reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
CT Gen Stat § 9-233 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 146 - Elections|Section 9-233 - Voting tabulator tenders.

 Prior to each election, the registrars of voters of each town shall appoint, for each voting tabulator to be used at such election, at least one and not more than two electors of such town as a voting tabulator tender, unless the registrars of voters have established two shifts for election officials under the provisions of section 9-258a, in which case the registrars shall appoint at least one and not more than two electors to be voting tabulator tenders, for each voting tabulator, for each shift.(1953, S. 710d; 1969, P.A. 500, S. 2; P.A. 83-391, S. 15, 24; P.A. 07-194, S. 18.)History: 1969 act provided for appointment of voting machine tenders by registrars for each shift established; P.A. 83-391 permitted registrars to appoint one or two voting machine tenders per machine, rather than one as previously; P.A. 07-194 made technical changes and replaced “voting machine tender” with “voting tabulator tender”.See Sec. 9-249 re instruction of election officials in use of voting tabulator.See Sec. 9-267 re removal of voting tabulator tenders for incompetence.
CT Gen Stat § 9-234 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 146 - Elections|Section 9-234 - Presence of registrars. Official checkers. Checking of elector's name.

 (a) Each registrar of voters shall be present during the taking of the vote at any regular or special state or municipal election in the registrar's of voters town or district. The assistants in their respective districts shall, when requested by either registrar of voters, be present at the taking of any such vote and discharge the duties of registrars of voters. Each registrar of voters shall appoint some suitable person to check the list manually on paper or electronically in each district, unless the registrars of voters have established two shifts for election officials under the provisions of section 9-258a, in which case each such registrar of voters shall appoint one such person for each district for each shift. Each such person, who is so appointed official checker, shall manually on paper or electronically check the name of each elector on the list when the elector offers the elector's vote, and no voting tabulator tender shall permit any vote to be cast upon the voting tabulator until the name has been so checked.(b) If an official checker is checking the name of an elector electronically, the checker shall use an electronic device approved by the Secretary of the State, in accordance with the provisions of section 9-261c.(c) If an official checker is using such an electronic device to check the names of voters and such device becomes inoperable, the official checker shall check such names using a printed copy of such list provided pursuant to section 9-39.(1949 Rev., S. 1069; 1953, S. 711d; 1969, P.A. 500, S. 3; P.A. 11-20, S. 1; 11-173, S. 35; P.A. 14-217, S. 23.)History: 1969 act provided for appointment of checkers for each established shift; P.A. 11-173 added “official” re checkers, replaced “machine” with “tabulator” and made technical changes, effective July 13, 2011; P.A. 14-217 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same to add references to manual or electronic checking of list and make a technical change, added Subsec. (b) re electronic checking of an elector's name and added Subsec. (c) re when electronic checking device becomes inoperable, effective June 13, 2014.See Sec. 9-267 re removal of checkers for incompetence.Registry list is evidence of domicile and the checking thereof of fact of voting; 21 C. 101 overruled. 67 C. 459.
CT Gen Stat § 9-235a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 146 - Elections|Section 9-235a - Temporary absence of election officials.

 The provisions of this title requiring the attendance of election officials at the polls during the hours of voting at any election shall not be construed to prevent the absence of any such official for periods of not more than thirty minutes during such hours, provided such official shall first notify the moderator of his intention to be absent, and the moderator shall designate another election official of the same party as the absent official to act for him during his absence. If the moderator intends to be absent for any such period, he shall designate another election official to act for him during his absence. The provisions of this title requiring the attendance of election officials at the polls during the hours of voting at any election shall not be construed to prevent the appointment of (1) such election officials, except for moderators, to serve in two shifts as provided for in section 9-258a, upon vote of the legislative body, or (2) unofficial checkers to serve in two or more shifts as provided in section 9-235.(1959, P.A. 534; 1963, P.A. 318, S. 2; 1969, P.A. 500, S. 5; P.A. 88-173, S. 2.)History: 1963 act provided that moderator may designate another election official to act for him during his temporary absence; 1969 act provided that this section not be construed to prevent appointments to a second shift provided for in Sec. 9-258a; P.A. 88-173 added Subdiv. (2) re unofficial checkers.
CT Gen Stat § 9-235b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 146 - Elections|Section 9-235b - Runners.

 At any election or primary, any person may serve as a runner solely to enter and leave a polling place and the restricted area surrounding the polling place for the purpose of taking outside the polling place and said area, information identifying electors who have cast ballots at such election or primary. Each runner shall be subject to the control of the moderator. No candidate in such election or primary may perform the functions of a runner pursuant to this section. Nothing in this section shall limit the responsibilities of an unofficial checker. If a runner interferes with the orderly process of voting, causes a disturbance or makes unreasonable noise, he shall be evicted by the moderator.(P.A. 87-471, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 9-235c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 146 - Elections|Section 9-235c - Voluntary service by election, primary or referendum officials.

 Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the contrary or of any special act, charter or ordinance, any election, primary or referendum official may serve on a voluntary basis without compensation, if such official and the registrars of voters or, in the case of a primary, the registrar of voters of the party conducting the primary, mutually agree.(P.A. 92-1, S. 2, 8.)
CT Gen Stat § 9-235d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 146 - Elections|Section 9-235d - Citizens sixteen or seventeen years of age authorized to serve as election or primary officials. Requirements.

 (a) Notwithstanding any provision of sections 9-233, 9-235 and 9-258 to the contrary, a United States citizen who is sixteen or seventeen years of age and a bona fide resident of a town may be (1) appointed as a challenger or unofficial checker in an election, or (2) appointed as a checker, translator, ballot clerk or voting tabulator tender in an election after (A) attending poll worker training, and (B) receiving the written permission of a parent, guardian or the principal of the school that the citizen attends if the citizen is a secondary school student and the citizen is to be appointed to work on a day when such school is in session.(b) Notwithstanding any provision of section 9-436 or 9-436a to the contrary, a United States citizen who is sixteen or seventeen years of age and a bona fide resident of a town or political subdivision holding a primary may be (1) appointed as a challenger or candidate checker in the primary, or (2) appointed as a checker, translator, ballot clerk or voting tabulator tender in a primary after (A) attending poll worker training, and (B) receiving the written permission of a parent, guardian or the principal of the school that the citizen attends if the citizen is a secondary school student and the citizen is to be appointed to work on a day when such school is in session.(P.A. 93-384, S. 9; P.A. 97-67, S. 8, 9; P.A. 03-108, S. 1; P.A. 11-20, S. 1; P.A. 15-224, S. 17.)History: P.A. 97-67 divided section into Subsecs., authorized appointments of unofficial and candidate checkers as checkers in subsequent elections and primaries, respectively, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 03-108 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to insert Subdiv. (1) designator, delete prior experience requirement for challengers and unofficial or candidate checkers, and insert Subdiv. (2) re appointment as a checker, translator or voting machine tender, effective July 1, 2003; pursuant to P.A. 11-20, “machine” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “tabulator”, effective May 24, 2011; P.A. 15-224 amended Subsecs. (a)(2) and (b)(2) to add “ballot clerk” re appointment, effective July 7, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 9-235e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 146 - Elections|Section 9-235e - Secretary of the State allowed access to polling place.

 Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary of the State, or the Secretary's designee, shall be allowed access to each polling place within the state during any municipal, state or federal election, primary or recanvass for the purpose of reviewing each polling place and recanvass for compliance with state and federal law. If the Secretary is a candidate on the ballot for any election or primary at a polling place, only the Secretary's designee may access such polling place pursuant to the provisions of this section.(P.A. 11-46, S. 3.)History: P.A. 11-46 effective June 13, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 9-236a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 146 - Elections|Section 9-236a - Spare voting tabulator or ballot box for educational use of students.

 Any town, on its own initiative or upon a request by the Secretary of the State, and with the approval of the legislative body of the town or, in the case of a town in which the legislative body is a town meeting, the board of selectmen, may require a spare voting tabulator or ballot box to be provided inside any polling place or in a room adjacent to the polling place, for the educational use of students from kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive. Upon such approval, the registrars shall establish procedures for the use of the tabulator or ballot box, including but not limited to: (1) Location and preparation of the tabulator or ballot box, (2) duties of tabulator or ballot box tenders, and (3) canvassing the returns. Any such tabulator shall be in addition to the demonstrator or spare voting tabulator required by section 9-260. Ballots completed by students under this section shall be unofficial, and polling place officials shall not be required to handle or count such ballots. Each student who will be using such tabulator or ballot box inside a polling place or a room adjacent to the polling place shall be accompanied by an adult. The supervisor of such students for the purposes of this section shall submit the names of all adults who will be working with such students to the registrars at least forty-eight hours before the election.(P.A. 89-286, S. 2, 3; P.A. 94-203, S. 9, 12; P.A. 11-20, S. 1.)History: P.A. 94-203 authorized town to provide educational purpose voting mechanisms on its own initiative or upon a request by the secretary of the state, authorized the use of ballot boxes, reduced the minimum grade level for participation from fourth grade to kindergarten and added provisions re supervision, effective July 1, 1994; pursuant to P.A. 11-20, “machine” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “tabulator”, effective May 24, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 9-237 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 146 - Elections|Section 9-237 - Display of national and state flags.

 A United States flag, at least three feet by five feet in size, shall be displayed, and a Connecticut state flag of the same size may be displayed, on the wall inside each polling place during the hours of voting on the day of any regular or special state election. No other international, national or United Nations flag shall be displayed in such polling place.(1949 Rev., S. 1131; 1953, 1955, S. 713d.)
CT Gen Stat § 9-237a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 146 - Elections|Section 9-237a - Telephones at polling places.

 The registrars of voters shall provide a telephone for each polling place for the use of the election officials to aid in clarifying the status of electors whose right to vote is questioned, if a telephone is not available and readily accessible for such purpose.(1969, P.A. 108.)
CT Gen Stat § 9-238a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 147 - Voting Methods|Section 9-238a - Report to Secretary of number of voting tabulators.

 During the first week of February in each year, the town clerk of each town shall notify the Secretary of the State, on a form provided by said Secretary, of the total number of voting tabulators in such town and, in towns divided into voting districts, in addition, the same information for each voting district. If the number of tabulators listed in such notification is less than the number required under section 9-238, the town clerk shall include in such notification an explanation of the discrepancy. Each such clerk shall also file a duplicate copy of such notification with the officials who are required to provide voting tabulators in the clerk's municipality under section 9-238.(1961, P.A. 47; P.A. 87-509, S. 9, 24; P.A. 97-154, S. 23, 27; P.A. 11-20, S. 7.)History: P.A. 87-509 required town clerk to include in notification the total number of names on each enrollment list and total number of unaffiliated electors in the town; P.A. 97-154 required total number of names reported to Secretary of the State to be on “active” registry list, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 11-20 eliminated requirement re reporting of number of electors, replaced “machines” with “tabulators” and made technical changes, effective May 24, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 9-239 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 147 - Voting Methods|Section 9-239 - Payment for voting tabulators.

 The fiscal authority in each municipality shall authorize payment of the bill incurred for the purchase or lease or other method of acquisition of an adequate number of voting tabulators incurred by the officials responsible for providing the same under the provisions of section 9-238.(1955, S. 716d; 1957, P.A. 561, S. 2; P.A. 11-20, S. 1.)History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-20, “machines” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “tabulators”, effective May 24, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 9-240 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 147 - Voting Methods|Section 9-240 - Provision of voting tabulators and booths.

 The board of selectmen in each town, unless otherwise provided by law, shall provide or may authorize the registrars to provide a suitable room or rooms and voting tabulator booths for holding all elections. The interior of the booths shall be secure from outside observation. Said board shall provide for each polling place, in accordance with the requirements of section 9-238, one or more voting tabulators in complete working order, and shall preserve and keep them in repair and have the custody of the voting tabulators, and the care and custody of the furniture and equipment of the polling place, when not in use at an election.(1949 Rev., S. 1054, 1195; 1953, S. 717d; 1957, P.A. 561, S. 3; 1967, P.A. 119, S. 3; P.A. 11-20, S. 1.)History: 1967 act deleted provision for public notice of location of rooms and voting machine booths; pursuant to P.A. 11-20, “machine” and “machines” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “tabulator” and “tabulators”, respectively, effective May 24, 2011.Irregularities in arranging polling place held not to invalidate election. 75 C. 53.
CT Gen Stat § 9-240a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 147 - Voting Methods|Section 9-240a - Periodic examination of voting tabulators.

 Not more than two hundred ten days nor less than thirty days prior to each regular election for state officers, each voting tabulator to be used in the next succeeding regular election, including each additional tabulator required under section 9-238, shall be examined by the company which manufactured the same or its successor or, with the approval of the Secretary of the State, by persons skilled in the mechanics and operation of such tabulator, for the purpose of determining that such tabulator is in sound operable condition for use in such election. Arrangements for such examination shall be made by the officials responsible for providing voting tabulators under section 9-238. The company or person making such examination shall file a report with respect to each tabulator with the Secretary of the State and with such officials, indicating whether or not such tabulator is in sound operable condition. When, as a result of any such examination, a tabulator is found not to be in sound operable condition, such officials shall have such tabulator repaired, or shall provide a voting tabulator in sound operable condition to replace the tabulator found inoperable. The cost for such examination in each town shall be paid by such town. Failure to cause the examination of a voting tabulator, as herein required, shall not, of itself, prevent the use of such tabulator in any election.(1967, P.A. 229, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 355, S. 2; P.A. 87-382, S. 21, 55; P.A. 11-20, S. 8.)History: 1969 act deleted obsolete language and required examination of additional machines required under Sec. 9-238; P.A. 87-382 required examination of machines not more than 210 days or less than 30 days before election rather than “during the period from seven months to one month” before election; P.A. 11-20 replaced “machine” with “tabulator” and “machines” with “tabulators” and made technical changes, effective May 24, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 9-242a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 147 - Voting Methods|Section 9-242a - Regulations concerning use of voting machines.

 Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the contrary, in the event that the Secretary of the State approves for use, in the manner provided by section 9-241, a kind of voting machine not so approved on January 1, 1985, said secretary shall adopt such regulations as may be necessary for the use of such machine, including but not limited to regulations for adjustment of such machine in preparation for voting, process of voting, canvass of votes cast, and certifications.(P.A. 84-319, S. 34, 49.)
CT Gen Stat § 9-242c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 147 - Voting Methods|Section 9-242c - Voting Technology Standards Board.

 Section 9-242c is repealed, effective May 24, 2011.(P.A. 05-235, S. 13; P.A. 11-20, S. 39; 11-173, S. 69.)
CT Gen Stat § 9-243 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 147 - Voting Methods|Section 9-243 - Mechanics. Instruction and certification by the Secretary of the State.

 Section 9-243 is repealed, effective May 24, 2011.(1949 Rev., S. 1197; 1953, S. 720d; 1957, P.A. 561, S. 5; 1959, P.A. 487, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 355, S. 3; P.A. 80-215, S. 5; P.A. 81-467, S. 4, 8; P.A. 82-426, S. 6, 14; 82-472, S. 27, 183; P.A. 87-472, S. 12; P.A. 94-203, S. 7, 12; P.A. 11-20, S. 39.)
CT Gen Stat § 9-245 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 147 - Voting Methods|Section 9-245 - Filing of reports.

 The reports of the registrars of voters, provided for under section 9-246, and the report provided for under subsection (c) of section 9-244, shall be filed with the municipal clerk and shall be kept by the municipal clerk for at least sixty days after the election for which the tabulators were so prepared.(1949 Rev., S. 1197; 1953, S. 722d; 1957, P.A. 561, S. 7; P.A. 87-382, S. 23, 55; P.A. 88-48, S. 2, 5; P.A. 98-67, S. 8, 10; P.A. 11-20, S. 12.)History: P.A. 87-382 substituted “sixty days” for “two months”; P.A. 88-48 added party chairmen and candidates to report requirements; P.A. 98-67 made technical changes, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 11-20 replaced “mechanics” with “registrars of voters” and “machines” with “tabulators”, effective May 24, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 9-246 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 9 - Elections|Chapter 147 - Voting Methods|Section 9-246 - Duties of registrars re condition of tabulators. Repairs made on election day. Required reports.

 (a) The registrar or registrars shall file a written report of the condition of each tabulator certifying that (1) they have prepared the tabulators, (2) all the counters are set at zero (000), (3) the ballot is properly prepared, (4) the tabulator has been properly adjusted according to the ballots, and (5) each tabulator is otherwise in readiness for the election. This report shall include the number of each tabulator and a statement of any defects or features of the tabulator that need attention or correction. The registrar or registrars shall also place upon each of the tabulators a numbered seal, secured in such a way that, before any movement of the registering or voting mechanism can be effected, such seal will be destroyed or broken. All voting tabulators shall be transferred to the polling places in charge of an elector authorized by the registrars of voters under whose direction the voting tabulators are to be prepared, as provided in section 9-240a; and such elector shall certify to their delivery in good order. Additional tabulators required under section 9-238 shall be so located by the registrars of voters as to be available for immediate transfer to the polling places within the municipality. The registrar or registrars shall have custody of the keys of the voting tabulators.(b) The registrar or registrars shall file a written report detailing any repairs made to a tabulator on the day of an election. This report shall certify (1) the number of the tabulator, (2) the time when the problem occurred, (3) a summary description of the work performed, and (4) that no repairs were made to the tabulator, after any vote was cast on the day of an election, that would affect the manner in which votes were recorded on the tabulator.(1949 Rev., S. 1197; 1953, S. 723d; 1957, P.A. 561, S. 8; 1959, P.A. 487, S. 3; 1969, P.A. 355, S. 5; P.A. 83-475, S. 19, 43; P.A. 04-113, S. 6; P.A. 11-173, S. 54.)History: 1959 act provided for registrars rather than selectmen, wardens and mayors to appoint the elector in charge of transferring the voting machines to the polling places; 1969 act provided that additional machines be located so as to be available for immediate transfer, effective with respect to all elections held on or after January 1, 1970; P.A. 83-475 added Subsec. (b) requiring report re election day repairs; P.A. 04-113 added Subsec. (b)(4) re certification that no repairs were made to machine that would affect recording of votes, effective May 21, 2004; P.A. 11-173 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “grouping mechanism” with “tabulator” and “ballot labels are” with “ballot is” and by deleting “metal” re seal and language re the return of machine keys to clerk, and replaced references to mechanics with references to registrars and references to machines with references to tabulators and made technical changes throughout, effective July 13, 2011.