, S. 2, 31; P.A. 81-350, S. 12, 17; P.A. 15-224, S. 7.)History: P.A. 79-363 made technical changes; P.A. 80-281 added “special assistant registrar of voters”; P.A. 81-350 substituted reference to Sec. 9-31l for reference to Sec. 9-31k, repealed by the same act; P.A. 15-224 redefined “admitting official” and made technical changes, effective July 7, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 9-19a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 143 - Electors: Qualifications and Admission|Section 9-19a - Inconsistent provisions superseded.

 The provisions of this chapter shall supersede any inconsistent provision of any charter or special act.(1963, P.A. 530, S. 5; P.A. 79-363, S. 6, 38; P.A. 83-391, S. 4, 24; P.A. 84-319, S. 6, 49.)History: P.A. 79-363 deleted reference to repealed Sec. 9-18a; P.A. 83-391 deleted reference to repealed Sec. 9-19; P.A. 84-319 amended section to provide that provisions of chapter 143, rather than of Sec. 9-17, supersede inconsistent provisions in charters and special acts.
CT Gen Stat § 9-19d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 143 - Electors: Qualifications and Admission|Section 9-19d - Form of application.

 The application provided for in section 9-19c shall be in form substantially as follows:||||To …. (name), Town Clerk,of the Town ofRegistrar of Voters,…., Connecticut,We the undersigned, being citizens of the United States of voting age, are[ ] employed, and all being employees of .... (name of employer)or[ ] students attending .... (name of school, college or university)or[ ] residing at the (name of hospital, residential care home, rest home, nursing home or convalescent home) .... in said town and each of us believing that he or she possesses the qualifications for admission as an elector, do hereby request you to come to our place of employment, or school, college or university or residence, as the case may be, at .... (address), in said town, for the purpose of receiving applications for admission as an elector.||||…. (signatures)…. (addresses)Dated at ...., Connecticut, this .... day of ...., 20...(1969, P.A. 412, S. 2; P.A. 73-630, S. 4, 19; P.A. 75-17, S. 2; P.A. 76-128, S. 5, 11; P.A. 97-112, S. 2.)History: P.A. 73-630 removed the words “now reside, and for at least six months have resided, in” and substituted “are bona fide residents of” in the application; P.A. 75-17 changed format of application to provide three alternatives, one to be indicated, of categories including employees, students of institutions of higher learning or residents of certain health care facilities; P.A. 76-128 removed recital of residency in town in which as employees, students or residents the signers request a voter-making session and deleted recital of possession of qualification for admission as an elector “in said town”; P.A. 97-112 replaced “home for the aged” with “residential care home”; (Revisor's note: In 2001 the reference in this section to the date “19..” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “20..” to reflect the new millennium).
CT Gen Stat § 9-19f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 143 - Electors: Qualifications and Admission|Section 9-19f - Out-of-town assistance permitted at admission sessions.

 The registrar of voters or the deputy or any assistant registrar of voters of any town may, upon the request of the registrar of voters of any other town, assist such registrar or deputy or assistant registrar at any session for the admission of electors held pursuant to section 9-19b or subsection (a) of section 9-19c in the town in which the requesting registrar resides.(P.A. 76-128, S. 2, 11.)