The room in which the election is held shall be separated from the part of the room to be occupied by the election officials and the voting tabulator shall be placed, if possible, at least three feet from any wall or partition and at least four feet from the official checkers' table and the ballot clerks' table. Every part of the polling place shall be in plain view of the election officials. The tabulator shall be so placed that no person from any part of the room or from any place outside the room can see or determine how the elector casts his or her vote. The election officials shall be so stationed that no member thereof shall be concealed by the tabulator from the electors within the polling place. The moderator or some one designated by the moderator shall be stationed near the tabulator, shall regulate the admission of the elector's ballots thereto and shall always be in full view of the other election officials and the electors within the polling place.
(1949 Rev., S. 1204, 1207; 1953, S. 733d; 1957, P.A. 561, S. 15; P.A. 07-194, S. 20.)
History: P.A. 07-194 changed “machine” to “tabulator” and made conforming and technical changes.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Section 9-238. - Voting tabulators required. Notification of purchase or discontinuance of use.
Section 9-238a. - Report to Secretary of number of voting tabulators.
Section 9-239. - Payment for voting tabulators.
Section 9-240. - Provision of voting tabulators and booths.
Section 9-240a. - Periodic examination of voting tabulators.
Section 9-242a. - Regulations concerning use of voting machines.
Section 9-242b. - Procedures for use of direct recording electronic voting tabulators.
Section 9-242c. - Voting Technology Standards Board.
Section 9-243. - Mechanics. Instruction and certification by the Secretary of the State.
Section 9-244. - Inspection by party watchers, party chairpersons, candidates and officials.
Section 9-245. - Filing of reports.
Section 9-247. - Preparation of tabulators.
Section 9-248. - Furnishing of supplies.
Section 9-249. - Instruction of election officials.
Section 9-249a. - Order of parties on ballots.
Section 9-250. - Form of ballots.
Section 9-250a. - Blank space where party fails to nominate.
Section 9-251. - Order of office on ballots.
Section 9-254. - List of municipal offices to be filled.
Section 9-255. - Sample ballots.
Section 9-255a. - Certification re number of ballots ordered.
Section 9-256. - Filing of sample ballot with Secretary.
Section 9-257. - Location of voting tabulator and stationing of officials.
Section 9-258. - Election officials; additional lines of electors.
Section 9-258a. - Two shifts of election officials.
Section 9-259. - Duties of election officials before polls open; moderator's return certificates.
Section 9-260. - Instruction by means of demonstrator device.
Section 9-261. - Process of voting.
Section 9-261a. - Preparation of polling place form of identification by committee prohibited.
Section 9-261b. - Privacy sleeve.
Section 9-261c. - Electronic devices used to check names of electors.
Section 9-262. - Duties of election officials during voting hours.
Section 9-263. - Use of paper ballots when voting machine damaged.
Section 9-265. - Write-in votes.
Section 9-266. - Keys to be kept. Storage of voting tabulator.
Section 9-267. - Removal of officials.
Section 9-268. - Duties of selectmen imposed on other officials.
Section 9-269. - Borough election officials.
Section 9-270 and 9-271. - Votes by paper ballots. Referenda by paper ballots.
Section 9-272. - Conditions under which use of voting tabulators may be discontinued.
Section 9-277 and 9-278. - Straight and split ticket sections. Form of straight ticket section.