Title 9 — Title 9: Elections
22 chapters · 707 sections in this title.
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 9-346a and 9-346b 9-346a and 9-346b
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Secs. 9-346a and 9-346b. Transferred to Chapter 155, Secs. 9-624 and 9-625.
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 9-347 to 9-348dd Preservation of testimony and securing of witnesses. Expenses of inquiry. Application of provisions. Formation of committees; designation and responsibilities of campaign treasurer and deputy treasurer; appointment and responsibilities of solicitor. Contributions. Deposit of contributions; anonymous contributions, disposition. Authorization of expenditures; liability for debt incurred; election day expenditures. Payment of authorized political expenses by checks of authorized banks, petty cash fund, reimbursement of committee workers for authorized expenditures from personal funds; preservation of records. Payment of permitted expenses by campaign treasurers; charitable and memorial contributions; honorariums for elected officials prohibited. Statements and reports required of campaign treasurers, generally; disposition of surpluses. Who may contribute for political purposes. Payment of election contest expenses. Acts prohibited as corrupt practices. Penalty. Forms, distribution, town clerk's fee. Testimonial affairs limited. Principal campaign treasurer for each candidate and campaign treasurer for each committee, duties. Committees: Party; political, organized for ongoing political activities; political, established by organizations, generally. Contributions from joint bank accounts. Limit on contributions to candidates by individuals; unlimited expenditures by individuals permitted. Limits on contributions to committees by individuals. Limitation on campaign contributions and expenditures; expenditures defined. Expenditures by candidate on behalf of his own campaign, reimbursement of candidate by campaign treasurer for certain expenses. Political advertising.
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Secs. 9-347 to 9-348dd. Preservation of testimony and securing of witnesses. Expenses of inquiry. Application of provisions. Formation of committees; designation and responsibilities of campaign treasurer and deputy treasurer; appointment and responsibilities of solicitor. Contri…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 9-348ee to 9-348gg 9-348ee to 9-348gg
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Secs. 9-348ee to 9-348gg. Transferred to Chapter 156, Secs. 9-675 to 9-677, inclusive.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-349 Unlawful sessions of board for admission.
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Sec. 9-349. Unlawful sessions of board for admission. Section 9-349 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 1120; 1953, S. 826d; P.A. 83-391, S. 23, 24.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-350 Failure to warn election.
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Sec. 9-350. Failure to warn election. Any person whose duty it is to warn any election and who fails to warn such election as required by law shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars. (1949 Rev., S. 1118; 1953, S. 827d.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-351 Delay in counting or declaring vote.
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Sec. 9-351. Delay in counting or declaring vote. Any moderator of any election or voting district who, wilfully and without cause, delays the counting or declaration of the number of votes cast shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-352 Tampering with tabulator by election official.
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Sec. 9-352. Tampering with tabulator by election official. Any election official who, with intent to cause or permit any voting tabulator to fail to correctly register all votes cast thereon, tampers with or disarranges such tabulator in any way or any part or appliance thereof, …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-353 False statement, certificate or return.
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Sec. 9-353. False statement, certificate or return. Any election official who, at the close of the polls, purposely causes the vote registered on the tabulator to be incorrectly taken down as to any candidate or proposition voted on, or who knowingly causes to be made or signed a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-354 Improper printing of ballot.
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Sec. 9-354. Improper printing of ballot. Any person who prints or causes to be printed upon any official ballot the name of any person not a candidate of a party whose name is printed at the head of the column containing such nominees or who prints or causes to be printed any aut…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-355 Official neglect or fraud.
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Sec. 9-355. Official neglect or fraud. Any person who, without reasonable cause, neglects to perform any of the duties required of him by the laws relating to elections or primaries and for which neglect no other punishment is provided, and any person who is guilty of fraud in th…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-356 Neglect to elect grand jurors.
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Sec. 9-356. Neglect to elect grand jurors. Section 9-356 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 508; 1953, S. 833d; 1961, P.A. 15, S. 4.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-357 Fraudulent registration.
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Sec. 9-357. Fraudulent registration. Any person who fraudulently procures himself or another to be registered as an elector shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or be both fined and imprisoned. (1949 Rev., S. 1029; 1953, S. 834d.)…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-358 False swearing before registrar, moderator, board or State Elections Enforcement Commission.
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Sec. 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, pri…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-359 Absentee ballots.
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Sec. 9-359. Absentee ballots. Any (1) person who executes an absentee ballot for the purpose of informing any other person how he votes, or procures any absentee ballot to be prepared for such purpose, (2) municipal clerk or moderator, elector appointed to count any absentee ball…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-359a False statement in absentee balloting. Class D felony.
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Sec. 9-359a. False statement in absentee balloting. Class D felony. (a) A person is guilty of false statement in absentee balloting when he intentionally makes a false written statement in or on or signs the name of another person to the application for an absentee ballot or the …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-360 Fraudulent voting.
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Sec. 9-360. Fraudulent voting. Any person not legally qualified who fraudulently votes in any town meeting, primary, election or referendum in which the person is not qualified to vote, and any legally qualified person who, at such meeting, primary, election or referendum, fraudu…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-361 Primary or enrollment violations.
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Sec. 9-361. Primary or enrollment violations. The following persons shall be guilty of primary or enrollment violations: (1) Any person unlawfully voting or participating or attempting to vote or participate in any primary in which he is not eligible to vote or participate; (2) i…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-362 Decision of election officials no bar to prosecution.
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Sec. 9-362. Decision of election officials no bar to prosecution. The decision of the board for admission of electors or of the registrars or of a moderator, as to a person's right to be admitted to the elector's oath, to registration or to cast his vote, shall, in no case, be a …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-363 Circulation of misleading instructions.
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Sec. 9-363. Circulation of misleading instructions. Any person who, with intent to defraud any elector of his or her vote or cause any elector to lose his or her vote or any part thereof, gives in any way, or prints, writes or circulates, or causes to be written, printed or circu…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-364 Influencing elector to refrain from voting.
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Sec. 9-364. Influencing elector to refrain from voting. Any person who, with intent to disenfranchise any elector, influences or attempts to influence by force or threat, bribery or corrupt, fraudulent or deliberately deceitful means any elector to stay away from any election or …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-364a (Formerly Sec. 9-344). Acts prohibited in elections, primaries, referenda, caucuses and conventions. Public disclosure of election worker personally identifying information. Criminal penalties, civil cause of action.
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Sec. 9-364a. (Formerly Sec. 9-344). Acts prohibited in elections, primaries, referenda, caucuses and conventions. Public disclosure of election worker personally identifying information. Criminal penalties, civil cause of action. (a) As used in this section, “election worker” mea…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-364b Restrictions on incumbents' use of public funds.
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Sec. 9-364b. Restrictions on incumbents' use of public funds. Section 9-364b is repealed. (P.A. 78-153, S. 30, 32; P.A. 84-437, S. 3, 4.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-365 Employers' threats.
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Sec. 9-365. Employers' threats. Any person who (1) during the period that is sixty days or less prior to any election, municipal meeting, school district election or school district meeting, attempts to influence the vote of any operative in his or her employ by threats of withho…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-366 Interference with electors in voting.
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Sec. 9-366. Interference with electors in voting. Any person who induces or attempts to induce any elector to write, paste or otherwise place, on a ballot, or a table or booth used for voting, any name, sign or device of any kind, as a distinguishing mark by which to indicate to …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-367 Tampering with ballot or voting tabulator.
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Sec. 9-367. Tampering with ballot or voting tabulator. Any person, not being an election official, who, with intent to cause or permit any ballot, voting tabulator or other appliance used in connection with such tabulator to fail to correctly register any vote cast upon such ball…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-368 Arrest of accused.
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Sec. 9-368. Arrest of accused. Upon the written complaint of any three electors of a town in which a violation of any law relating to elections has occurred to any judge of the superior court for the judicial district within which the offense has been committed, supported by oath…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 9-368a and 9-368b 9-368a and 9-368b
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Secs. 9-368a and 9-368b. Transferred to Chapter 141, Secs. 9-7a and 9-7b, respectively.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-368c Misrepresentation of contents of a petition.
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Sec. 9-368c. Misrepresentation of contents of a petition. (a) No person shall intentionally misrepresent the contents of a petition circulated under this title. (b) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a class D felony. (P.A. 87-530; P.A. 23-22…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 9-368d to 9-368h 9-368d to 9-368h
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Secs. 9-368d to 9-368h. Reserved for future use.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-368i Definitions. Construction of certain words and phrases.
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Sec. 9-368i. Definitions. Construction of certain words and phrases. (a) As used in this section and sections 9-368j to 9-368q, inclusive: (1) “Alternative method of election” means a method of electing candidates to the legislative body of a municipality other than an at-large m…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-368j Prohibition against impairment of right to vote for protected class members. Prohibition against impairment of ability or opportunity to participate in political process as a result of vote dilution of protected class members. Judicial considerations in actions filed by aggrieved party. Court orders of appropriate remedies. Notification letter to municipality. Proposed remedy and approval or disapproval by Secretary.
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Sec. 9-368j. Prohibition against impairment of right to vote for protected class members. Prohibition against impairment of ability or opportunity to participate in political process as a result of vote dilution of protected class members. Judicial considerations in actions filed…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-368k State-wide database. Office of the Secretary to manage. Data, information and estimates to be maintained. Rebuttable presumption that data, information and estimates are valid.
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Sec. 9-368k. State-wide database. Office of the Secretary to manage. Data, information and estimates to be maintained. Rebuttable presumption that data, information and estimates are valid. (a) The Secretary of the State shall establish a state-wide database of information necess…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-368l Language assistance in voting and elections to be provided in municipalities. Regulations. Filing of court actions by aggrieved parties.
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Sec. 9-368l. Language assistance in voting and elections to be provided in municipalities. Regulations. Filing of court actions by aggrieved parties. (a) The Secretary of the State shall designate one or more languages, other than English, for which assistance in voting and elect…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-368m Preclearance of covered policies enacted or implemented by covered jurisdictions. Determination of covered jurisdictions. Grant or denial of preclearance by Secretary or Superior Court.
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Sec. 9-368m. Preclearance of covered policies enacted or implemented by covered jurisdictions. Determination of covered jurisdictions. Grant or denial of preclearance by Secretary or Superior Court. (a) In accordance with the provisions of this section, the enactment or implement…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-368n Prohibition against intimidations, deception or obstruction that interferes with right to vote. Filing of court action by aggrieved party.
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Sec. 9-368n. Prohibition against intimidations, deception or obstruction that interferes with right to vote. Filing of court action by aggrieved party. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 151, a person, whether acting under color of law or otherwise, shall not engage in…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-368o Construction of laws in favor of protecting voting rights.
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Sec. 9-368o. Construction of laws in favor of protecting voting rights. Any provision of the general statutes, regulation adopted thereunder, special act, charter, home rule ordinance or other state or municipal enactment relating to the right to vote shall be construed liberally…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-368p Powers and duties of State Elections Enforcement Commission and of Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities not affected.
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Sec. 9-368p. Powers and duties of State Elections Enforcement Commission and of Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities not affected. Nothing in the provisions of sections 9-368i to 9-368o, inclusive, shall be construed to affect the powers and duties of (1) the State Electi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-368q Awarding of attorney's fees and litigation costs.
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Sec. 9-368q. Awarding of attorney's fees and litigation costs. In any action to enforce the provisions of sections 9-368i to 9-368o, inclusive, the court may award reasonable attorneys' fees and litigation costs, including, but not limited to, expert witness fees and expenses, to…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-369 Procedure for holding referendum.
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Sec. 9-369. Procedure for holding referendum. Whenever at any regular or special state or municipal election any vote for approval or disapproval of any constitutional amendment or any question or proposal is taken pursuant to the Constitution, the general statutes or any special…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-369a Submission of local questions at election.
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Sec. 9-369a. Submission of local questions at election. Whenever by law it is provided that a question may be submitted to a vote of the electors of a municipality at an election, as that term is defined in section 9-1: (a) The electors of the municipality entitled to vote by abs…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-369b Local questions and proposals. Preparation, printing and dissemination of explanatory texts and other materials. Use of community notification systems. Expenditure of state and municipal funds to influence vote prohibited; exceptions. Civil penalty. Summaries of arguments for, against local questions.
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Sec. 9-369b. Local questions and proposals. Preparation, printing and dissemination of explanatory texts and other materials. Use of community notification systems. Expenditure of state and municipal funds to influence vote prohibited; exceptions. Civil penalty. Summaries of argu…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-369c Absentee ballots for referendum voting.
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Sec. 9-369c. Absentee ballots for referendum voting. (a) Whenever a referendum, as defined in subdivision (2) or (3) of subsection (n) of section 9-1, is to be held on any question or proposal, the question or proposal shall be submitted to the municipal clerk in the form in whic…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-369d Submission of local question to voters who are not electors. Vote by electors and voters held in conjunction with an election.
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Sec. 9-369d. Submission of local question to voters who are not electors. Vote by electors and voters held in conjunction with an election. (a) Whenever by law a question may be submitted to voters who are not electors of a municipality, the municipality may submit the question t…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-370 Submission of local questions at elections.
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Sec. 9-370. Submission of local questions at elections. Any provision of any special act to the contrary notwithstanding, no local question approved for submission to the electors of a municipality within the period of sixty days prior to an election as defined in section 9-1 may…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-370a Recanvass on close question vote.
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Sec. 9-370a. Recanvass on close question vote. In the case of an election or referendum wherein the difference between the “Yes” and “No” vote on a question was less than one-half of one per cent of the total number of votes cast for the question but not more than two thousand vo…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-371 Report of referendum result to secretary.
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Sec. 9-371. Report of referendum result to secretary. Whenever any town, city or borough has conducted a referendum in accordance with the provisions of any special act, or on the question of the acceptance of such act, or on the question of the adoption of any home rule charter …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-371a Nonbinding referendum re selection of legislative body.
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Sec. 9-371a. Nonbinding referendum re selection of legislative body. Notwithstanding the provisions of the general statutes or any public act, special act or charter, a municipality may conduct a nonbinding referendum for the purpose of soliciting elector input concerning the man…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-371b Rulings by election officials re referendum. Complaints to Superior Court. Time limitation. Notice to Secretary of the State and State Elections Enforcement Commission. Hearing. Orders.
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Sec. 9-371b. Rulings by election officials re referendum. Complaints to Superior Court. Time limitation. Notice to Secretary of the State and State Elections Enforcement Commission. Hearing. Orders. Any person (1) claiming to have been aggrieved by any ruling of any election offi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-371c Annual report from municipalities that adopt budgets by referendum pursuant to charter.
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Sec. 9-371c. Annual report from municipalities that adopt budgets by referendum pursuant to charter. Not later than January 15, 2024, and annually thereafter, the chief executive officer of each municipality that, pursuant to its municipal charter, conducts referenda for the purp…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-372 Definitions.
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Sec. 9-372. Definitions. The following terms, as used in this chapter, chapter 157 and sections 9-51 to 9-67, inclusive, 9-169e, 9-217, 9-236 and 9-361, shall have the following meanings: (1) “Caucus” means any meeting, at a designated hour and place, or at designated hours and p…