Connecticut General Statutes
Title 9 - Elections
Chapter 143 - Electors: Qualifications and Admission

Section 9-17. - Sessions of registrars of voters. Distribution of eligibility information at public high schools. - (a) For the purposes of this section, “primary day” means...

Section 9-17a. - “Admitting official” defined. - As used in sections 9-17, 9-19b, 9-19c, 9-20, 9-23a, 9-24,...

Section 9-18, 9-18a and 9-19. - Sessions of board during even-numbered years. Required monthly sessions. Additional sessions. - Sections 9-18, 9-18a and 9-19 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....

Section 9-19a. - Inconsistent provisions superseded. - The provisions of this chapter shall supersede any inconsistent provision...

Section 9-19b. - Applications for admission submitted to town clerk or registrar of voters. Locations for admission of electors. - (a) Except during the period between the last session for...

Section 9-19c. - Application for admission at place of employment, residence or study. - (a) Upon the presentation to the town clerk or either...

Section 9-19d. - Form of application. - The application provided for in section 9-19c shall be in...

Section 9-19e. - Cross-town application for admission. - Except during the period between the last session for the...

Section 9-19f. - Out-of-town assistance permitted at admission sessions. - The registrar of voters or the deputy or any assistant...

Section 9-19g. - Application for admission after established cutoff date. - Notwithstanding the provisions of section 9-19b, during the period between...

Section 9-19h. - Availability of admissions information and materials at certain state agencies and libraries. Application for admission through Department of Motor Vehicles. Electronic application system. - (a) The Department of Social Services, the Labor Department and...

Section 9-19i. - Change of address form submitted for purposes of motor vehicle operator's license to serve as notification of change of address for voter registration purposes; exception; procedure. Electronic notification system. - (a) Any change of address form submitted by a person...

Section 9-19j. - Election day registration. Designation and certification to Secretary of one or more locations for processing applications. Applicant confirmation procedures. Counting of ballots. Activities prohibited near election day registration... - (a) As used in this subsection and subsections (b) to...

Section 9-19k. - Online voter registration system. - (a) The Secretary of the State shall establish and maintain...

Section 9-20. - Admission of electors; procedure. - (a) Each person who applies for admission as an elector...

Section 9-20a. - Proof of citizenship. - If the applicant is a naturalized citizen, or if the...

Section 9-20b. - Voter registration services for new citizens at naturalization ceremonies. - The Secretary of the State, within available appropriations and in...

Section 9-21. - Removal of elector from registry list. - (a) If any applicant for admission as an elector in...

Section 9-21a. - Search of computerized voter registration records. Duplicate registrations. - (a) The Secretary of the State, at such times as...

Section 9-22. - Instruction of electors at sessions for admission. - Section 9-22 is repealed. (1955, S. 521d; P.A. 83-391, S....

Section 9-23. - Registrars of voters. Posting of public hours. Maintenance of voter information. - (a) The registrars of voters shall post, at the town...

Section 9-23a. - When person admitted as an elector permitted to vote in primary. Exception. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 9-23g. - Mail-in application for admission. - (a) In addition to the procedures for admission of electors...

Section 9-23h. - Application form. - The application provided for in section 9-23g shall provide spaces...

Section 9-23i. - Prohibition on witnessing official charging a fee. - Section 9-23i is repealed, effective January 1, 1994. (P.A. 88-344,...

Section 9-23j. - Definition. - As used in sections 9-7b and 9-12, subsection (a) of...

Section 9-23k. - National Voter Registration Act of 1993. Coordination of state responsibilities. Enforcement. - The Secretary of the State shall be the chief state...

Section 9-23l. - Mail voter registration application form prescribed by Federal Election Commission. - Registrars of voters shall accept the mail voter registration application...

Section 9-23m. - Secretary to make form available. Changes to conform to federal law. - The Secretary of the State shall make available for distribution...

Section 9-23n. - Voter registration agencies. Duties. Electronic application system. - (a) As used in this section, “voter registration agency” means...

Section 9-23o. - Distribution of form by voter registration agencies. Declinations. Assistance. Use of electronic system. - A voter registration agency, as defined in section 9-23n shall...

Section 9-23p. - Public institutions of higher education to distribute voter registration application forms and provide assistance. Use of electronic application system. - Each public institution of higher education shall (1) distribute mail...

Section 9-23q. - State-wide student voter registration drive. - The Secretary of the State shall annually designate, after consultation...

Section 9-23r. - Submission of identifying information with mail voter registration application. - (a) On or after January 1, 2003, any person who...

Section 9-24. - Admission as electors of persons in armed forces; definitions. - As used in sections 9-25 to 9-31, inclusive, the term...

Section 9-25. - Admission of members of the armed forces as electors. - The town clerk or assistant town clerk or either registrar...

Section 9-25a. - Definitions. - As used in this section and sections 9-26 and 9-28,...

Section 9-26. - Application of member of armed forces or related group or person temporarily residing outside of the United States who is unable to appear in person. - Any person who, because of service in the armed forces,...

Section 9-27. - Elector's oath. - Section 9-27 is repealed, effective January 1, 1995. (1949 Rev.,...

Section 9-27a. - Enrollment application sent to applicant for absentee admission. - Section 9-27a is repealed. (1972, P.A. 264, S. 1; P.A....

Section 9-28. - Town clerk to mail forms. - Either registrar of any town may, in writing, direct the...

Section 9-29. - Printing and distribution of forms. - The Secretary of the State shall cause to be printed,...

Section 9-30. - Action by town clerk. Notice. Appeal from rejection of application. - All such applications shall be examined by the town clerk...

Section 9-31. - Application of other statutes. - All provisions of the general statutes relating to electors, not...

Section 9-31a. - Special admission procedures for permanently physically disabled persons. - (a) As used in this section and section 9-31b, “permanently...

Section 9-31b. - Application form. - Such application shall be in form substantially as follows: APPLICATION...

Section 9-31c. - Physician's certificate. - Section 9-31c is repealed. (1959, P.A. 200, S. 4; 1961,...

Section 9-31d. - Town clerk or registrar to provide forms. - The form of application provided for in section 9-31a shall...

Section 9-31e to 9-31k. - Transfer of voting privileges between towns. Application for transfer and enrollment. Cancellation of registration in prior town. Town clerk's compensation. Reexamination of rejected applicant. Appeal from decision of admitt... - Sections 9-31e to 9-31k, inclusive, are repealed. (1963, P.A. 392,...

Section 9-31l. - Appeals of decisions re right of person to be or remain an elector. - (a)(1) A person who is denied admission as an elector...

Section 9-32. - Canvass to ascertain changes of residence. - (a) In each municipality the registrars, between January first and...

Section 9-33 and 9-34. - Record of applicants; change of name of married woman. Hours of sessions of registrars. - Sections 9-33 and 9-34 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 1010,...

Section 9-35. - Making and arrangement of preliminary list. Active and inactive registry lists. Removal of names. Change of address within municipality. - (a) The registrars, on the Tuesday of the fifth week...

Section 9-35a. - Posting of names removed from registry list. - Immediately after the close of the session or immediately after...

Section 9-35b. - Relinquishment of registration by elector. - Except during the period between the last session for the...

Section 9-35c. - Names on inactive registry list not to be counted for computing required number of petition signatures, minimum percentage of voting electors. - Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 9-238, 9-406 and 9-436 and...

Section 9-36. - Availability of preliminary registry list. Distribution. - The list for which provision is made in section 9-35...

Section 9-37. - Final registry list. Availability of registrars of voters. - The registrars of voters or the assistant registrars of voters...

Section 9-38. - Availability of final registry list. Updated registry list. - The registrars of voters in all towns shall produce a...

Section 9-39. - Distribution of copies of final registry list. - The registrars of voters of each municipality shall print copies...

Section 9-39a and 9-40. - Designation of party affiliation on registry list. Privileges after removal to another municipality. - Sections 9-39a and 9-40 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 999;...

Section 9-40a. - Continuance of residence in certain cases. Procedure for removal of names for failure to vote. - (a) No person shall be deemed to have lost his...

Section 9-40b. - Continuance of enrollment for purposes of voting in state-wide primary. - Section 9-40b is repealed. (P.A. 77-298, S. 11; P.A. 79-189,...

Section 9-41 to 9-41b. - Application for restoration of name to registry list. Restoration to registry list of physically disabled person. Certificate of physician. - Sections 9-41 to 9-41b, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....

Section 9-42. - Restoration of names to active registry list under certain circumstances. Requirements re completion and use of inactive registry list. - (a) If it appears at any time that the name...

Section 9-42a. - Change of name on registry list. Change in name of candidate not to affect name appearing on ballot. - (a) On the written request of any elector who identifies...

Section 9-43. - Procedure for removal of name for nonresidence. - When the registrars in any municipality are unable to agree...

Section 9-44. - Appeal from decisions of registrars. - Section 9-44 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 1006; 1953, S....

Section 9-45. - Removal from registry list of certain convicted felons who are committed to custody of Commissioner of Correction. - (a) The Commissioner of Correction shall, on or before the...

Section 9-46. - Forfeiture of electoral rights. - (a) A person shall forfeit such person's right to become...

Section 9-46a. - Restoration or granting of electoral privileges. - (a)(1) A person who has been convicted of a felony...

Section 9-47 to 9-50. - Commission on forfeited rights. Petitions for restoration of electoral rights; investigation. Hearings; no appeal. Notice to registrars and petitioner of action. - Sections 9-47 to 9-50, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S....

Section 9-50a. - Compilation of changes to active and inactive registry lists. - The registrars of voters of each town shall compile a...

Section 9-50b. - State-wide centralized voter registration system. - (a) As used in this section, “state-wide centralized voter registration...

Section 9-50c. - Maintenance of state-wide centralized voter registration system. Intrastate and interstate data sharing. - (a) The Secretary of the State may enter into an...

Section 9-50d. - Nondisclosure of certain voter registration information. - (a) Whenever voter registration information maintained under this title by...

Section 9-51. - Enrollment sessions. - The registrars shall make changes and corrections in the list...

Section 9-52. - Discretionary enrollment sessions. - The registrars of voters in each municipality may hold additional...

Section 9-53. - Notice of sessions. - The registrars of voters in each municipality in which an...

Section 9-54. - Compilation and maintenance of enrollment lists and list of unaffiliated electors. - The registrars of voters shall compile separate lists of all...

Section 9-55. - Printing of complete enrollment lists and lists of unaffiliated electors. - (a) The registrars of voters shall cause to be printed...

Section 9-55a. - Compensation of registrars, clerks and other personnel. - For the performance of the duties imposed by sections 9-55...

Section 9-56. - Application for enrollment by unaffiliated elector. - Except as otherwise provided in the case of an elector...

Section 9-57. - Application for enrollment by new elector at time of admission. Attachment of party privileges. - Notwithstanding the provisions of any special act or charter to...

Section 9-57a. - Application for enrollment made at time of application for restoration. - Section 9-57a is repealed. (1961, P.A. 274, S. 1; P.A....

Section 9-58. - Applications for enrollment; record of, disposal after five years. - All applications for enrollment shall be arranged in alphabetical order...

Section 9-59. - Erasure or transfer of name. - Any elector whose name appears on any enrollment list or...

Section 9-60. - Discretionary erasure or exclusion from enrollment list for lack of good-faith party affiliation; citation and hearing. - Whenever the registrar of voters of any political party, or...

Section 9-61. - Prima facie evidence supporting discretionary erasure or exclusion. - Enrollment in any other political party or organization, active affiliation...

Section 9-62. - Hearings concerning discretionary erasure or exclusion. - At any hearing provided for in sections 9-60 and 9-61,...

Section 9-63. - Court appeal of discretionary erasure or exclusion. - Any elector whose name has been removed from an enrollment...

Section 9-64. - Erasure of name not on registry list. - Upon the written application of an enrolled elector of any...

Section 9-64a. - Removal, restoration or transfer of enrollment list names. - Notwithstanding the provisions of any other section of this chapter,...

Section 9-64b. - Removal of names from list to be used at caucus, primary or convention. - Prior to distributing any enrollment list for use in any...

Section 9-65. - Statement to Secretary of registration, enrollment and addition and removal statistics. - (a) After the last session of the registrars of voters...

Section 9-66. - Application of provisions. - The provisions of sections 9-51 to 9-67, inclusive, shall extend...

Section 9-67. - Party affiliation of electors of boroughs. - Any provision of the general statutes to the contrary notwithstanding,...

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Connecticut General Statutes Title 9 - Elections Chapter 143 - Electors: Qualifications and Admission

Connecticut General Statutes
Title 9 - Elections
Chapter 143 - Electors: Qualifications and Admission