Within ten days after an election or primary, the municipal clerk shall file with the Secretary of the State a statement, on a form to be prescribed and provided by the secretary, setting forth the number of absentee voting forms received from the secretary, the number issued to applicants for absentee ballots and the number remaining unused, and an explanation of any discrepancies. The statement shall also include such information concerning presidential and overseas ballot forms. The prescribed form may also require such absentee voting information as is necessary to complete questionnaires issued by the United States Department of Defense.
(1955, S. 641d; 1957, P.A. 517, S. 11; 1969, P.A. 8, S. 2; P.A. 76-295, S. 14, 18; P.A. 86-179, S. 10, 53.)
History: 1969 act deleted references to members of the armed forces and added reporting on “individuals qualified to vote a presidential ballot under section 9-163b” in statement on absentee balloting; P.A. 76-295 added inclusion in statement of report on “individuals qualified to vote an overseas ballot under section 9-159b”; P.A. 86-179 made technical changes; Sec. 9-154 transferred to Sec. 9-139c in 1987.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Section 9-133f. - Absentee voting procedures.
Section 9-134. - Members of the armed forces; definitions.
Section 9-135a. - Form of absentee ballot.
Section 9-139. - Outer envelope for return of ballot.
Section 9-139a. (Formerly Sec. 9-155). - Secretary to furnish forms. Contents. Instructions.
Section 9-139c. (Formerly Sec. 9-154). - Clerk to account to secretary for forms.
Section 9-140a. (Formerly Sec. 9-138). - Signing of form. Insertion of ballot in envelopes.
Section 9-140d. (Formerly Sec. 9-152). - Validity of armed forces member's ballot after death.
Section 9-140f. - Electronic provision of absentee ballot for visually impaired electors.
Section 9-148. - Counting of absentee ballots; training of counters.
Section 9-150a. - Absentee ballot counting procedures.
Section 9-150b. - Duties of moderators and municipal clerks. Declaration of count.
Section 9-150d. - Use of voting tabulators to count absentee ballots.
Section 9-151. - Voting in person after absentee ballot has been sent.
Section 9-153a. (Formerly Sec. 9-141). - Use of federal ballot application form.
Section 9-153b. (Formerly Sec. 9-142). - Additional ballots.
Section 9-153g. - Method for return of ballot used by certain military personnel. Report.
Section 9-156. - Distribution and receipt of ballots by secretary.
Section 9-158. - Eligibility to vote for presidential electors after removal from state.
Section 9-158a. - Presidential and federal elections; overseas balloting. Definitions.
Section 9-158b. - Eligibility for presidential or overseas ballot.
Section 9-158c. - Application for ballot.
Section 9-158d. - Application form.
Section 9-158g. - Return to town clerk.
Section 9-158h. - List of applicants.
Section 9-158i. - Secretary to prepare and distribute ballots and forms.
Section 9-158j. - Notice to registrars.
Section 9-158k. - Town clerk to maintain file of information from other states or towns.
Section 9-158l. - False statements. Neglect of duty by public official.
Section 9-158m. - Absentee voting law applicable.
Section 9-158n. - Voting in person.
Section 9-159 to 9-159m. - Ballots. Overseas ballots.
Section 9-159p. (Formerly Sec. 9-232g). - Challenge of absentee ballots.