Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 151 - Elections: Prohibited Acts and Penalties
Section 9-358. - False swearing before registrar, moderator, board or State Elections Enforcement Commission.

Any person who, upon oath or affirmation, legally administered, wilfully and corruptly testifies or affirms, before any registrar of voters, any moderator of any election, primary or referendum, any board for admission of electors or the State Elections Enforcement Commission, falsely, to any material fact concerning the identity, age, residence or other qualifications of any person whose right to be registered or admitted as an elector or to vote at any election, primary or referendum is being passed upon and decided, shall be guilty of a class D felony and shall be disfranchised.

(1949 Rev., S. 1126; 1953, S. 835d; P.A. 05-235, S. 8; P.A. 06-196, S. 57.)
History: P.A. 05-235 applied section to testimony or affirmation before State Elections Enforcement Commission, added “primary or referendum” and substituted “guilty of a class D felony” for “imprisoned not more than two years”, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 06-196 made technical changes, effective June 7, 2006.
Cited. 29 CS 305.

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