Title 9 — Title 9: Elections

Sec. 9-265. Write-in votes. (a) A write-in vote for an office, cast for a person who has registered as a write-in candidate for the office pursuant to subsection (b) of section 9-175 or section 9-373a, shall be counted and recorded. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a…

Sec. 9-266. Keys to be kept. Storage of voting tabulator. When the voting tabulator has been locked at the close of an election, the moderator shall return the keys for the tabulator to the registrars of voters with the official returns. Except as provided in section 9-309 or 9-3…

Sec. 9-267. Removal of officials. If, at any time during the performance of his or her duties, any moderator, assistant registrar of voters, official checker, ballot clerk or voting tabulator tender is, from any cause, found incompetent, the registrars of voters may remove him or…

Sec. 9-268. Duties of selectmen imposed on other officials. Whenever the duties imposed by this part upon selectmen are imposed by the charter of any municipality upon any other officer or officers, the term “selectmen”, as used herein, shall be construed to apply to such other o…

Sec. 9-269. Borough election officials. In the case of a borough election, the duties and privileges of the various town and city officials specified in this part shall be exercised by the corresponding borough officials. (1949 Rev., S. 1192; 1953, S. 745d.) PART II PAPER BALLOTS…

Secs. 9-270 and 9-271. Votes by paper ballots. Referenda by paper ballots. Sections 9-270 and 9-271 are repealed, effective May 24, 2011. (1949 Rev., S. 1193; 1951, S. 259b; 1953, S. 746d, 747d; P.A. 11-20, S. 39.)

Sec. 9-272. Conditions under which use of voting tabulators may be discontinued. If, owing to the number of candidates to be voted upon, owing to inability to obtain a sufficient number of voting tabulators or, if it is found impracticable to use voting tabulators at any election…

Secs. 9-273 to 9-276. Preparation of ballots. Secretary may prescribe forms. Secret ballot. Form for printing ballots. Sections 9-273 to 9-276, inclusive, are repealed, effective May 24, 2011. (1949 Rev., S. 1035, 1039, 1042, 1063; 1953, S. 749d–752d; 1963, P.A. 223, S. 1; P.A. 8…

Secs. 9-277 and 9-278. Straight and split ticket sections. Form of straight ticket section. Sections 9-277 and 9-278 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 1036, 1037, 1042; 1953, S. 753d, 754d; 1963, P.A. 223, S. 2; P.A. 87-382, S. 54, 55.)

Secs. 9-279 to 9-306. Form of ballot. Sample ballots. Insertion on ballot on death of nominee. Ballot to resolve tie vote. Secretary to transmit ballots. Clerks to obtain ballots if not received two days before election. Packaging of ballots, method of opening. Ballot box sealing…

Sec. 9-307. Certificate of check lists. Immediately after the polls are closed, the official checker or checkers, appointed under the provisions of section 9-234, shall make and deliver to the moderator a certificate stating the whole number of names on the registry list or enrol…

Sec. 9-308. Canvass of returns. Immediately on the close of the polls, the election officials shall proceed to canvass the returns as provided in section 9-309 and shall not stop for any purpose until the canvass is completed, except as provided in said section. The room in which…

Sec. 9-309. Procedure for announcing results. Temporary interruption of canvass after transmission of preliminary totals to Secretary of the State. Security of tabulators and other materials. Upon the close of the polls, the moderator, in the presence of the other election offici…

Sec. 9-310. Sealing of tabulator by moderator. As soon as the count is completed and the moderator's return required under the provisions of section 9-259 has been executed, the moderator shall place the sealed tabulator in the tabulator bag, and so seal the bag, and the tabulato…

Sec. 9-311. Recanvass in case of discrepancy. Authority of moderator to prevent or suppress disorder. (a) If, within three days after an election, it appears to the moderator that there is a discrepancy in the returns of any voting district, such moderator shall forthwith within …

Sec. 9-311a. Recanvass on close vote. For purposes of this section, state, district and municipal offices shall be as defined in section 9-372 except that the office of presidential elector shall be deemed a state office. Forthwith after a regular or special election for municipa…

Sec. 9-311b. Recanvass on tie vote. If the electors fail to elect a candidate for any office by reason of an equality of votes at any election, there shall be a recanvass of the returns for such office unless, prior to the time of such recanvass, all but one of the candidates so …

Sec. 9-311c. Secretary of the State to develop recanvass procedures instructional training video. Requirement for recanvass officials to view. The Secretary of the State shall develop an instructional training video on recanvass procedures, based on the most recent Recanvass Proc…

Sec. 9-312. Declaration of result; returns to secretary. In each municipality divided into voting districts, unless otherwise provided by law, the head moderator shall be the presiding officer for the purpose of declaring the result of the vote of the whole municipality and of ma…

Sec. 9-313. Forms for returns. The Secretary of the State shall transmit to the town clerk of each town, before each state election, blank forms for the returns required by this chapter, and such returns shall be made out, certified and directed according to such forms. The Secre…

Sec. 9-314. Return of preliminary and duplicate lists of votes by moderator. (a) As used in this subsection, “moderator” means the moderator of each state election in each town not divided into voting districts and the head moderator in each town divided into voting districts. Th…

Sec. 9-315. Canvass for presidential electors, U.S. senator and members of Congress. The votes returned as cast for a senator in Congress, representatives in Congress and presidential electors shall be publicly counted by the Treasurer, Secretary of the State and Comptroller on t…

Sec. 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,…

Sec. 9-317. Certification of election of U.S. senator. When any senator in Congress has been elected, the Governor shall certify his election under the seal of the state to the President of the Senate of the United States, which certificate shall be countersigned by the Secretary…

Sec. 9-318. Canvass of votes for state officers. The votes for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the State, Treasurer, Comptroller and Attorney General shall be canvassed by the persons authorized to receive and count the same, within thirty days next after they were ca…

Sec. 9-319. Canvass of votes for state senators and representatives and judges of probate. The votes for state senators, state representatives and judges of probate, as returned by the moderators, shall be canvassed, during the month in which they are cast, by the Treasurer, Secr…

Sec. 9-320. Returns of municipal elections by clerks. Elected town clerk who is registrar of vital statistics ex officio. (a) The clerk of each municipality shall, within ten days after the municipal election, return to the Secretary of the State a statement of the name, post-off…

Secs. 9-320a to 9-320e. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 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 investigation and report. Regulations. Defi…

Sec. 9-320g. Authorization of electronic equipment by Secretary of the State for conduct of an audit. Notwithstanding any provision of this title, the Secretary of the State, in consultation and coordination with The University of Connecticut, may authorize the use of electronic …

Sec. 9-321. Return by moderator of election of town clerk and registrar of vital statistics. Section 9-321 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 522; 1953, S. 799d; P.A. 88-45, S. 3.)

Sec. 9-322. Failure of moderator to make returns. Each moderator of an election who neglects to make any return required by law shall be fined twenty dollars. (1949 Rev., S. 526; 1953, S. 257d.)

Sec. 9-322a. Correction of errors in returns. Clerk to file listing of returns. Certification of lists. (a) 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. N…

Sec. 9-322b. Candidate elected to two or more offices in a municipality and prohibited from holding more than one office. Determination of officeholder. Notwithstanding the provisions of this title, if a candidate is elected to two or more offices in a municipality at the same el…

Sec. 9-323. Contests and complaints in election of presidential electors, U.S. senator and representative. Any elector or candidate who claims that he or she is aggrieved by any ruling of any election official in connection with any election for presidential electors and for a se…

Sec. 9-324. Contests and complaints in election of state officers and judges of probate. Any elector or candidate who claims that such elector or candidate is aggrieved by any ruling of any election official in connection with any election for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secre…

Sec. 9-325. Appeals and reservations of law to be taken to Supreme Court. If, upon any such hearing by a judge of the Superior Court, any question of law is raised which any party to the complaint claims should be reviewed by the Supreme Court, such judge, instead of filing the c…

Sec. 9-326. Contest in election of sheriff or judge of probate. Section 9-326 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 1096; 1953, S. 804d; P.A. 78-125, S. 13.)

Sec. 9-327. Bond of complainant. The complainant in any complaint or proceeding under sections 9-323, 9-324, 9-328 or 9-329a, shall give a good and sufficient bond for prosecution for the payment of costs, and the judge or judges hearing such application shall make such order reg…

Sec. 9-328. Contests and complaints in election of municipal officers and nomination of justices of the peace. Any elector or candidate claiming to have been aggrieved by any ruling of any election official in connection with an election for any municipal office or a primary for …

Sec. 9-329. Appeal to Supreme Court. Section 9-329 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 528; 1953, S. 807d; P.A. 78-125, S. 13; 78-280, S. 2, 127.)

Sec. 9-329a. (Formerly Sec. 9-449). Contests and complaints in connection with any primary. (a) Any (1) elector or candidate aggrieved by a ruling of an election official in connection with any primary held pursuant to (A) section 9-423, 9-425 or 9-464, or (B) a special act, (2) …

Sec. 9-329b. Removal of candidate's name from ballot. (a) At any time prior to a primary held before April 1, 2024, and pursuant to sections 9-423, 9-425 and 9-464, or a special act, or prior to any election held before April 1, 2024, the Superior Court may issue an order removin…

Sec. 9-330. Examination and testing of tabulators. Any judge having jurisdiction over any action brought under section 9-323, 9-324, 9-328 or 9-329a shall have the power, if sufficient reason is shown, to order the examination and testing of any voting tabulators. (1957, P.A. 526…

Sec. 9-331. Tie vote for or vacancy in office of sheriff. Section 9-331 is repealed, effective December 1, 2000. (1949 Rev., S. 1095; 1953, S. 809d; P.A. 00-99, S. 153, 154.)

Sec. 9-332. Adjourned election in tie vote. Withdrawal of candidate. If the electors fail to choose a candidate for any office by reason of an equality of votes at any election, and no provision is otherwise made by law for the election of a candidate to such office, such electio…

Secs. 9-333 to 9-333y. Transferred to Chapter 155, Secs. 9-600 to 9-623, inclusive.

Secs. 9-334 to 9-343. Forms for statements. Definitions. Principal campaign treasurer and campaign treasurers, appointment, duties. Contributions. Filing of statements and reports, fee. Contributions or expenditures by: Stock corporations and other business organizations to candi…

Sec. 9-344. Transferred to Chapter 151, Sec. 9-364a.

Secs. 9-345 and 9-346. Penalties. Powers of state referees and judges. Sections 9-345 and 9-346 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 1167, 1170; 1953, S. 822d, 823d; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 97; 1972, P.A. 31; P.A. 74-183, S. 185, 291; 74-213, S. 6, 9; P.A. 75-571, S. 33, 34; P.A. 76-436, S. 3…