Title 9 — Title 9: Elections

Sec. 9-156. Distribution and receipt of ballots by secretary. Section 9-156 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 1150; 1953, S. 643d; 1967, P.A. 176, S. 2; P.A. 75-310, S. 10, 11.)

Sec. 9-157. Transferred to Sec. 9-139b.

Sec. 9-158. Eligibility to vote for presidential electors after removal from state. Section 9-158 is repealed. (1953, S. 655d; September, 1957, P.A. 25, S. 1; 1972, P.A. 196, S. 18.)

Sec. 9-158a. Presidential and federal elections; overseas balloting. Definitions. As used in sections 9-139c, 9-140b, 9-158a to 9-158m, inclusive, and 9-307: (1) “Federal election” means any general or special election or any primary held solely or in part for the purpose of sele…

Sec. 9-158b. Eligibility for presidential or overseas ballot. (a) Each citizen of the United States who is at least eighteen years of age, is a former resident and who has not forfeited such citizen's electoral privileges because of a disfranchising crime, may vote for presidenti…

Sec. 9-158c. Application for ballot. (a)(1) Not earlier than forty-five days before the election and not later than the close of the polls on election day, each former resident who desires to vote in a presidential election under sections 9-158a to 9-158m, inclusive, may apply fo…

Sec. 9-158d. Application form. (a) The application for a presidential ballot shall be a form signed in duplicate by the applicant under penalty of false statement in absentee balloting, which shall provide substantially as follows: To the Town Clerk of the Town of ...., Connectic…

Sec. 9-158e. Identification required from person applying for presidential ballot. Mailing or giving of presidential ballot to applicant. Mailing overseas ballot to applicant. (a) A person applying for a presidential ballot in person shall present: (1) A current and valid photo i…

Sec. 9-158f. Envelope. (a) The voter, after marking his presidential ballot so as to express his choice, shall fold it so as to conceal the markings, and enclose it in an inner envelope furnished by the town clerk for such purpose. The envelope shall have imprinted upon its back …

Sec. 9-158g. Return to town clerk. The voter shall sign the certification upon the inner envelope, securely seal it, enclose it in an outer serially-numbered envelope, and return it to the municipal clerk of the town in which he is qualified to vote. The clerk shall keep it in hi…

Sec. 9-158h. List of applicants. The clerk shall prepare and keep open to public inspection a list of all persons who have applied under sections 9-158a to 9-158m, inclusive, to vote as presidential voters or overseas electors with their names, voting addresses and application da…

Sec. 9-158i. Secretary to prepare and distribute ballots and forms. The Secretary of the State shall prepare, print and distribute to the town clerk in each town in this state, a sufficient number of ballots and other necessary forms to be used by the persons eligible to vote for…

Sec. 9-158j. Notice to registrars. Upon receipt of an application for a “Presidential Ballot” or “Overseas Ballot” the town clerk shall forthwith notify the registrars of voters of the applicant's name, with a notation designating him as a person voting for presidential and vice-…

Sec. 9-158k. Town clerk to maintain file of information from other states or towns. Section 9-158k is repealed, effective July 1, 2013. (1972, P.A. 196, S. 11; P.A. 86-179, S. 38, 53; P.A. 87-382, S. 17, 55; P.A. 12-56, S. 14.)

Sec. 9-158l. False statements. Neglect of duty by public official. Any person wilfully making a false statement on any statement required by sections 9-158a to 9-158m, inclusive, to be made in the form of an affidavit or a statement under penalties of false statement in absentee …

Sec. 9-158m. Absentee voting law applicable. Except as otherwise provided in sections 9-158a to 9-158m, inclusive, the provisions of law relating to absentee ballots shall apply to the distribution, casting and counting of presidential and overseas ballots under said sections and…

Sec. 9-158n. Voting in person. Section 9-158n is repealed. (1972, P.A. 196, S. 17; P.A. 78-153, S. 18, 32; P.A. 82-247, S. 12.)

Secs. 9-159 to 9-159m. Ballots. Overseas ballots. Sections 9-159 to 9-159m, inclusive, are repealed. (September, 1957, P.A. 25, S. 2; March, 1958, P.A. 27, S. 23; 1972, P.A. 196, S. 18; P.A. 76-295, S. 1–13, 18; P.A. 78-79, S. 2, 4; 78-153, S. 10–17, 32; P.A. 79-363, S. 20, 38; P…

Sec. 9-159n. Transferred to Sec. 9-159q.

Sec. 9-159o. (Formerly Sec. 9-151a). Voting in person after ballot has been sent. Any elector who has returned an absentee ballot to the municipal clerk and who finds such elector is able to vote in person shall proceed before ten o'clock a.m. on election, primary or referendum d…

Sec. 9-159p. (Formerly Sec. 9-232g). Challenge of absentee ballots. (a) Any elector may challenge the right of any person offering to vote by absentee ballot based upon false identity, disenfranchisement for conviction of a felony or lack of bona fide residence. The failure of an…

Sec. 9-159q. (Formerly Sec. 9-159n). Supervised absentee voting by patients at institutions upon request of registrar, administrator. Secretary of the State's authority to suspend supervised absentee voting for civil preparedness and public health emergencies. (a) As used in this…

Sec. 9-159r. Mandatory supervised absentee voting at institutions. Procedure. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the contrary, if twenty or more of the patients in any institution in the state are electors, absentee ballots voted by such electors shall b…

Sec. 9-159s. Notice to conservators and guardians re residents' voting opportunities and voting registration. Optional notice to person with power of attorney. (a) The administrator of an institution, as defined in subsection (a) of section 9-159q, a residential facility for pers…

Secs. 9-160 to 9-163j. Affidavit; envelopes. Application for absentee ballot. Procedure for voting. Notice to registrars of voters; delivery and counting of ballots. Voting by new residents in presidential elections. Sections 9-160 to 9-163j, inclusive, are repealed. (September, …

Sec. 9-163k. Pilot program for absentee voting. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Commission” means the State Elections Enforcement Commission; and (2) “Designee” means (A) a person who is caring for an absentee ballot applicant because of the applicant's illness or physical disa…

Secs. 9-163l to 9-163z. Reserved for future use.