An applicant who applies for an absentee ballot because of unforeseen illness or physical disability occurring within six days immediately preceding the close of the polls at an election, primary or referendum or because the applicant is a patient in a hospital within such six-day period, may appoint a designee, as defined in subsection (b) of section 9-140b, to deliver the ballot to him, by stating on the application, in a space provided for that purpose, (1) the date of occurrence of the illness or disability or the name and address of the hospital in which the applicant is a patient within such six-day period, (2) the name, address and category under said subsection, of the person so designated and (3) the delivery which the person is designated to perform, provided the person so designated shall also sign a statement on the application to the effect that he consents to the designation and will perform the delivery without tampering with the ballot in any way. If the application designates a person to deliver the ballot to the applicant, that person shall personally submit the application to the municipal clerk. If such application is submitted to the clerk in person, within six days immediately preceding the close of the polls at an election or primary, by a person designated on the application to deliver the absentee ballot to the applicant as provided in this section and in subsection (b) of said section 9-140b, and if the application is dated within such time, the clerk shall give that person the absentee voting set.
(P.A. 86-179, S. 21, 53; P.A. 89-297, S. 5, 18; P.A. 97-154, S. 14, 17.)
History: P.A. 89-297 referenced definition of “designee” in Sec. 9-140b(b) and deleted provisions re return of ballot to municipal clerk; P.A. 97-154 authorized applicant who is a hospital patient during six-day period preceding election, primary or referendum to appoint designee to deliver ballot to him, effective January 1, 1998.
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.