If the applicant is a naturalized citizen, or if the applicant has acquired citizenship by reason of being born abroad to a United States citizen parent or has derived citizenship through the naturalization of a parent or spouse, the certificate of his naturalization, under the seal of the court issuing the same, or a copy thereof issued by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service in lieu of the original certificate, or a certificate of citizenship issued by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, or a passport issued by the State Department of the United States on or after January 1, 1948, or a written statement signed by a town clerk or registrar of voters of a town of this state or by an election official of another state in the United States or a town or political subdivision of such state that the records of such state, town or political subdivision show that such applicant has previously been admitted as an elector therein, shall be conclusive proof of citizenship. Any applicant submitting documentary evidence of citizenship shall make oath that he is the person named therein.
(1963, P.A. 645, S. 3; February, 1965, P.A. 548, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 390, S. 2, 6.)
History: 1965 act added provision for a written statement signed by election official of another state, town or subdivision that their records show applicant previously admitted as an elector as alternative to naturalization papers or passport issued after January 1, 1948 where citizenship is by naturalization, derived through naturalization of parent or spouse, or applicant born abroad of a U.S. citizen parent; 1967 act clarified provisions for conclusive proof of citizenship by certificates of citizenship, passport or statement by election officials from other states or town clerk or registrars of any Connecticut towns that records show applicant previously admitted as elector, applicant submitting such documentary evidence to make oath that he is person named therein, effective January 1, 1968.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 143 - Electors: Qualifications and Admission
Section 9-12. - Who may be admitted.
Section 9-12a. - Residence of servicemen.
Section 9-12b. - Admission of electors not prohibited on Sundays.
Section 9-13. - Blind persons.
Section 9-14. - Electors residing in state institutions.
Section 9-14a. - Electors in custody of state.
Section 9-15. - Residence of pauper.
Section 9-15a. - Membership and quorum of board for admission of electors.
Section 9-16. - Notice of sessions of registrars of voters.
Section 9-17a. - “Admitting official” defined.
Section 9-19a. - Inconsistent provisions superseded.
Section 9-19c. - Application for admission at place of employment, residence or study.
Section 9-19d. - Form of application.
Section 9-19e. - Cross-town application for admission.
Section 9-19f. - Out-of-town assistance permitted at admission sessions.
Section 9-19g. - Application for admission after established cutoff date.
Section 9-19k. - Online voter registration system.
Section 9-20. - Admission of electors; procedure.
Section 9-20a. - Proof of citizenship.
Section 9-20b. - Voter registration services for new citizens at naturalization ceremonies.
Section 9-21. - Removal of elector from registry list.
Section 9-21a. - Search of computerized voter registration records. Duplicate registrations.
Section 9-22. - Instruction of electors at sessions for admission.
Section 9-23. - Registrars of voters. Posting of public hours. Maintenance of voter information.
Section 9-23a. - When person admitted as an elector permitted to vote in primary. Exception.
Section 9-23g. - Mail-in application for admission.
Section 9-23h. - Application form.
Section 9-23i. - Prohibition on witnessing official charging a fee.
Section 9-23l. - Mail voter registration application form prescribed by Federal Election Commission.
Section 9-23m. - Secretary to make form available. Changes to conform to federal law.
Section 9-23n. - Voter registration agencies. Duties. Electronic application system.
Section 9-23q. - State-wide student voter registration drive.
Section 9-23r. - Submission of identifying information with mail voter registration application.
Section 9-24. - Admission as electors of persons in armed forces; definitions.
Section 9-25. - Admission of members of the armed forces as electors.
Section 9-27. - Elector's oath.
Section 9-27a. - Enrollment application sent to applicant for absentee admission.
Section 9-28. - Town clerk to mail forms.
Section 9-29. - Printing and distribution of forms.
Section 9-30. - Action by town clerk. Notice. Appeal from rejection of application.
Section 9-31. - Application of other statutes.
Section 9-31a. - Special admission procedures for permanently physically disabled persons.
Section 9-31b. - Application form.
Section 9-31c. - Physician's certificate.
Section 9-31d. - Town clerk or registrar to provide forms.
Section 9-31l. - Appeals of decisions re right of person to be or remain an elector.
Section 9-32. - Canvass to ascertain changes of residence.
Section 9-35a. - Posting of names removed from registry list.
Section 9-35b. - Relinquishment of registration by elector.
Section 9-36. - Availability of preliminary registry list. Distribution.
Section 9-37. - Final registry list. Availability of registrars of voters.
Section 9-38. - Availability of final registry list. Updated registry list.
Section 9-39. - Distribution of copies of final registry list.
Section 9-40b. - Continuance of enrollment for purposes of voting in state-wide primary.
Section 9-43. - Procedure for removal of name for nonresidence.
Section 9-44. - Appeal from decisions of registrars.
Section 9-46. - Forfeiture of electoral rights.
Section 9-46a. - Restoration or granting of electoral privileges.
Section 9-50a. - Compilation of changes to active and inactive registry lists.
Section 9-50b. - State-wide centralized voter registration system.
Section 9-50d. - Nondisclosure of certain voter registration information.
Section 9-51. - Enrollment sessions.
Section 9-52. - Discretionary enrollment sessions.
Section 9-53. - Notice of sessions.
Section 9-54. - Compilation and maintenance of enrollment lists and list of unaffiliated electors.
Section 9-55. - Printing of complete enrollment lists and lists of unaffiliated electors.
Section 9-55a. - Compensation of registrars, clerks and other personnel.
Section 9-56. - Application for enrollment by unaffiliated elector.
Section 9-57a. - Application for enrollment made at time of application for restoration.
Section 9-58. - Applications for enrollment; record of, disposal after five years.
Section 9-59. - Erasure or transfer of name.
Section 9-61. - Prima facie evidence supporting discretionary erasure or exclusion.
Section 9-62. - Hearings concerning discretionary erasure or exclusion.
Section 9-63. - Court appeal of discretionary erasure or exclusion.
Section 9-64. - Erasure of name not on registry list.
Section 9-64a. - Removal, restoration or transfer of enrollment list names.
Section 9-64b. - Removal of names from list to be used at caucus, primary or convention.