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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1057
January Session, 2023
AN ACT CONCERNING THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE AND
EARLY VOTING.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) (1) Any eligible elector may 1
vote prior to the day of a regular election or primary, in accordance with 2
the provisions of this section, during a period of early voting at each 3
such regular election held on or after July 1, 2023, and at each primary 4
held on or after January 1, 2024. Such period of early voting shall (A) 5
notwithstanding the provisions of section 9-2 of the general statutes, 6
commence on the eleventh day prior to and conclude on the second day 7
prior to such regular election or primary, and (B) consist of ten total 8
days, at such times as provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of 9
section 9-174 of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 10
(2) Any eligible elector may vote prior to the day of a special election, 11
in accordance with the provisions of this section, during a period of 12
early voting at each such special election held on or after January 1, 2024. 13
Such period of early voting shall (A) notwithstanding the provisions of 14
section 9-2 of the general statutes, commence on the fifth day prior to 15
and conclude on the second day prior to such special election, and (B) 16
consist of four total days, at such times as provided in subdivision (2) of 17 Substitute Bill No. 1057
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subsection (c) of section 9-174 of the general statutes, as amended by this 18
act. 19
(b) (1) The registrars of voters of each municipality shall designate a 20
location for the conduct of early voting, which location shall be the same 21
for the duration of the period of early voting except as otherwise 22
specified in this subdivision, provided (A) the registrars of voters have 23
access to the state-wide centralized voter registration system from such 24
location, and (B) such location is certified in writing to the Secretary of 25
the State not later than one hundred twenty days prior to the day of a 26
regular election or primary, or not later than twenty days prior to the 27
day of a special election. The written certification under subparagraph 28
(B) of this subdivision shall provide (i) the name, street address and 29
relevant contact information associated with such location, (ii) the 30
number of election or primary officials who shall be appointed by the 31
registrars of voters to serve at such location and the roles of such 32
officials, and (iii) a description of the design of such location and a plan 33
for effective conduct of such early voting. The Secretary shall approve 34
or disapprove such written certification not later than ninety days prior 35
to the day of a regular election or primary, or not later than fifteen days 36
prior to the day of a special election. If the Secretary disapproves such 37
certification, the Secretary shall provide, in writing, the reasons for such 38
disapproval and shall issue an order for such corrective action as the 39
Secretary deems necessary, including, but not limited to, the 40
appointment of additional election or primary officials or the alteration 41
of such design or plan. After having received approval of such 42
certification or having complied with any order for corrective action to 43
the Secretary's satisfaction, as applicable, the registrars of voters shall 44
determine the site of such location designated for the conduct of early 45
voting at least thirty-one days prior to a regular election or primary, or 46
at least eleven days prior to a special election. Such location shall not be 47
changed within such period, except, if the municipal clerk and registrars 48
of voters unanimously find that such location has been rendered 49
unusable within such period, such clerk and registrars shall forthwith 50
designate another location for the conduct of early voting to be used in 51 Substitute Bill No. 1057
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place of the location so rendered unusable and shall give adequate 52
notice that such location has been so changed. The provisions of sections 53
9-168d and 9-168e of the general statutes shall apply to such location 54
designated for the conduct of early voting. 55
(2) In any municipality with a population of at least twenty thousand, 56
the registrars of voters shall hold a public hearing on whether to 57
designate any additional location in such municipality for the conduct 58
of early voting, which hearing shall be held not later than fifteen days 59
prior to the time for designating any such location set forth in 60
subdivision (1) of this subsection. The registrars shall properly notice 61
such public hearing not later than ten days prior to such public hearing 62
in a newspaper having general circulation in such municipality and on 63
the Internet web site of the municipality. Not later than three days after 64
the conclusion of such public hearing, the registrars shall determine 65
whether to designate any such additional location and shall notify the 66
Secretary of the State of such determination. If the registrars determine 67
that any such additional location be designated, the provisions of 68
subdivision (1) of this subsection shall apply to any such additional 69
location. If the registrars determine that no additional location be 70
designated, such registrars shall include in such notification to the 71
Secretary a detailed explanation for such determination. For the 72
purposes of this subdivision, "population" means the estimated number 73
of people according to the most recent version of the State Register and 74
Manual prepared pursuant to section 3-90 of the general statutes. 75
(3) The registrars of voters may delegate to each election or primary 76
official appointed pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection any of 77
the responsibilities assigned to the registrars of voters. The registrars of 78
voters shall supervise each such official and train each such official to be 79
an early voting election or primary official. 80
(c) Any elector who wishes to vote during a period of early voting at 81
an election or primary, and is eligible to so vote at such election or 82
primary, shall (1) appear in person at such times as provided in 83
subsection (c) of section 9-174 of the general statutes, as amended by this 84 Substitute Bill No. 1057
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act, at the location designated by the registrars of voters for early voting, 85
(2) identify such elector as required by subsection (a) of section 9-261 of 86
the general statutes, and (3) declare under oath that such elector has not 87
previously voted in such election or primary, as provided in subsection 88
(e) of this section. 89
(d) If the registrars of voters determine that an elector is eligible to 90
vote in the election or primary, the registrars of voters shall check the 91
state-wide centralized voter registration system before allowing such 92
elector to cast an early voting ballot as provided in subsection (e) of this 93
section. 94
(1) If the registrars of voters determine that the elector has not already 95
voted, or if there is no report that the elector has already voted, the 96
registrars shall allow such elector to vote. 97
(2) If the registrars of voters determine that the elector has already 98
voted, such elector shall not be allowed to vote and such matter shall be 99
reviewed by the registrars of voters. After completion of such review, if 100
a resolution of the matter cannot be made, such matter shall be reported 101
to the State Elections Enforcement Commission, which shall conduct an 102
investigation of the matter. 103
(e) If the elector is allowed to vote, the registrars of voters shall 104
provide such elector with an early voting ballot and early voting 105
envelope and shall make a record of such issuance. The elector shall 106
complete an affirmation printed upon the back of the early voting 107
envelope and shall declare under oath that the elector has not previously 108
voted in the election. The affirmation shall be in the form substantially 109
as follows and signed by the elector: 110
AFFIRMATION: I, the undersigned, do hereby state, under penalty 111
of false statement (perjury), that: 112
1. I am the elector appearing in person to vote at an election or 113
primary prior to the day of such election or primary. 114 Substitute Bill No. 1057
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2. I am eligible to vote in the election or primary indicated for today. 115
3. I have identified myself to the satisfaction of the registrars of voters. 116
4. I have not voted in person or by absentee ballot and I will not vote 117
otherwise than by this ballot at this election or primary. 118
5. I have received an early voting ballot for the purpose of so voting. 119
…. (Signature of voter) 120
(f) The elector shall forthwith mark the early voting ballot in the 121
presence of the registrars of voters in such a manner that the registrars 122
of voters shall not know how the early voting ballot is marked. The 123
elector shall place the early voting ballot in the early voting ballot 124
envelope provided and deposit such envelope in a secured early voting 125
ballot depository receptacle. At the conclusion of each day during the 126
early voting period, the registrars of voters shall transport such 127
receptacle containing such day's early voting ballots to the municipal 128
clerk, who shall retain such ballots, if necessary, in the fire-resistive 129
vault or safe provided for in section 7-27 of the general statutes, until 130
delivery of such ballots to the registrars of voters on the day of the 131
election or primary for the purpose of counting such ballots. A section 132
of the head moderator's return shall show the number of early voting 133
ballots received from electors. The registrars of voters shall seal a copy 134
of the vote tally for early voting ballots in a depository envelope with 135
the early voting ballots and store such early voting depository envelope 136
with the other election or primary results materials. The early voting 137
depository envelope shall be preserved by the registrars of voters for the 138
period of time required to preserve counted ballots for elections or 139
primaries. 140
(g) Except as provided in section 2 of this act, the provisions of title 9 141
of the general statutes and any regulation adopted under said title 142
concerning procedures relating to the custody, control and counting of 143
absentee ballots shall apply, as nearly as possible, to the custody, control 144
and counting of early voting ballots under this section. 145 Substitute Bill No. 1057
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(h) No person shall solicit on behalf of or in opposition to any 146
candidate or on behalf of or in opposition to any question being 147
submitted at the election or primary, or loiter or peddle or offer any 148
advertising matter, ballot or circular to another person within a radius 149
of seventy-five feet of any outside entrance in use as an entry to any 150
location designated by the registrars of voters for early voting or in any 151
corridor, passageway or other approach leading from any such outside 152
entrance to any such location or in any room opening upon any such 153
corridor, passageway or approach. 154
(i) The provisions of subsections (a) to (h), inclusive, of this section 155
shall not apply to any primary held for the purpose of choosing town 156
committee members. 157
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) Early voting ballots received 158
by the municipal clerk prior to the day of an election or primary, and 159
same-day election or same-day primary registration ballots received by 160
the municipal clerk prior to the day of a regular election or primary, 161
shall be delivered by the municipal clerk to the registrars between six 162
o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m. on the day of the election or primary. 163
(b) The ballot counters for such early voting ballots and same-day 164
election or same-day primary registration ballots shall proceed to the 165
central counting location or to the respective polling places when 166
counting is to take place pursuant to subsection (b) of section 9-147a of 167
the general statutes at the time, between six o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock 168
a.m. on the day of the election or primary, designated by the registrars 169
of voters. At the time such ballots are delivered to the ballot counters 170
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the ballot counters shall 171
perform any checking of such ballots and proceed, as nearly as possible, 172
as provided in section 9-150a of the general statutes. 173
Sec. 3. Section 9-174 of the general statutes is repealed and the 174
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 175
(a) Notwithstanding [the provisions of any general statute,] any 176 Substitute Bill No. 1057
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provision of the general statutes or any special act or municipal charter, 177
at any regular election, or at any special election held to fill a vacancy in 178
a state, district or municipal office, the polls on the day of such election 179
shall remain open for voting from six o'clock a.m. until eight o'clock p.m. 180
No elector shall be permitted to cast such elector's vote after the hour 181
prescribed for the closing of the polls in any election unless such elector 182
is in line at eight o'clock p.m. An election official or a police officer of the 183
municipality, who is designated by the moderator, shall be placed at the 184
end of the line at eight o'clock p.m. Such official or officer shall not allow 185
any electors who were not in such line at eight o'clock p.m. to enter such 186
line. 187
(b) Notwithstanding [the provisions of any general statute,] any 188
provision of the general statutes or any special act or municipal charter, 189
at any regular election, each location designated for [election day] same-190
day election or same-day primary registration pursuant to subsection 191
(c) of section 9-19j, as amended by this act, shall, on election day or 192
primary day, as those terms are defined in said section, remain open for 193
[election day] registration and voting from six o'clock a.m. until eight 194
o'clock p.m. No applicant for [election day] same-day election or same-195
day primary registration shall be admitted as an elector or permitted to 196
cast such applicant's vote after the hour prescribed for the closing of the 197
location designated for such purposes [in any regular] on election day 198
or primary day unless such applicant is in line at eight o'clock p.m. An 199
election or primary official or a police officer of the municipality, who is 200
appointed by the registrars of voters, shall be placed at the end of the 201
line at eight o'clock p.m. Such official or officer shall not allow any 202
applicants who were not in such line at eight o'clock p.m. to enter such 203
line. 204
(c) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any 205
special act or municipal charter, at any regular election held on or after 206
July 1, 2023, and at any primary held on or after January 1, 2024, each 207
location designated for the conduct of early voting pursuant to 208
subsection (b) of section 1 of this act or for same-day election or same-209 Substitute Bill No. 1057
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day primary registration pursuant to subsection (c) of section 9-19j, as 210
amended by this act, shall, during the early voting period, remain open 211
from ten o'clock a.m. to six o'clock p.m., except that such location shall 212
remain open from eight o'clock a.m. to eight o'clock p.m. on the last 213
Wednesday and Thursday prior to the election or primary. 214
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any 215
special act or municipal charter, at any special election held on or after 216
January 1, 2024, each location designated for the conduct of early voting 217
pursuant to subsection (b) of section 1 of this act shall, during the early 218
voting period, remain open from ten o'clock a.m. to six o'clock p.m. 219
(3) No elector shall be permitted to cast such elector's vote after the 220
hour prescribed for the closing of the location designated for early 221
voting at such election or primary unless such elector is in line at such 222
prescribed hour. An election or primary official or a police officer of the 223
municipality, who is appointed by the registrars of voters, shall be 224
placed at the end of the line at such prescribed hour. Such official or 225
officer shall not allow any electors who were not in such line at such 226
prescribed hour to enter such line. 227
Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 9-174a of the general statutes is 228
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 229
2023): 230
(a) For each municipality, the registrars of voters, in consultation with 231
the municipal clerk, shall create an emergency contingency plan for 232
elections, primaries and referenda to be held within such municipality, 233
including the conduct of early voting, as provided in section 1 of this 234
act, at such regular elections held on or after July 1, 2023, and at such 235
primaries and special elections held on or after January 1, 2024. Such 236
plan shall include, but not be limited to, (1) solutions for ballot or 237
envelope shortages, and (2) strategies to implement in the event of (A) a 238
shortage or absence of [poll workers] election, primary or referendum 239
officials at the polling place or the location designated for early voting, 240
as applicable, (B) a loss of power, (C) a fire or the sounding of an alarm 241 Substitute Bill No. 1057
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within a polling place or a location designated for early voting, (D) 242
voting machine malfunctions, (E) a weather or other natural disaster, (F) 243
the need to remove [a poll worker or moderator] an election, primary or 244
referendum official and to replace such [worker or moderator] official, 245
and (G) disorder in and around the polling place or the location 246
designated for early voting. 247
Sec. 5. Section 9-19j of the general statutes is repealed and the 248
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 249
(a) As used in [this subsection and subsections (b) to (i), inclusive, of] 250
this section: [, "election day"] 251
(1) "Election day" means the day on which a regular election, as 252
defined in section 9-1, as amended by this act, is held; 253
(2) "Primary day" means the day on which a primary, as defined in 254
section 9-372 or 9-463, as applicable, is held; 255
(3) "Same-day election registration" means admission as an elector 256
during the period of early voting at a regular election, as provided in 257
section 1 of this act, or on election day; and 258
(4) "Same-day primary registration" means both admission as an 259
elector and enrollment in a political party holding a primary during the 260
period of early voting at a primary, as provided in section 1 of this act, 261
or on primary day. 262
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, a person who (1) 263
is (A) not an elector, or (B) an elector registered in a municipality who 264
wishes to change such elector's registration to another municipality 265
pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 266
section, and (2) meets the eligibility requirements under subsection (a) 267
of section 9-12, may apply for [admission as an elector on election day] 268
same-day election registration or same-day primary registration 269
pursuant to the provisions [of subsections (a) to (i), inclusive,] of this 270
section. 271 Substitute Bill No. 1057
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(c) (1) The registrars of voters shall designate a location for the 272
completion and processing of [election day registration applications on 273
election day] same-day election registrations and same-day primary 274
registrations, provided (A) the registrars of voters [shall] have access to 275
the state-wide centralized voter registration system from such location, 276
and (B) such location [shall be] is certified in writing to the Secretary of 277
the State not later than [thirty-one] forty-one days before election day or 278
primary day. The written certification under subparagraph (B) of this 279
subdivision shall (i) include the name, street address and relevant 280
contact information associated with such location, (ii) list the name and 281
address of each election official or primary official who shall be 282
appointed by the registrars of voters to serve at such location, if any, and 283
(iii) provide a description of the design of such location and a plan for 284
effective completion and processing of such applications. The Secretary 285
shall approve or disapprove such written certification not later than 286
[fifteen] twenty-five days before election day or primary day and may 287
require the registrars of voters to appoint one or more additional 288
election officials or primary officials or alter such design or plan. 289
(2) The registrars of voters may apply to the Secretary of the State not 290
later than [sixty] seventy days before election day or primary day, in a 291
form and manner prescribed by the Secretary, to designate any 292
additional location for the completion and processing of [election day] 293
same-day election or same-day primary registration applications. [on 294
election day.] The Secretary shall approve or disapprove such 295
application not later than [forty-five] fifty-five days before election day 296
or primary day. If the Secretary approves such application, the registrars 297
of voters may so designate any such additional location. The provisions 298
of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall apply to any such additional 299
location. 300
(3) The registrars of voters may delegate to each election official or 301
primary official appointed pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection 302
[, if any,] any of the responsibilities assigned to the registrars of voters. 303
The registrars of voters shall supervise each such election official or 304 Substitute Bill No. 1057
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primary official and train each such [election] official to be [an election 305
day registration election] a same-day election or same-day primary 306
registration official. 307
(d) Any person applying [to register on election day] for same-day 308
election or same-day primary registration under the provisions [of 309
subsections (a) to (i), inclusive,] of this section shall make application in 310
accordance with the provisions of section 9-20, provided (1) (A) on 311
election day or primary day, the applicant shall appear in person not 312
later than eight o'clock p.m., in accordance with subsection (b) of section 313
9-174, as amended by this act, at the location designated by the registrars 314
of voters for [election day registration] same-day election or same-day 315
primary registration, and (B) during the period of early voting prior to 316
election day or primary day, the applicant shall appear in person at such 317
times as provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 9-174, as 318
amended by this act, at such location, (2) an applicant who is a student 319
enrolled at an institution of higher education may submit a current 320
photo identification card issued by such institution in lieu of the 321
identification required by section 9-20, and (3) the applicant shall 322
declare under oath that the applicant has not previously voted in the 323
election or primary, as provided in subsection (f) of this section. If the 324
information that the applicant is required to provide under section 9-20 325
and [subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of] this section does not include 326
proof of the applicant's residential address, the applicant shall also 327
submit identification that shows the applicant's bona fide residence 328
address, including, but not limited to, a learner's permit issued under 329
section 14-36 or a utility bill that has the applicant's name and current 330
address and that has a due date that is not later than thirty days after 331
the election or primary or, in the case of a student enrolled at an 332
institution of higher education, a registration or fee statement from such 333
institution that has the applicant's name and current address. 334
(e) If the registrars of voters determine that an applicant satisfies the 335
application requirements set forth in subsection (d) of this section, the 336
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registration system before admitting such applicant as an elector or 338
enrolling such applicant in a political party holding a primary. 339
(1) If the registrars of voters determine that the applicant is not 340
already an elector, the registrars of voters shall admit the applicant as 341
an elector and the privileges of an elector shall attach immediately. 342
Subject to the provisions of section 9-59, if the registrars of voters 343
determine that the applicant is not already enrolled in a political party, 344
the registrars of voters shall enroll the applicant in the political party 345
holding a primary of such applicant's preference and the privileges of 346
party enrollment shall attach immediately. 347
(2) If the registrars of voters determine that such applicant is an 348
elector in another municipality and such applicant [states that he or she] 349
wants to change the municipality in which the applicant is an elector, 350
notwithstanding the provisions of section 9-21, the registrars of voters 351
of the municipality in which such elector now seeks to register shall 352
immediately notify the registrars of voters in such other municipality 353
that such elector is changing the municipality in which the applicant is 354
an elector. The registrars of voters in such other municipality shall notify 355
the election officials or primary officials in such municipality to remove 356
such elector from the official voter list and, if applicable, any enrollment 357
list of such municipality. Such election officials or primary officials shall 358
cross through the elector's name on such official voter list and, if 359
applicable, enrollment list and mark "off" next to such elector's name on 360
any such [official voter] list. 361
(A) If it is reported that such applicant already voted in such other 362
municipality, the registrars of voters of such other municipality shall 363
immediately notify the registrars of voters of the municipality in which 364
such elector now seeks to register. In such event, such elector shall not 365
receive [an election day] a same-day election or same-day primary 366
registration ballot from the registrars of voters of the municipality in 367
which such elector now seeks to register. For any such elector, the 368
[election day] same-day election or same-day primary registration 369
process shall cease in the municipality in which such elector now seeks 370 Substitute Bill No. 1057
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to register and such matter shall be reviewed by the registrars of voters 371
in the municipality in which such elector now seeks to register. After 372
completion of such review, if a resolution of the matter [can not] cannot 373
be made, such matter shall be reported to the State Elections 374
Enforcement Commission which shall conduct an investigation of the 375
matter. 376
(B) If there is no such report that such applicant already voted in the 377
other municipality, the registrars of voters of the municipality in which 378
the applicant seeks to register shall admit the applicant as an elector and 379
the privileges of an elector shall attach immediately. Subject to the 380
provisions of section 9-59, the registrars of voters shall also enroll the 381
applicant in the political party holding a primary of such applicant's 382
preference and the privileges of party enrollment shall attach 383
immediately. 384
(f) If the applicant is admitted as an elector, the registrars of voters 385
shall provide the elector with [an election day] a same-day election or 386
same-day primary registration ballot and [election day] same-day 387
election or same-day primary registration envelope and shall make a 388
record of such issuance. The elector shall complete an affirmation 389
imprinted upon the back of the same-day election or same-day primary 390
registration envelope [for an election day registration ballot] and shall 391
declare under oath that the applicant has not previously voted in the 392
election or primary. The affirmation shall be in the form substantially as 393
follows and signed by the voter: 394
AFFIRMATION: I, the undersigned, do hereby state, under penalty 395
of false statement, (perjury) that: 396
1. I am the person admitted here as an elector in the town indicated. 397
2. I am eligible to vote in the election or primary indicated for today 398
in the town indicated. 399
3. The information on my voter registration card is correct and 400
complete. 401 Substitute Bill No. 1057
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4. I reside at the address that I have given to the registrars of voters. 402
5. If previously registered at another location, I have provided such 403
address to the registrars of voters and hereby request cancellation of 404
such prior registration. 405
6. I have not voted in person or by absentee ballot and I will not vote 406
otherwise than by this ballot at this election or primary. 407
7. I completed an application for [an election day] a same-day election 408
registration or same-day primary registration ballot and received [an 409
election day] a same-day election registration or same-day primary 410
registration ballot. 411
.... (Signature of voter) 412
(g) The elector shall forthwith mark the [election day] same-day 413
election or same-day primary registration ballot in the presence of the 414
registrars of voters in such a manner that the registrars of voters shall 415
not know how the [election day] same-day election or same-day 416
primary registration ballot is marked. The elector shall place the 417
[election day] same-day election or same-day primary registration ballot 418
in the [election day] same-day election or same-day primary registration 419
ballot envelope provided, and deposit such envelope in a secured 420
[election day] same-day election or same-day primary registration ballot 421
depository receptacle. At the conclusion of each day during the early 422
voting period, the registrars of voters shall transport such receptacle 423
containing such day's same-day election or same-day primary 424
registration ballots to the municipal clerk, who shall retain such ballots, 425
if necessary, in the fire-resistive vault or safe provided for in section 7-426
27, until delivery of such ballots to the registrars of voters on election 427
day or primary day for the purpose of counting such ballots. On election 428
day or primary day, at the time designated by the registrars of voters 429
and noticed to election officials or primary officials, the registrars of 430
voters shall transport such receptacle containing the [election day] 431
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such election day or primary day to the central location or polling place, 433
pursuant to subsection (b) of section 9-147a, where absentee ballots are 434
counted and such [election day] same-day election or same-day primary 435
registration ballots shall be counted by the election officials or primary 436
officials present at such central location or polling place. A section of the 437
head moderator's return shall show the number of [election day] same-438
day election or same-day primary registration ballots received from 439
electors. The registrars of voters shall seal a copy of the vote tally for 440
[election day] same-day election or same-day primary registration 441
ballots in a depository envelope with the [election day] same-day 442
election or same-day primary registration ballots and store such 443
[election day] same-day election or same-day primary registration 444
depository envelope with the other election or primary results 445
materials. The [election day] same-day election or same-day primary 446
registration depository envelope shall be preserved by the registrars of 447
voters for the period of time required to preserve counted ballots for 448
elections. 449
(h) [The] Except as provided in section 2 of this act, the provisions of 450
[the general statutes and regulations] title 9 and any regulation adopted 451
under said title concerning procedures relating to the custody, control 452
and counting of absentee ballots shall apply, as nearly as possible, to the 453
custody, control and counting of [election day] same-day election or 454
same-day primary registration ballots under [subsections (a) to (i), 455
inclusive, of] this section. 456
(i) After the acceptance of [an election day] a same-day election or 457
same-day primary registration, the registrars of voters shall forthwith 458
send a registration confirmation notice to the residential address of each 459
applicant who [is] was admitted as an elector on election day [under 460
subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of] or during the period of early voting 461
prior to election day, or who was enrolled in a political party holding a 462
primary on primary day or during the period of early voting prior to 463
primary day, under this section. Such confirmation shall be sent by first 464
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deliverable at the address shown on the envelope. If a confirmation 466
notice is returned undelivered, the registrars shall forthwith take the 467
necessary action in accordance with section 9-35 or 9-43, as applicable, 468
notwithstanding the May first deadline in section 9-35. 469
(j) No person shall solicit [in] on behalf of or in opposition to [the 470
candidacy of another or himself or herself or in] any candidate or on 471
behalf of or in opposition to any question being submitted at the 472
election, or loiter or peddle or offer any advertising matter, ballot or 473
circular to another person within a radius of seventy-five feet of any 474
outside entrance in use as an entry to any location designated by the 475
registrars of voters for [election day] same-day election or same-day 476
primary registration balloting or in any corridor, passageway or other 477
approach leading from any such outside entrance to any such location 478
or in any room opening upon any such corridor, passageway or 479
approach. 480
Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 9-225 of the general statutes is 481
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 482
2023): 483
(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the 484
town clerk or assistant town clerk of each town shall warn the electors 485
therein to meet on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November 486
in the even-numbered years, at six o'clock a.m., which warning shall be 487
given by publication (A) in a newspaper having a general circulation in 488
such town, or towns in the case of a joint publication under subsection 489
(b) of this section, not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous 490
to [holding] the commencement of the period of early voting at such 491
election, and (B) on such town's Internet web site, not more than fifteen 492
nor less than five days previous to [holding] the commencement of the 493
period of early voting at such election. The clerk in each town shall, in 494
the warning for such election, give notice of (i) the time and the location 495
of each polling place in the town, (ii) in towns divided into voting 496
districts, the time and the location of each polling place in each district, 497
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[election day] same-day election registration in the town, and (iv) the 499
time and the site of each location designated for the conduct of early 500
voting, at which such election will be held. The town clerk shall record 501
each such warning. 502
(2) For the state election in 2020, and any election held pursuant to 503
section 9-211, 9-212, 9-215 or 9-218 on or after June 23, 2021, but prior to 504
November 3, 2021, the warning under subsection (a) of this section shall 505
be given not more than seven nor less than four days previous to 506
holding such election. 507
Sec. 7. Subsection (a) of section 9-226 of the general statutes is 508
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 509
2023): 510
(a) The warning of each municipal election shall specify the objects 511
for which such election is to be held. Except as provided in subsection 512
(b) of this section, notice of a town election shall be given by the town 513
clerk or assistant town clerk, by publishing a warning (1) in a newspaper 514
published in such town or having a general circulation therein, such 515
publication to be not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous 516
to [holding] the commencement of the period of early voting at the 517
election, and (2) on such town's Internet web site, such publication to be 518
not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous to [holding] the 519
commencement of the period of early voting at the election. The town 520
clerk in each town shall, in the warning for such election, give notice of 521
(A) the time and the location of each polling place in the town, (B) in 522
towns divided into voting districts, the time and the location of each 523
polling place in each district, [and] (C) the time and the [location] site of 524
each location designated for [election day] same-day election 525
registration, and (D) the time and the site of each location designated for 526
the conduct of early voting, in the town. The town clerk shall record 527
each such warning. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, 528
notice of an election of a city or borough shall be given by publishing a 529
warning (i) in a newspaper published within the limits of such city or 530
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nor less than five days previous to [holding] the commencement of the 532
period of early voting at the election, and (ii) on the Internet web site of 533
such city or borough, or the town having such city or borough within 534
such town's limits, not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous 535
to [holding] the commencement of the period of early voting at the 536
election, which warning shall include notice of (I) the time and the 537
location of each polling place in such city or borough, (II) in cities and 538
boroughs divided into voting districts, the time and the location of each 539
polling place in each district, [and] (III) the time and the [location] site 540
of each location designated for [election day registration] same-day 541
election registration in such city or borough, and (IV) the time and the 542
site of each location designated for the conduct of early voting in such 543
city or borough. 544
Sec. 8. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 9-255a of the general 545
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 546
(Effective July 1, 2023): 547
(a) The registrars of voters and municipal clerk from each 548
municipality shall jointly certify, in writing, to the Secretary of the State 549
the number of ballots for each polling place in the municipality that have 550
been ordered for each election or primary to be held within such 551
municipality. Such registrars and clerk shall also so certify the number 552
of ballots for each location designated for the conduct of early voting in 553
the municipality that have been ordered for each regular election held 554
on or after July 1, 2023, and for each primary or special election held on 555
or after January 1, 2024. Such certification shall be on a form provided 556
by the Secretary that shall have questions, including, but not limited to, 557
those pertaining to the historical turnout for each such polling place or 558
location, as applicable, in the municipality for the past four elections or 559
primaries of similar nature to the election or primary to be held. The 560
registrars of voters and municipal clerk shall include as part of any such 561
certification any other relevant factors that may be unique to each such 562
polling place or location in their municipality. Such certification shall be 563
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commencement of the period of early voting at an election or twenty-565
one days prior to the commencement of the period of early voting at a 566
primary. 567
(b) If the registrars of voters and municipal clerk of a municipality do 568
not jointly submit the certification as set forth in subsection (a) of this 569
section, such registrars of voters and municipal clerk shall order a 570
number of ballots equal to the total number of registered voters in their 571
municipality for such election or primary. 572
(c) The registrars of voters and municipal clerk may jointly apply to 573
the Secretary of the State for a waiver of the requirements of subsections 574
(a) and (b) of this section. Such waiver request shall be submitted to the 575
Secretary of the State, in writing, not later than the forty-fifth day before 576
the commencement of the period of early voting at the election or the 577
thirtieth day before the commencement of the period of early voting at 578
the primary to be held and shall demonstrate good cause for such 579
waiver. Not later than five days after receipt of such waiver request, the 580
Secretary shall notify, in writing, the municipal clerk requesting a 581
waiver, of the Secretary's response. 582
Sec. 9. Section 9-373a of the general statutes is repealed and the 583
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 584
Any person desiring to be a write-in candidate for any state, district 585
or municipal office to be filled at any regular election shall register his 586
candidacy with the Secretary of the State on a form prescribed by the 587
Secretary. The registration shall include the candidate's name and 588
address, the designation and term of the office sought, a statement of 589
consent to the candidacy, and any other information which the Secretary 590
deems necessary. In the case of a write-in candidacy for the office of 591
Governor or Lieutenant Governor, the registration shall include a 592
candidate for each of those offices, or shall be void. The registration shall 593
not include a designation of any political party. The registration shall be 594
filed with the Secretary not more than ninety days prior to the election 595
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the fourteenth day preceding the commencement of the period of early 597
voting at the election, or the registration shall be void. No person 598
nominated for an office by a major or minor party or by nominating 599
petition shall register as a write-in candidate for that office under the 600
provisions of this section, and any registration of a write-in candidacy 601
filed by such a person shall be void. Notwithstanding any provision of 602
this section to the contrary, any person desiring to be a write-in 603
candidate for the municipal office of town meeting member in any town 604
having a representative town meeting which has seventy-five or more 605
members shall register his candidacy with the town clerk of such town 606
not later than the last business day preceding the commencement of the 607
period of early voting at such election. A person may register as a write-608
in candidate for a district or municipal office if such person's name 609
appears on the last-completed registry list of the district or municipality 610
represented by such office, as the case may be. A person may register as 611
a write-in candidate for a state office if such person's name appears on 612
the last-completed registry list of the state. 613
Sec. 10. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 9-224b of the general statutes 614
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 615
January 1, 2024): 616
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, in order to be 617
a valid write-in candidate in a special election called to fill a vacancy in 618
a state, district or municipal office, a person shall register with the 619
Secretary of the State not earlier than ninety days before such election 620
and not later than the end of the business day on the fourteenth day 621
preceding the commencement of the period of early voting at such 622
election. 623
(b) In order to be a valid write-in candidate in a special election called 624
to fill a vacancy in the municipal office of town meeting member in any 625
town having a representative town meeting which has seventy-five or 626
more members, a person shall register with the town clerk of such town 627
not earlier than ninety days preceding such election and not later than 628
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early voting at the election. 630
Sec. 11. Section 9-329b of the general statutes is repealed and the 631
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 632
(a) At any time prior to a primary held before January 1, 2024, and 633
pursuant to sections 9-423, 9-425 and 9-464, or a special act, or prior to 634
any regular election held before July 1, 2023, or any special election held 635
before January 1, 2024, the Superior Court may issue an order removing 636
a candidate from a ballot where it is shown that [said] such candidate is 637
improperly on the ballot. 638
(b) At any time prior to the commencement of the period of early 639
voting at a primary held on or after January 1, 2024, and pursuant to 640
sections 9-423, 9-425 and 9-464, or a special act, or prior to the 641
commencement of the period of early voting at any regular election held 642
on or after July 1, 2023, or at any special election held on or after January 643
1, 2024, the Superior Court may issue an order removing a candidate 644
from a ballot where it is shown that such candidate is improperly on the 645
ballot. 646
Sec. 12. Section 9-460 of the general statutes is repealed and the 647
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 648
If any party has nominated a candidate for office, or, on and after 649
November 4, 1981, if a candidate has qualified to appear on any ballot 650
by nominating petition under a reserved party designation, in 651
accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and such nominee 652
thereafter, but prior to forty-six days before the opening of the polls on 653
the day of the election for which such nomination has been made, dies, 654
withdraws such nominee's name or for any reason becomes disqualified 655
to hold the office for which such nominee has been nominated (1) such 656
party or, on and after November 4, 1981, the party designation 657
committee may make a nomination to fill such vacancy or provide for 658
the making of such nomination as its rules prescribe, and (2) if another 659
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have a nominee for such office, such party may also nominate a 661
candidate for such office as its rules prescribe. No withdrawal, and no 662
nomination to replace a candidate who has withdrawn, under this 663
section shall be valid unless the candidate who has withdrawn has filed 664
a letter of withdrawal signed by such candidate with the Secretary of the 665
State in the case of a state or district office or the office of state senator 666
or state representative from any district, or with the municipal clerk in 667
the case of a municipal office other than state senator or state 668
representative. A copy of such candidate's letter of withdrawal to the 669
municipal clerk shall also be filed with the Secretary of the State. No 670
nomination to fill a vacancy under this section shall be valid unless it is 671
certified to the Secretary of the State in the case of a state or district office 672
or the office of state senator or state representative from any district, or 673
to the municipal clerk in the case of a municipal office other than state 674
senator or state representative, by the organization or committee 675
making such nomination, at least forty-two days before the opening of 676
the polls on the day of the election, except as otherwise provided by this 677
section. If a nominee dies within forty-six days before the election, but 678
prior to twenty-four hours before the [opening of the polls on the day 679
of] commencement of the period of early voting at the election for which 680
such nomination has been made, the vacancy may be filled in the 681
manner prescribed in this section by two o'clock p.m. of the day before 682
the [election] first day of such period of early voting with the municipal 683
clerk or the Secretary of the State, as the case may be. If a nominee dies 684
within twenty-four hours before the [opening of the polls] 685
commencement of the period of early voting at the election and prior to 686
the close of the polls on the day of the election for which such 687
nomination has been made, such nominee shall not be replaced and the 688
votes cast for such nominee shall be canvassed and counted, and if such 689
nominee receives a plurality of the votes cast, a vacancy shall exist in the 690
office for which the nomination was made. The vacancy shall then be 691
filled in a manner prescribed by law. A copy of such certification to the 692
municipal clerk shall also be filed with the Secretary of the State. Such 693
nomination to fill a vacancy due to death or disqualification shall 694
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time such nomination is certified to the Secretary of the State or to the 696
municipal clerk, as the case may be, the ballots have already been 697
printed, the Secretary of the State shall direct the municipal clerk in each 698
municipality affected to (A) have the ballots reprinted with the 699
nomination thus made included thereon, (B) cause printed stickers to be 700
affixed to the ballots so that the name of any candidate who has died, 701
withdrawn or been disqualified is deleted and the name of any 702
candidate chosen to fill such vacancy appears in the same position as 703
that in which the vacated candidacy appeared, or (C) cause blank 704
stickers to be so affixed if the vacancy is not filled. 705
Sec. 13. Section 9-426 of the general statutes is repealed and the 706
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024): 707
If only one candidacy has been filed by a person other than a party-708
endorsed candidate for the nomination by a political party to a 709
particular office and the candidate whose candidacy has been so filed 710
thereafter, but prior to the [opening of the polls] commencement of the 711
period of early voting at such primary, dies, withdraws his name from 712
nomination or for any reason becomes disqualified to hold the office for 713
which he is a candidate, no primary shall be held for the nomination of 714
such party to that office and the party-endorsed candidate for such 715
office shall be deemed to have been lawfully chosen in the same manner 716
and to the same extent as is provided in sections 9-382 to 9-450, 717
inclusive, in the case where no candidacy other than a party-endorsed 718
candidacy has been filed. If candidacies have been filed by only one 719
group of persons other than party-endorsed candidates for election to a 720
town committee, and the candidates whose candidacies have been so 721
filed thereafter, but prior to the [opening of the polls] commencement of 722
the period of early voting at such primary, die, withdraw their names 723
from nomination or for any reason become disqualified to hold the 724
positions for which they are candidates, so as to render the number of 725
candidacies so filed less than twenty-five per cent of the number of town 726
committee members to be elected by such party either in the 727
municipality or in the political subdivision, as the case may be, no 728 Substitute Bill No. 1057
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primary shall be held for those positions and the party-endorsed 729
candidates for such positions shall be deemed to have been lawfully 730
chosen in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided in 731
sections 9-382 to 9-450, inclusive, in the case where no candidacies other 732
than party-endorsed candidacies have been filed. If any person on a 733
slate, prior to the [opening of the polls] commencement of the period of 734
early voting at such primary, dies, withdraws his name from 735
nomination or for any reason becomes disqualified to hold the position 736
for which he is a candidate, such partial slate shall appear on the ballot 737
at the primary and, if such partial slate wins, then the remaining 738
members may fill the vacancy. If only one such slate other than a slate 739
of party-endorsed candidates has been filed for election and prior to the 740
[opening of the polls] commencement of the period of early voting at 741
such primary each of the persons on such slate dies, withdraws or 742
becomes disqualified, no primary shall be held for those positions and 743
the party-endorsed candidates for those positions shall be deemed to 744
have been lawfully chosen in the same manner and to the same extent 745
as is provided in sections 9-382 to 9-450, inclusive, in the case where no 746
candidacies other than party-endorsed candidacies have been filed. 747
Sec. 14. Section 9-428 of the general statutes is repealed and the 748
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024): 749
If a party-endorsed candidate for nomination to an office or for 750
election to the position of town committee member, prior to twenty-four 751
hours before the [opening of the polls] commencement of the period of 752
early voting at the primary, dies or, prior to ten days before the first day 753
of such [primary] period of early voting, withdraws his name from 754
nomination or for any reason becomes disqualified to hold the office or 755
position for which he is a candidate, the state central committee, the 756
town committee or other authority of the party which endorsed such 757
candidate may make an endorsement to fill such vacancy or provide for 758
the making of such endorsement, in such manner as is prescribed in the 759
rules of such party, and certify to the registrar and municipal clerk or to 760
the Secretary of the State, as the case may be, the name of the person so 761 Substitute Bill No. 1057
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endorsed. If such certification is made at least twenty-four hours prior 762
to the [opening of the polls] commencement of the period of early voting 763
at the primary, in the case of such an endorsement to replace a candidate 764
who has died, or at least seven days before the first day of such 765
[primary] period of early voting, in the case of such an endorsement to 766
replace a candidate who has withdrawn or become disqualified, such 767
person so endorsed shall run in the primary as the party-endorsed 768
candidate, except as provided in sections 9-416 and 9-417. If such 769
certification of another party-endorsed candidate has been made within 770
the time specified in this section, and if the ballots have already been 771
printed and the names of the candidates for such office or position 772
appear on the ballots, the Secretary of the State or the registrar, as the 773
case may be, shall direct the clerk of each municipality holding such 774
primary to have the ballots reprinted with the name of the person so 775
certified included thereon; provided, in the case of such an endorsement 776
to replace a candidate who has died, if such certification has been made 777
less than ninety-six hours but at least twenty-four hours prior to the 778
[opening of the polls] commencement of the period of early voting at 779
the primary, such Secretary or registrar shall direct such clerk to have 780
stickers printed and inserted upon the ballots, having the name of the 781
person so certified appearing thereon, and the moderator in each polling 782
place shall cause such stickers to be pasted on the ballots before the 783
opening of the polls at such primary. 784
Sec. 15. Section 9-429 of the general statutes is repealed and the 785
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024): 786
If, prior to the [opening of the polls] commencement of the period of 787
early voting at a primary for nomination to an office or for election of 788
town committee members, such a number of candidates have died, 789
withdrawn their names or become ineligible, and have not been 790
replaced as permitted in sections 9-426, as amended by this act, and 9-791
428, as amended by this act, as to render the total number of candidates 792
for such office or position no greater than the number to be nominated 793
to such office or elected to such positions, the primary shall not be held, 794 Substitute Bill No. 1057
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and each of the party-endorsed and other candidates shall be deemed to 795
have been lawfully nominated to such office or elected to such positions. 796
Sec. 16. Subsection (b) of section 9-55 of the general statutes is 797
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 798
1, 2024): 799
(b) If a political party authorizes unaffiliated electors to vote in a 800
primary, under section 9-431, and a notice of primary is published, the 801
registrars shall cause a list of all unaffiliated electors eligible to vote in 802
the primary to be printed before the commencement of the period of 803
early voting at such primary. If unaffiliated electors are authorized to 804
vote in only one party's primary and are authorized to vote for all offices 805
to be contested at the primary, the registrars may print the list of 806
unaffiliated electors in combination with such party's enrollment list, 807
indicating party affiliation where applicable. 808
Sec. 17. Section 9-217 of the general statutes is repealed and the 809
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024): 810
The Secretary of the State shall provide to the clerk of the 811
municipality in which such election is to be held a list of the candidates 812
of each party for such office by the thirty-fourth day before the 813
commencement of the period of early voting at such special election. 814
Sec. 18. Subsection (b) of section 9-4a of the general statutes is 815
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 816
2023): 817
(b) The voter guide shall contain: 818
(1) The date of the state election and the hours the polls will be open, 819
and the dates of the period of early voting at such state election and the 820
hours the locations designated for the conduct of early voting will be 821
open; 822
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candidate who is nominated or qualifies as a petitioning candidate for 824
election to the office of President of the United States, Vice-President of 825
the United States, senator in Congress, representative in Congress, 826
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Treasurer, 827
State Comptroller, Secretary of the State, state senator or state 828
representative at the state election. As used in this section, "contact 829
information" means any or all of the following information received by 830
the Secretary of the State in the course of the secretary's elections duties 831
or by the Federal Election Commission: A candidate's campaign mailing 832
address, telephone number, facsimile number, electronic mail address 833
and web site. The voter guide may provide contact information for a 834
candidate for the office of President of the United States, Vice-President 835
of the United States, senator in Congress or representative in Congress 836
by an electronic link to such information on the Federal Election 837
Commission's web site; 838
(3) The following three maps produced pursuant to the most recent 839
decennial reapportionment of General Assembly and Connecticut 840
congressional districts: One map showing the boundaries of state 841
senatorial districts, one map showing the boundaries of state house of 842
representatives districts and one map showing the boundaries of state 843
congressional districts; 844
(4) A description of each office to be filled at the state election; 845
(5) An absentee ballot application in printable format; 846
(6) Instructions regarding voting by absentee ballot; 847
(7) Information on the procedure for registering to vote; 848
(8) A voter registration application in printable format; 849
(9) The full text of each proposed constitutional amendment that will 850
appear on the ballot at the state election; 851
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proposed constitutional amendment, which is prepared by the Office of 853
Legislative Research pursuant to section 2-30a; and 854
(11) The text of the Voter's Bill of Rights set forth in section 9-236b. 855
Sec. 19. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Secretary of the State 856
shall develop and conduct a state-wide public awareness campaign to 857
educate the public regarding the availability of early voting at regular 858
elections and primaries and provide information to the public 859
concerning such early voting, including, but not limited to, the number 860
of days of early voting prior to an election or primary, the hours for early 861
voting during such days and the procedures for casting a ballot at 862
locations designated for the conduct of early voting. 863
(b) The Secretary of the State shall develop an early voting procedure 864
manual, which shall include, but need not be limited to, a model plan 865
for the designation and staffing of locations for the conduct of early 866
voting, and shall revise such procedure manual as necessary in 867
accordance with changes in the law relating to the conduct of early 868
voting. The Secretary shall distribute such procedure manual, and any 869
revision to such procedure manual, to each registrar of voters and 870
municipal clerk and shall publish such procedure manual, and any such 871
revision, on the Internet web site of the office of the Secretary of the 872
State. 873
Sec. 20. Section 9-235e of the general statutes is repealed and the 874
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 875
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary of the 876
State, or the Secretary's designee, shall be allowed access to each polling 877
place or location designated for the conduct of early voting within the 878
state during any municipal, state or federal election, primary or 879
recanvass for the purpose of reviewing [each] any such polling place or 880
location and any such recanvass for compliance with state and federal 881
law. If the Secretary is a candidate on the ballot for any election or 882
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voting, only the Secretary's designee may access such polling place or 884
location pursuant to the provisions of this section. 885
Sec. 21. Subsection (a) of section 9-6c of the general statutes is 886
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 887
2023): 888
(a) Two or more municipalities may jointly perform any function that 889
each municipality is required to perform individually under this title, 890
except conduct early voting pursuant to section 1 of this act, by entering 891
into an agreement pursuant to this section. Any such agreement shall be 892
negotiated and shall contain all provisions upon which each 893
participating municipality agrees. Any such agreement shall establish a 894
process for amendment of, termination of and withdrawal from such 895
agreement. Any proposed agreement shall be submitted to the 896
legislative body of each participating municipality for a vote to ratify or 897
reject such agreement. The legislative body of each participating 898
municipality shall provide an opportunity for public comment prior to 899
any such vote. For purposes of this section, providing an opportunity 900
for public comment does not require a legislative body to conduct a 901
public hearing. 902
Sec. 22. Subsection (c) of section 9-50b of the general statutes is 903
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 904
2023): 905
(c) Not later than sixty days after each election or primary, the 906
registrars of voters shall update the state-wide centralized voter 907
registration system and indicate whether the eligible voters on the 908
official registry list for such election or primary voted and, if so, if they 909
voted in person on the day of such election or primary, in person during 910
the period of early voting at such election or primary or by absentee 911
ballot. 912
Sec. 23. Subsection (y) of section 9-1 of the general statutes is repealed 913
and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 914 Substitute Bill No. 1057
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(y) "The last session for admission of electors prior to an election" 915
means the day which is the [seventh] fourteenth day prior to an election. 916
Sec. 24. Subsection (a) of section 9-17 of the general statutes are 917
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 918
2023): 919
(a) For the purposes of this section, "primary day" means the day that 920
a primary for state, district and municipal offices is being held in 921
accordance with section 9-423, and "election day" means the day of each 922
regular election. (1) The registrars of voters of each town shall hold 923
sessions to examine the qualifications of electors and admit those found 924
qualified on the dates and at the times set forth in this section. Such 925
sessions shall be held on the following days during the hours indicated, 926
except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection: 927
T1 Day Hours
T2 Fourteenth day
T3 before primary day ………………. any two hours between
T4 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
T5 [Seventh] Fourteenth day
T6 before election day .………………. 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The session of the registrars of voters on the [seventh] fourteenth day 928
before election day shall be the last session for admission of electors 929
prior to an election, as defined in subsection (y) of section 9-1, as 930
amended by this act. (2) No town having a population of less than 931
twenty-five thousand persons shall be required to hold sessions for 932
admission of electors on the fourteenth day before primary day. 933
Sec. 25. Subsection (f) of section 9-19k of the general statutes is 934
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 935
2023): 936
(f) If an applicant registers to vote pursuant to the provisions of this 937
section after the [seventh] fourteenth day before an election or after the 938 Substitute Bill No. 1057
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[fifth] fourteenth day before a primary, the privileges of an elector shall 939
not attach until the day after such election or primary, as the case may 940
be. In such event, the registrars of voters may contact such applicant, 941
either by telephone or mail, in order to inform such applicant of the 942
effect of such late received application and any applicable deadline for 943
applying for admission in person. 944
Sec. 26. Subsections (c) and (d) of section 9-23g of the general statutes 945
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 946
1, 2023): 947
(c) Forthwith upon receipt of a registration application in the office of 948
the registrars of voters, the registrar shall mark such date on the 949
application and review the application to determine whether the 950
applicant has properly completed it and is legally qualified to register. 951
Forthwith upon completing his review, the registrar shall (1) indicate on 952
the application whether the application has been accepted or rejected, 953
(2) mail a notice to the applicant, (3) indicate on the application the date 954
on which such notice is mailed, and (4) provide a copy of such notice to 955
the other registrar. If the registrar determines that the applicant has not 956
properly completed the application or is not legally qualified to register, 957
the notice shall indicate that the application has been rejected and shall 958
state any reason for rejection. If the registrar determines that the 959
applicant has properly completed the application and is legally 960
qualified to register, the notice shall indicate that the application has 961
been accepted. A notice of acceptance or a notice of rejection shall be 962
sent (A) not later than four days after receipt of an application during 963
the period beginning on the forty-ninth day before an election and 964
ending on the twenty-first day before such election, (B) on the day of 965
receipt of an application if it is received (i) during the period beginning 966
on the [twentieth] twenty-seventh day before such election and ending 967
on the [seventh] fourteenth day before such election, (ii) during the 968
period beginning on the [sixth] thirteenth day before an election and 969
ending on election day if the application has been received by the 970
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Motor Vehicles or by a voter registration agency, (iii) during the period 972
beginning on the [twenty-first] thirtieth day before a primary and 973
ending on the [fifth] fourteenth day before a primary, or (iv) during the 974
period beginning on the [fourth] thirteenth day before a primary and 975
ending at twelve o'clock noon on the last weekday before a primary, if 976
the application has been postmarked by the [fifth] fourteenth day before 977
the primary and is received in the office of the registrars of voters during 978
such period or if the application is received by the [fifth] fourteenth day 979
before a primary by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or by a voter 980
registration agency, and (C) within ten days of receipt of an application 981
at any other time. A notice of acceptance shall be sent by first-class mail 982
with instructions on the envelope that it be returned if not deliverable 983
at the address shown on the envelope. A notice of acceptance shall 984
indicate the effective date of the applicant's registration and enrollment, 985
the date of the next regularly scheduled election or primary in which the 986
applicant shall be eligible to vote and the applicant's precinct and 987
polling place. If a notice of acceptance of an application is returned 988
undelivered, the registrars shall forthwith take the necessary action in 989
accordance with section 9-35 or 9-43, notwithstanding the May first 990
deadline in section 9-35. An applicant for admission as an elector 991
pursuant to this section and section 9-23h may only be admitted as an 992
elector by a registrar of voters of the town of his residence. Not later 993
than December thirty-first, annually, the Secretary of the State shall 994
establish an official calendar of all deadlines set forth in this subsection 995
for regularly scheduled elections and primaries to be held in the 996
following calendar year. 997
(d) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the privileges 998
of an elector for any applicant for admission under this section and 999
section 9-23h shall attach immediately upon approval by the registrar, 1000
and the registrars shall enter the name of the elector on the registry list. 1001
(2) Except as provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection, if a mailed 1002
application is postmarked, or if a delivered application is received in the 1003
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an election or after the [fifth] fourteenth day before a primary, the 1005
privileges of an elector shall not attach until the day after such election 1006
or primary, as the case may be. In such event, the registrars of voters 1007
may contact such applicant, either by telephone or mail, in order to 1008
inform such applicant of the effect of such late received mail-in 1009
application and any applicable deadline for applying for admission in 1010
person. 1011
(3) If an application is received after the [seventh] fourteenth day 1012
before an election or after the [fifth] fourteenth day before a primary by 1013
the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or by a voter registration agency, 1014
the privileges of an elector shall not attach until the day after the election 1015
or primary, as the case may be, or on the day the registrar approves it, 1016
whichever is later. 1017
(4) If on the day of an election or primary, the name of an applicant 1018
does not appear on the official check list, such applicant may present to 1019
the moderator at the polls either a notice of acceptance received through 1020
the mail or an application receipt that was previously provided to the 1021
applicant pursuant to section 9-19e, subsection (b) of section 9-19h, 1022
subsection (b) of this section or section 9-23n. If an applicant presents 1023
said notice or receipt, and either the registrars of voters find the original 1024
application or the applicant submits a new application at the polls, the 1025
registrar, or assistant registrar upon notice to and approval by the 1026
registrar, shall add such person's name and address to the official check 1027
list on such day and the person shall be allowed to vote if otherwise 1028
eligible to vote and the person presents to the checkers at the polling 1029
place a preprinted form of identification pursuant to subparagraph (A) 1030
of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 9-261. 1031
Sec. 27. Subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 9-192a of the 1032
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1033
thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 1034
(3) Once certified, pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, each 1035
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training, not including any training described under subdivision (2) of 1037
subsection (d) of this section, in order to maintain such certification. 1038
Such training shall be as prescribed by the Secretary of the State and 1039
shall be conducted by said Secretary or a third party approved by said 1040
Secretary to conduct such training. On and after July 1, 2023, such 1041
training shall include procedures for the conduct of early voting at 1042
elections and primaries. Any registrar who fails to satisfy such annual 1043
training requirement shall be directed by the Secretary of the State to 1044
take remedial measures prescribed by said Secretary. 1045
Sec. 28. Subsection (a) of section 9-320f of the general statutes is 1046
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1047
2023): 1048
(a) Not earlier than the fifteenth day after any election or primary and 1049
not later than two business days before the canvass of votes by the 1050
Secretary of the State, Treasurer and Comptroller, for any federal or 1051
state election or primary, or by the town clerk for any municipal election 1052
or primary, the registrars of voters shall conduct a manual audit or, for 1053
an election or primary held on or after January 1, 2016, an electronic 1054
audit authorized under section 9-320g of the votes recorded in not less 1055
than five per cent of the voting districts in the state, district or 1056
municipality, whichever is applicable. For the purposes of this section, 1057
any central location used in a municipality for the counting of absentee 1058
ballots, early voting ballots or same-day election or same-day primary 1059
registration ballots shall be deemed a voting district. Such manual or 1060
electronic audit shall be noticed in advance and be open to public 1061
observation. Any election official who participates in the administration 1062
and conduct of an audit pursuant to this section shall be compensated 1063
by the municipality at the standard rate of pay established by such 1064
municipality for elections or primaries, as the case may be. 1065
Sec. 29. Subsection (a) of section 9-229 of the general statutes is 1066
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1067
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(a) The registrars of voters in the several towns and, in towns where 1069
there are different registrars for different voting districts, the registrars 1070
of voters in such districts shall appoint the moderators of regular and 1071
special state and municipal elections in their respective towns or 1072
districts. For the purpose of providing a reserve group of persons who 1073
may serve as moderators, the registrars shall designate alternate 1074
moderators from among those persons chosen as official checkers, or 1075
tabulator tenders, in the following minimum numbers: In towns with 1076
one or more but not exceeding three voting districts, one alternate 1077
moderator; in towns with four or more but not exceeding eight voting 1078
districts, two alternate moderators; in towns with more than eight 1079
voting districts, a number of alternate moderators equal to one-fourth 1080
of the number of voting districts rounded off to the nearest multiple of 1081
four. In case the registrars fail to agree in the choice of a moderator or 1082
alternate moderator, the choice shall be determined between such 1083
registrars by lot. In the case of a primary, the registrar, as defined in 1084
section 9-372, shall so appoint such moderators and alternate 1085
moderators. Moderators and alternate moderators shall be appointed at 1086
least twenty days before the commencement of the period of early 1087
voting at such election or primary. The registrars shall submit a list of 1088
the names of such moderators and alternate moderators to the 1089
municipal clerk, which list shall be made available for public inspection 1090
by such clerk. Each person appointed to serve as moderator or alternate 1091
moderator shall be certified by the Secretary of the State in accordance 1092
with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, except as provided 1093
in subsection (d) of this section or section 9-436. 1094
Sec. 30. Section 9-256 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1095
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 1096
The registrars of voters of each municipality shall, not less than ten 1097
days prior to the commencement of the period of early voting at an 1098
election, file with the Secretary of the State a sample ballot identical with 1099
those to be provided for each polling place under section 9-255. The 1100
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under this section, and if such sample ballot contains an error, the 1102
Secretary of the State shall order the registrars of voters to reprint a 1103
corrected sample ballot or to take other such action as the Secretary may 1104
deem appropriate. 1105
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 2 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 3 July 1, 2023 9-174
Sec. 4 July 1, 2023 9-174a(a)
Sec. 5 July 1, 2023 9-19j
Sec. 6 July 1, 2023 9-225(a)
Sec. 7 July 1, 2023 9-226(a)
Sec. 8 July 1, 2023 9-255a(a) to (c)
Sec. 9 July 1, 2023 9-373a
Sec. 10 January 1, 2024 9-224b(a) and (b)
Sec. 11 from passage 9-329b
Sec. 12 July 1, 2023 9-460
Sec. 13 January 1, 2024 9-426
Sec. 14 January 1, 2024 9-428
Sec. 15 January 1, 2024 9-429
Sec. 16 January 1, 2024 9-55(b)
Sec. 17 January 1, 2024 9-217
Sec. 18 July 1, 2023 9-4a(b)
Sec. 19 from passage New section
Sec. 20 July 1, 2023 9-235e
Sec. 21 July 1, 2023 9-6c(a)
Sec. 22 July 1, 2023 9-50b(c)
Sec. 23 July 1, 2023 9-1(y)
Sec. 24 July 1, 2023 9-17(a)
Sec. 25 July 1, 2023 9-19k(f)
Sec. 26 July 1, 2023 9-23g(c) and (d)
Sec. 27 July 1, 2023 9-192a(a)(3)
Sec. 28 July 1, 2023 9-320f(a)
Sec. 29 July 1, 2023 9-229(a)
Sec. 30 July 1, 2023 9-256
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Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 1(a)(1)(B), "subdivision (1) of" was added for accuracy; in
Section 1(a)(2), "voter" was changed to "elector" for consistency, and
"subdivision (2) of" was added in Subpara. (B) for accuracy; in Section
1(b)(1), "before" was changed to "prior to" for consistency, and Subpara.
(B)(ii) was rewritten for internal consistency and clarity; in Section
1(b)(3), "section" was changed to "subsection" for accuracy; Section 2(a)
was rewritten for internal consistency; in Section 3, references to "same-
day election or same-day primary registration" were added in Subsecs.
(b) and (c)(1) for internal consistency; in Section 5(a)(3), "an election" was
changed to "a regular election" for internal consistency; Section
5(c)(1)(B)(ii) was rewritten for internal consistency and clarity; in Section
5(d), "subsection (c) of section 9-174" was changed to "subdivision (1) of
subsection (c) of section 9-174" for accuracy; in Section 5(e)(2), "or
primary officials" was added for consistency; in Section 5(g), "if
necessary, in the fire-resistive vault or safe provided for in section 7-27"
was added for internal consistency; in Section 7(a)(2)(D)(ii)(III), "in such
city or borough" was added for consistency; in Section 20, references to
"location designated for the conduct of early voting" were added for
consistency; in Section 21, "pursuant to section 1 of this act" was added
for accuracy; and in Section 28, "same-day registration" was changed to
"same-day election or same-day primary registration" for consistency.
GAE Joint Favorable Subst.