Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 148 - Election Canvass and Returns
Section 9-316. - Canvass in vacancy election of U.S. senator or representative.

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

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 9 - Elections

Chapter 148 - Election Canvass and Returns

Section 9-307. - Certificate of check lists; exception for certain elections and primaries held in 2020 and 2021.

Section 9-308. - Canvass of returns.

Section 9-309. - Procedure for announcing results; exception for certain elections held in 2020 and 2021. Temporary interruption of canvass after transmission of preliminary totals to Secretary of the State. Security of tabulators and other materials...

Section 9-310. - Sealing of tabulator by moderator.

Section 9-311. - Recanvass in case of discrepancy; exceptions for certain elections held in 2020 and 2021.

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 9-314. - Return of preliminary and duplicate lists of votes by moderator; exceptions for certain elections held in 2020 and 2021.

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 9-320. - Returns of municipal elections by clerks. Elected town clerk who is registrar of vital statistics ex officio.

Section 9-320f. - Manual or electronic audit of votes by registrar of voters or town clerk. Offices subject to audit. University of Connecticut analysis. Discrepancy recanvass. Voting tabulator failure to record votes. Secretary of the State investig...

Section 9-320g. - Authorization of electronic equipment by Secretary of the State for conduct of an audit.

Section 9-321. - Return by moderator of election of town clerk and registrar of vital statistics.

Section 9-322. - Failure of moderator to make returns.

Section 9-322a. - Correction of errors in returns. Clerk to file listing of returns. Certification of lists. Exception for certain regular elections held in 2020 and 2021.

Section 9-322b. - Candidate elected to two or more offices in a municipality and prohibited from holding more than one office. Determination of officeholder.