Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 148 - Election Canvass and 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.

(a)(1) Not later than forty-eight hours following each regular election, the registrars of voters shall provide the results of the votes cast at such election to the town clerk. Not later than nine o'clock a.m. on the third day following each regular election, the head moderator, registrars of voters and town clerk for each town divided into voting districts shall meet to identify any error in the returns. Not later than one o'clock p.m. on the third day following each regular election, the head moderator shall correct any error identified and file an amended return with the Secretary of the State, the town clerk and the registrars of voters.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection, for the state election in 2020, and any regular election held on or after June 23, 2021, but prior to November 3, 2021, (A) the results of the votes cast at such election required under said subdivision to be provided to the town clerk by the registrars of voters shall be so provided not later than ninety-six hours following such election, (B) the meeting to identify any error in the returns required under said subdivision among the head moderator, registrars of voters and town clerk for each town divided into voting districts shall occur not later than nine o'clock a.m. on the fifth day following such election, and (C) any identified error required under said subdivision to be corrected, and any amended return required under said subdivision to be filed with the Secretary of the State, the town clerk and the registrars of voters, by the head moderator shall be so corrected or filed, as applicable, not later than one o'clock p.m. on the fifth day following such election.
(b) Not later than twenty-one days following each regular state election, the town clerk of each town divided into voting districts shall file with the Secretary of the State a consolidated listing, in tabular format, as prescribed by the Secretary of the State, of the official returns of each such voting district for all offices voted on at such election, including the total number of votes cast for each candidate, the total number of names on the registry list, and the total number of names checked as having voted, in each such district. The town clerk of such town shall certify that he or she has examined the lists transmitted under this section to determine whether there are any discrepancies between the total number of votes cast for a candidate at such election in such town, including for any recanvass conducted pursuant to section 9-311 or 9-311a, and the sum of the votes cast for the same candidate in all voting districts in such town. In the case of any such discrepancy, the town clerk shall notify the head moderator and certify that such discrepancy has been rectified. Each listing filed under this section shall be retained by the Secretary of the State not less than ten years after the date of the election for which it was filed.
(P.A. 82-426, S. 13, 14; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 115; P.A. 13-296, S. 1; P.A. 15-224, S. 27; P.A. 16-14, S. 3; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-3, S. 15; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 143.)
History: Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 reduced amount of time that town clerks must submit election returns showing district results from within 60 to not later than 21 days following election, provided that results shall be presented in format prescribed by Secretary, and required town clerks to certify that they have examined lists to determine whether discrepancies exist and further certify that any such discrepancy has been rectified, effective October 5, 2009; P.A. 13-296 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (b) and added Subsec. (a) re correction of errors in returns, effective January 1, 2014; P.A. 15-224 amended Subsec. (a) to require registrars of voters to provide election results to town clerk not later than 48 hours following regular state election, to require registrars of voters, town clerk and head moderator to meet and identify errors in election returns not later than 9 a.m. on third day following regular state election and to require head moderator to correct identified errors and file amended return with Secretary of the State and registrars of voters not later than 1 p.m. on third day following regular state election, effective July 7, 2015; P.A. 16-14 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “regular state election” with “regular election” and to add reference to town clerk in provision re persons to whom head moderator is to file amended return, effective May 6, 2016; July Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-3 amended Subsec. (a) to designate existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and add Subdiv. (2) re state election in 2020, effective July 31, 2020; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (a)(2) to add provisions re certain regular elections held prior to November 3, 2021, effective June 23, 2021.

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