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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1046
January Session, 2019
AN ACT CONCERNING EL ECTION DAY REGISTRAT ION IN POLLING
PLACES AND EXTENDING THE HOURS OF ELECTION DA Y
REGISTRATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 9-19j of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2
(a) As used in this subsection and subsections (b) to (i), inclusive, of 3
this section, "election day" means the day on which a regular election, 4
as defined in section 9-1, is held. 5
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, a person who (1) 6
is (A) not an elector, or (B) an elector registered in a municipality who 7
wishes to change his or her registration to another municipality 8
pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 9
section, and (2) meets the eligibility requirements under subsection (a) 10
of section 9-12, may apply for admission as an elector on election day 11
pursuant to the provisions of subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of this 12
section. 13
(c) (1) [The registrars of voters shall designate a location for the 14
completion and processing of] In each polling place, the location of 15
which is determined pursuant to sections 9-168 to 9-169a, inclusive, the 16
registrars of voters shall complete and process election day registration 17 Substitute Bill No. 1046
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applications on election day. [, provided the] The registrars of voters 18
shall have access to the state-wide centralized voter registration system 19
from such [location] polling place. 20
(2) [The] In addition to the election officials appointed pursuant to 21
section 9-258, the registrars of voters may appoint one or more election 22
officials to serve at such [location] polling place for the completion and 23
processing of election day registration applications and may delegate 24
to such election officials any of the responsibilities assigned to the 25
registrars of voters. The registrars of voters shall supervise such 26
election officials and train such election officials to be election day 27
registration election officials. 28
(d) Any person applying to register on election day under the 29
provisions of subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of this section shall make 30
application in accordance with the provisions of section 9-20, provided 31
(1) on election day, the applicant shall appear in person at the [location 32
designated by the registrars of voters for election day registration] 33
polling place not later than eight o'clock p.m., in accordance with 34
subsection (b) of section 9-174, as amended by this act, (2) an applicant 35
who is a student enrolled at an institution of higher education may 36
submit a current photo identification card issued by [said] such 37
institution in lieu of the identification required by section 9-20, and (3) 38
the applicant shall declare under oath that the applicant has not 39
previously voted in the election. If the information that the applicant is 40
required to provide under section 9-20 and subsections (a) to (i), 41
inclusive, of this section does not include proof of the applicant's 42
residential address, the applicant shall also submit identification that 43
shows the applicant's bona fide residence address, including, but not 44
limited to, a learner's permit issued under section 14-36 or a utility bill 45
that has the applicant's name and current address and that has a due 46
date that is not later than thirty days after the election or, in the case of 47
a student enrolled at an institution of higher education, a registration 48
or fee statement from such institution that has the applicant's name 49
and current address. 50 Substitute Bill No. 1046
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(e) If the registrars of voters determine that an applicant satisfies the 51
application requirements set forth in subsection (d) of this section, the 52
registrars of voters shall check the state-wide centralized voter 53
registration system before admitting such applicant as an elector. 54
(1) If the registrars of voters determine that the applicant is not 55
already an elector, the registrars of voters shall admit the applicant as 56
an elector and the privileges of an elector shall attach immediately. 57
(2) If the registrars of voters determine that such applicant is an 58
elector in another municipality and such applicant states that he or she 59
wants to change the municipality in which the applicant is an elector, 60
notwithstanding the provisions of section 9-21, the registrars of voters 61
of the municipality in which such elector now seeks to register shall 62
immediately notify the registrars of voters in such other municipality 63
that such elector is changing the municipality in which the applicant is 64
an elector. The registrars of voters in such other municipality shall 65
notify the election officials in such municipality to remove such elector 66
from the official voter list of such municipality. Such election officials 67
shall cross through the elector's name on such official voter list and 68
mark "off" next to such elector's name on such official voter list. 69
(A) If it is reported that such applicant already voted in such other 70
municipality, the registrars of voters of such other municipality shall 71
immediately notify the registrars of voters of the municipality in which 72
such elector now seeks to register. In such event, such elector shall not 73
receive an election day registration ballot from the registrars of voters 74
of the municipality in which such elector now seeks to register. For any 75
such elector, the election day registration process shall cease in the 76
municipality in which such elector now seeks to register and such 77
matter shall be reviewed by the registrars of voters in the municipality 78
in which such elector now seeks to register. After completion of such 79
review, if a resolution of the matter cannot be made, such matter shall 80
be reported to the State Elections Enforcement Commission which 81
shall conduct an investigation of the matter. 82 Substitute Bill No. 1046
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(B) If there is no such report that such applicant already voted in the 83
other municipality, the registrars of voters of the municipality in which 84
the applicant seeks to register shall admit the applicant as an elector 85
and the privileges of an elector shall attach immediately. 86
(f) If the applicant is admitted as an elector, the registrars of voters 87
shall provide the elector with an election day registration ballot and 88
election day registration envelope and shall make a record of such 89
issuance. The elector shall complete an affirmation imprinted upon the 90
back of the envelope for an election day registration ballot and shall 91
declare under oath that the applicant has not previously voted in the 92
election. The affirmation shall be in the form substantially as follows 93
and signed by the voter: 94
AFFIRMATION: I, the undersigned, do hereby state, under penalty 95
of false statement, (perjury) that: 96
1. I am the person admitted here as an elector in the town indicated. 97
2. I am eligible to vote in the election indicated for today in the town 98
indicated. 99
3. The information on my voter registration card is correct and 100
complete. 101
4. I reside at the address that I have given to the registrars of voters. 102
5. If previously registered at another location, I have provided such 103
address to the registrars of voters and hereby request cancellation of 104
such prior registration. 105
6. I have not voted in person or by absentee ballot and I will not 106
vote otherwise than by this ballot at this election. 107
7. I completed an application for an election day registration ballot 108
and received an election day registration ballot. 109
.... (Signature of voter) 110 Substitute Bill No. 1046
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(g) The elector shall forthwith mark the election day registration 111
ballot in the presence of the registrars of voters in such a manner that 112
the registrars of voters shall not know how the election day 113
registration ballot is marked. The elector shall place the election day 114
registration ballot in the election day registration ballot envelope 115
provided, and deposit such envelope in a secured election day 116
registration ballot depository receptacle. At the time designated by the 117
registrars of voters and noticed to election officials, the registrars of 118
voters shall transport such receptacle containing the election day 119
registration ballots to the central location or polling place, pursuant to 120
subsection (b) of section 9-147a, where absentee ballots are counted 121
and such election day registration ballots shall be counted by the 122
election officials present at such central location or polling place. A 123
section of the head moderator's return shall show the number of 124
election day registration ballots received from electors. The registrars 125
of voters shall seal a copy of the vote tally for election day registration 126
ballots in a depository envelope with the election day registration 127
ballots and store such election day registration depository envelope 128
with the other election results materials. The election day registration 129
depository envelope shall be preserved by the registrars of voters for 130
the period of time required to preserve counted ballots for elections. 131
(h) The provisions of the general statutes and regulations 132
concerning procedures relating to the custody, control and counting of 133
absentee ballots shall apply, as nearly as possible, to the custody, 134
control and counting of election day registration ballots under 135
subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of this section. 136
(i) After the acceptance of an election day registration, the registrars 137
of voters shall forthwith send a registration confirmation notice to the 138
residential address of each applicant who is admitted as an elector on 139
election day under subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of this section. Such 140
confirmation shall be sent by first class mail with instructions on the 141
envelope that it be returned if not deliverable at the address shown on 142
the envelope. If a confirmation notice is returned undelivered, the 143 Substitute Bill No. 1046
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registrars shall forthwith take the necessary action in accordance with 144
section 9-35 or 9-43, as applicable, notwithstanding the May first 145
deadline in section 9-35. 146
(j) No person shall solicit in behalf of or in opposition to the 147
candidacy of another or himself or herself or in behalf of or in 148
opposition to any question being submitted at the election, or loiter or 149
peddle or offer any advertising matter, ballot or circular to another 150
person within a radius of seventy-five feet of any outside entrance in 151
use as an entry to the registrars' of voters designated location for 152
election day registration balloting or in any corridor, passageway or 153
other approach leading from any such outside entrance to such 154
registrars' of voters designated location or in any room opening upon 155
any such corridor, passageway or approach. 156
Sec. 2. Section 9-174 of the general statutes is repealed and the 157
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 158
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute, special 159
act or municipal charter to the contrary, at any regular election, or at 160
any special election held to fill a vacancy in a state, district or 161
municipal office, the polls shall remain open for voting from six o'clock 162
a.m. until eight o'clock p.m. No elector shall be permitted to cast his 163
vote after the hour prescribed for the closing of the polls in any 164
election unless such elector is in line at eight o'clock p.m. An election 165
official or a police official of the municipality, who is designated by the 166
moderator, shall be placed at the end of the line at eight o'clock p.m. 167
Such official shall not allow any electors who were not in such line at 168
eight o'clock p.m. to enter such line. 169
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute, special 170
act or municipal charter to the contrary, at any regular election, the 171
polls shall remain open for the completion and processing of election 172
day registration applications and voting from six o'clock a.m. until 173
eight o'clock p.m. No applicant for election day registration shall be 174
admitted as an elector or permitted to cast such applicant's vote after 175 Substitute Bill No. 1046
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the hour prescribed for the closing of the polls in any election unless 176
such applicant is in line at eight o'clock p.m. An election official or a 177
police official of the municipality, who is designated by the moderator, 178
shall be placed at the end of the line at eight o'clock p.m. Such official 179
shall not allow any applicants for election day registration who were 180
not in such line at eight o'clock p.m. to enter such line. 181
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage 9-19j
Sec. 2 from passage 9-174
GAE Joint Favorable Subst.
APP Joint Favorable