The Treasurer, Secretary of the State and Comptroller shall, within thirty days after a vacancy election for a senator in Congress or representative in Congress, subject to the provisions of section 9-323, publicly count the votes returned, and declare what person is elected, and the Secretary of the State shall forthwith notify him by mail of his election. The Secretary of the State shall enter the returns in tabular form in books kept by him for that purpose and present a copy of the same, with the name of, and the total number of votes received by, each of the candidates for said office, to the Governor within ten days thereafter.
(1949 Rev., S. 1111; 1953, S. 794d; P.A. 85-577, S. 9.)
History: P.A. 85-577 amended section to require notification to candidates by mail, required secretary of the state to enter returns in tabular form in books and to send a copy of the same, with the name of, and the total number of votes received by, each candidate to the governor within ten days thereafter, where previously original returns and canvass were submitted to governor.
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.