In each municipality divided into voting districts, unless otherwise provided by law, the head moderator shall be the presiding officer for the purpose of declaring the result of the vote of the whole municipality and of making returns to the Secretary of the State, and the moderators in each of the voting districts shall be assistant presiding officers and shall make returns of their polls as required by law.
(1949 Rev., S. 1059; 1953, S. 790d; 1971, P.A. 836, S. 3.)
History: 1971 act substituted “head moderator” for “moderator of the first district” and for “moderators of the other district” substituted “moderators in each of the voting districts”.
Duty of moderator in election of selectmen. 104 C. 401.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 148 - Election Canvass and Returns
Section 9-308. - Canvass of returns.
Section 9-310. - Sealing of tabulator by moderator.
Section 9-311a. - Recanvass on close vote.
Section 9-311b. - Recanvass on tie vote.
Section 9-312. - Declaration of result; returns to secretary.
Section 9-313. - Forms for returns.
Section 9-315. - Canvass for presidential electors, U.S. senator and members of Congress.
Section 9-316. - Canvass in vacancy election of U.S. senator or representative.
Section 9-317. - Certification of election of U.S. senator.
Section 9-318. - Canvass of votes for state officers.
Section 9-319. - Canvass of votes for state senators and representatives and judges of probate.
Section 9-321. - Return by moderator of election of town clerk and registrar of vital statistics.