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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1064
January Session, 2023
AN ACT CONCERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 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 voter may 1
vote prior to the day of a regular election, primary or referendum held 2
in conjunction with a regular election or primary, in accordance with the 3
provisions of this section, during a period of early voting at each such 4
regular election held on or after July 1, 2023, and at each such primary 5
held on or after January 1, 2024. Such period of early voting shall (A) 6
notwithstanding the provisions of section 9-2 of the general statutes, 7
commence on the fifteenth day prior to and conclude on the second day 8
prior to such regular election or primary, and (B) consist of fourteen total 9
days, at such times as provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of 10
section 9-174 of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 11
(2) Any eligible voter may vote prior to the day of a special election 12
or referendum not held in conjunction with a regular election or 13
primary, in accordance with the provisions of this section, during a 14
period of early voting at each such special election or referendum held 15
on or after January 1, 2024. Such period of early voting shall (A) 16
notwithstanding the provisions of section 9-2 of the general statutes, 17
commence on the fifth day prior to and conclude on the second day 18
prior to such special election or referendum, and (B) consist of four total 19 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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days, at such times as provided in subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of 20
section 9-174 of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 21
(b) (1) The registrars of voters of each municipality shall designate a 22
location for the conduct of early voting, which location shall be the same 23
for the duration of the period of early voting except as otherwise 24
specified in this subdivision, provided (A) the registrars of voters have 25
access to the state-wide centralized voter registration system from such 26
location, and (B) such location is certified in writing to the Secretary of 27
the State not later than one hundred twenty days prior to the day of a 28
regular election or primary, or not later than twenty days prior to the 29
day of a special election or referendum not held in conjunction with a 30
regular election or primary. The written certification under 31
subparagraph (B) of this subdivision shall provide (i) the name, street 32
address and relevant contact information associated with such location, 33
(ii) the number of election, primary or referendum officials who shall be 34
appointed by the registrars of voters to serve at such location and the 35
roles of such officials, and (iii) a description of the design of such 36
location and a plan for effective conduct of such early voting. The 37
Secretary shall approve or disapprove such written certification not later 38
than ninety days prior to the day of a regular election or primary, or not 39
later than fifteen days prior to the day of a special election or 40
referendum not held in conjunction with a regular election or primary. 41
If the Secretary disapproves such certification, the Secretary shall 42
provide, in writing, the reasons for such disapproval and shall issue an 43
order for such corrective action as the Secretary deems necessary, 44
including, but not limited to, the appointment of additional election, 45
primary or referendum officials or the alteration of such design or plan. 46
After having received approval of such certification or having complied 47
with any order for corrective action to the Secretary's satisfaction, as 48
applicable, the registrars of voters shall determine the site of such 49
location designated for the conduct of early voting at least thirty-one 50
days prior to a regular election or primary, or at least eleven days prior 51
to a special election or referendum not held in conjunction with a regular 52
election or primary. Such location shall not be changed within such 53 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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period, except, if the municipal clerk and registrars of voters 54
unanimously find that such location has been rendered unusable within 55
such period, such clerk and registrars shall forthwith designate another 56
location for the conduct of early voting to be used in place of the location 57
so rendered unusable and shall give adequate notice that such location 58
has been so changed. The provisions of sections 9-168d and 9-168e of the 59
general statutes shall apply to such location designated for the conduct 60
of early voting. 61
(2) In any municipality with a population of at least twenty thousand, 62
the registrars of voters shall hold a public hearing on whether to 63
designate any additional location in such municipality for the conduct 64
of early voting, which hearing shall be held not later than fifteen days 65
prior to the time for designating any such location set forth in 66
subdivision (1) of this subsection. The registrars shall properly notice 67
such public hearing not later than ten days prior to such public hearing 68
in a newspaper having general circulation in such municipality and on 69
the Internet web site of the municipality. Not later than three days after 70
the conclusion of such public hearing, the registrars shall determine 71
whether to designate any such additional location and shall notify the 72
Secretary of the State of such determination. If the registrars determine 73
that any such additional location be designated, the provisions of 74
subdivision (1) of this subsection shall apply to any such additional 75
location. If the registrars determine that no additional location be 76
designated, such registrars shall include in such notification to the 77
Secretary a detailed explanation for such determination. For the 78
purposes of this subdivision, "population" means the estimated number 79
of people according to the most recent version of the State Register and 80
Manual prepared pursuant to section 3-90 of the general statutes. 81
(3) The registrars of voters may delegate to each election, primary or 82
referendum official appointed pursuant to subdivision (1) of this 83
subsection any of the responsibilities assigned to the registrars of voters. 84
The registrars of voters shall supervise each such official and train each 85
such official to be an early voting election, primary or referendum 86 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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official. 87
(c) Any voter who wishes to vote during a period of early voting at 88
an election, primary or referendum, and is eligible to so vote at such 89
election, primary or referendum, shall (1) appear in person at such times 90
as provided in subsection (c) of section 9-174 of the general statutes, as 91
amended by this act, at the location designated by the registrars of 92
voters for early voting, (2) identify such voter as required by subsection 93
(a) of section 9-261 of the general statutes, and (3) declare under oath 94
that such voter has not previously voted in such election, primary or 95
referendum, as provided in subsection (e) of this section. 96
(d) If the registrars of voters determine that a voter is eligible to vote 97
in the election, primary or referendum, the registrars of voters shall 98
check the state-wide centralized voter registration system before 99
allowing such voter to cast an early voting ballot as provided in 100
subsection (e) of this section. 101
(1) If the registrars of voters determine that the voter has not already 102
voted, or if there is no report that the voter has already voted, the 103
registrars shall allow such voter to vote. 104
(2) If the registrars of voters determine that the voter has already 105
voted, such voter shall not be allowed to vote and such matter shall be 106
reviewed by the registrars of voters. After completion of such review, if 107
a resolution of the matter cannot be made, such matter shall be reported 108
to the State Elections Enforcement Commission, which shall conduct an 109
investigation of the matter. 110
(e) If the voter is allowed to vote, the registrars of voters shall provide 111
such voter with an early voting ballot and early voting envelope and 112
shall make a record of such issuance. The voter shall complete an 113
affirmation printed upon the back of the early voting envelope and shall 114
declare under oath that the voter has not previously voted in the 115
election, primary or referendum. The affirmation shall be in the form 116
substantially as follows and signed by the voter: 117 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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AFFIRMATION: I, the undersigned, do hereby state, under penalty 118
of false statement (perjury), that: 119
1. I am the voter appearing in person to vote at an election, primary 120
or referendum prior to the day of such election, primary or referendum. 121
2. I am eligible to vote in the election, primary or referendum 122
indicated for today. 123
3. I have identified myself to the satisfaction of the registrars of voters. 124
4. I have not voted in person or by absentee ballot and I will not vote 125
otherwise than by this ballot at this election, primary or referendum. 126
5. I have received an early voting ballot for the purpose of so voting. 127
…. (Signature of voter) 128
(f) The voter shall forthwith mark the early voting ballot in the 129
presence of the registrars of voters in such a manner that the registrars 130
of voters shall not know how the early voting ballot is marked. The voter 131
shall place the early voting ballot in the early voting ballot envelope 132
provided and deposit such envelope in a secured early voting ballot 133
depository receptacle. At the conclusion of each day during the early 134
voting period, the registrars of voters shall transport such receptacle 135
containing such day's early voting ballots to the municipal clerk, who 136
shall retain such ballots, if necessary, in the fire-resistive vault or safe 137
provided for in section 7-27 of the general statutes, until delivery of such 138
ballots to the registrars of voters on the day of the election, primary or 139
referendum for the purpose of counting such ballots. A section of the 140
head moderator's return shall show the number of early voting ballots 141
received from voters. The registrars of voters shall seal a copy of the vote 142
tally for early voting ballots in a depository envelope with the early 143
voting ballots and store such early voting depository envelope with the 144
other election, primary or referendum results materials. The early 145
voting depository envelope shall be preserved by the registrars of voters 146
for the period of time required to preserve counted ballots for elections, 147 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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primaries or referenda. 148
(g) Except as provided in section 2 of this act, the provisions of title 9 149
of the general statutes and any regulation adopted under said title 150
concerning procedures relating to the custody, control and counting of 151
absentee ballots shall apply, as nearly as possible, to the custody, control 152
and counting of early voting ballots under this section. 153
(h) No person shall solicit on behalf of or in opposition to any 154
candidate or on behalf of or in opposition to any question being 155
submitted at the election, primary or referendum, or loiter or peddle or 156
offer any advertising matter, ballot or circular to another person within 157
a radius of seventy-five feet of any outside entrance in use as an entry 158
to any location designated by the registrars of voters for early voting or 159
in any corridor, passageway or other approach leading from any such 160
outside entrance to any such location or in any room opening upon any 161
such corridor, passageway or approach. 162
(i) The provisions of subsections (a) to (h), inclusive, of this section 163
shall not apply to any primary held for the purpose of choosing town 164
committee members. 165
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) Early voting ballots received 166
by the municipal clerk prior to the day of an election, primary or 167
referendum, and same-day election or same-day primary registration 168
ballots received by the municipal clerk prior to the day of a regular 169
election or primary, shall be delivered by the municipal clerk to the 170
registrars between six o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m. on the day of the 171
election, primary or referendum. 172
(b) The ballot counters for such early voting ballots and same-day 173
election or same-day primary registration ballots shall proceed to the 174
central counting location or to the respective polling places when 175
counting is to take place pursuant to subsection (b) of section 9-147a of 176
the general statutes at the time, between six o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock 177
a.m. on the day of the election, primary or referendum, designated by 178 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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the registrars of voters. At the time such ballots are delivered to the 179
ballot counters pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the ballot 180
counters shall perform any checking of such ballots and proceed, as 181
nearly as possible, as provided in section 9-150a of the general statutes. 182
Sec. 3. Section 9-174 of the general statutes is repealed and the 183
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 184
(a) Notwithstanding [the provisions of any general statute,] any 185
provision of the general statutes or any special act or municipal charter, 186
at any regular election, or at any special election held to fill a vacancy in 187
a state, district or municipal office, the polls on the day of such election 188
shall remain open for voting from six o'clock a.m. until eight o'clock p.m. 189
No elector shall be permitted to cast such elector's vote after the hour 190
prescribed for the closing of the polls in any election unless such elector 191
is in line at eight o'clock p.m. An election official or a police officer of the 192
municipality, who is designated by the moderator, shall be placed at the 193
end of the line at eight o'clock p.m. Such official or officer shall not allow 194
any electors who were not in such line at eight o'clock p.m. to enter such 195
line. 196
(b) Notwithstanding [the provisions of any general statute,] any 197
provision of the general statutes or any special act or municipal charter, 198
at any regular election, each location designated for [election day] same-199
day election or same-day primary registration pursuant to subsection 200
(c) of section 9-19j, as amended by this act, shall, on election day or 201
primary day, as those terms are defined in said section, remain open for 202
[election day] registration and voting from six o'clock a.m. until eight 203
o'clock p.m. No applicant for [election day] same-day election or same-204
day primary registration shall be admitted as an elector or permitted to 205
cast such applicant's vote after the hour prescribed for the closing of the 206
location designated for such purposes [in any regular] on election day 207
or primary day unless such applicant is in line at eight o'clock p.m. An 208
election or primary official or a police officer of the municipality, who is 209
appointed by the registrars of voters, shall be placed at the end of the 210
line at eight o'clock p.m. Such official or officer shall not allow any 211 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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applicants who were not in such line at eight o'clock p.m. to enter such 212
line. 213
(c) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any 214
special act or municipal charter, at any regular election held on or after 215
July 1, 2023, and at any primary held on or after January 1, 2024, each 216
location designated for the conduct of early voting pursuant to 217
subsection (b) of section 1 of this act or for same-day election or same-218
day primary registration pursuant to subsection (c) of section 9-19j, as 219
amended by this act, shall, during the early voting period, remain open 220
from ten o'clock a.m. to six o'clock p.m., except that such location shall 221
remain open from eight o'clock a.m. to eight o'clock p.m. on the last 222
Wednesday and Thursday prior to the election or primary. 223
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any 224
special act or municipal charter, at any special election, and at any 225
referendum not held in conjunction with a regular election or primary, 226
held on or after January 1, 2024, each location designated for the conduct 227
of early voting pursuant to subsection (b) of section 1 of this act shall, 228
during the early voting period, remain open from ten o'clock a.m. to six 229
o'clock p.m. 230
(3) No voter shall be permitted to cast such voter's vote after the hour 231
prescribed for the closing of the location designated for early voting at 232
such election, primary or referendum unless such voter is in line at such 233
prescribed hour. An election, primary or referendum official or a police 234
officer of the municipality, who is appointed by the registrars of voters, 235
shall be placed at the end of the line at such prescribed hour. Such 236
official or officer shall not allow any voters who were not in such line at 237
such prescribed hour to enter such line. 238
Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 9-174a of the general statutes is 239
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 240
2023): 241
(a) For each municipality, the registrars of voters, in consultation with 242 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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the municipal clerk, shall create an emergency contingency plan for 243
elections, primaries and referenda to be held within such municipality, 244
including the conduct of early voting, as provided in section 1 of this 245
act, at such regular elections held on or after July 1, 2023, and at such 246
primaries, special elections and referenda not held in conjunction with 247
a regular election or primary which are held on or after January 1, 2024. 248
Such plan shall include, but not be limited to, (1) solutions for ballot or 249
envelope shortages, and (2) strategies to implement in the event of (A) a 250
shortage or absence of [poll workers] election, primary or referendum 251
officials at the polling place or the location designated for early voting, 252
as applicable, (B) a loss of power, (C) a fire or the sounding of an alarm 253
within a polling place or a location designated for early voting, (D) 254
voting machine malfunctions, (E) a weather or other natural disaster, (F) 255
the need to remove [a poll worker or moderator] an election, primary or 256
referendum official and to replace such [worker or moderator] official, 257
and (G) disorder in and around the polling place or the location 258
designated for early voting. 259
Sec. 5. Section 9-19j of the general statutes is repealed and the 260
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 261
(a) As used in [this subsection and subsections (b) to (i), inclusive, of] 262
this section: [, "election day"] 263
(1) "Election day" means the day on which a regular election, as 264
defined in section 9-1, as amended by this act, is held; 265
(2) "Primary day" means the day on which a primary, as defined in 266
section 9-372 or 9-463, as applicable, is held; 267
(3) "Same-day election registration" means admission as an elector 268
during the period of early voting at a regular election, as provided in 269
section 1 of this act, or on election day; and 270
(4) "Same-day primary registration" means both admission as an 271
elector and enrollment in a political party holding a primary during the 272
period of early voting at a primary, as provided in section 1 of this act, 273 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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or on primary day. 274
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, a person who (1) 275
is (A) not an elector, or (B) an elector registered in a municipality who 276
wishes to change such elector's registration to another municipality 277
pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 278
section, and (2) meets the eligibility requirements under subsection (a) 279
of section 9-12, may apply for [admission as an elector on election day] 280
same-day election registration or same-day primary registration 281
pursuant to the provisions [of subsections (a) to (i), inclusive,] of this 282
section. 283
(c) (1) The registrars of voters shall designate a location for the 284
completion and processing of [election day registration applications on 285
election day] same-day election registrations and same-day primary 286
registrations, provided (A) the registrars of voters [shall] have access to 287
the state-wide centralized voter registration system from such location, 288
and (B) such location [shall be] is certified in writing to the Secretary of 289
the State not later than [thirty-one] forty-five days before election day or 290
primary day. The written certification under subparagraph (B) of this 291
subdivision shall (i) include the name, street address and relevant 292
contact information associated with such location, (ii) list the name and 293
address of each election official or primary official who shall be 294
appointed by the registrars of voters to serve at such location, if any, and 295
(iii) provide a description of the design of such location and a plan for 296
effective completion and processing of such applications. The Secretary 297
shall approve or disapprove such written certification not later than 298
[fifteen] twenty-nine days before election day or primary day and may 299
require the registrars of voters to appoint one or more additional 300
election officials or primary officials or alter such design or plan. 301
(2) The registrars of voters may apply to the Secretary of the State not 302
later than [sixty] seventy-four days before election day or primary day, 303
in a form and manner prescribed by the Secretary, to designate any 304
additional location for the completion and processing of [election day] 305
same-day election or same-day primary registration applications. [on 306 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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election day.] The Secretary shall approve or disapprove such 307
application not later than [forty-five] fifty-nine days before election day 308
or primary day. If the Secretary approves such application, the registrars 309
of voters may so designate any such additional location. The provisions 310
of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall apply to any such additional 311
location. 312
(3) The registrars of voters may delegate to each election official or 313
primary official appointed pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection 314
[, if any,] any of the responsibilities assigned to the registrars of voters. 315
The registrars of voters shall supervise each such election official or 316
primary official and train each such [election] official to be [an election 317
day registration election] a same-day election or same-day primary 318
registration official. 319
(d) Any person applying [to register on election day] for same-day 320
election or same-day primary registration under the provisions [of 321
subsections (a) to (i), inclusive,] of this section shall make application in 322
accordance with the provisions of section 9-20, provided (1) (A) on 323
election day or primary day, the applicant shall appear in person not 324
later than eight o'clock p.m., in accordance with subsection (b) of section 325
9-174, as amended by this act, at the location designated by the registrars 326
of voters for [election day registration] same-day election or same-day 327
primary registration, and (B) during the period of early voting prior to 328
election day or primary day, the applicant shall appear in person at such 329
times as provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 9-174, as 330
amended by this act, at such location, (2) an applicant who is a student 331
enrolled at an institution of higher education may submit a current 332
photo identification card issued by such institution in lieu of the 333
identification required by section 9-20, and (3) the applicant shall 334
declare under oath that the applicant has not previously voted in the 335
election or primary, as provided in subsection (f) of this section. If the 336
information that the applicant is required to provide under section 9-20 337
and [subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of] this section does not include 338
proof of the applicant's residential address, the applicant shall also 339 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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submit identification that shows the applicant's bona fide residence 340
address, including, but not limited to, a learner's permit issued under 341
section 14-36 or a utility bill that has the applicant's name and current 342
address and that has a due date that is not later than thirty days after 343
the election or primary or, in the case of a student enrolled at an 344
institution of higher education, a registration or fee statement from such 345
institution that has the applicant's name and current address. 346
(e) If the registrars of voters determine that an applicant satisfies the 347
application requirements set forth in subsection (d) of this section, the 348
registrars of voters shall check the state-wide centralized voter 349
registration system before admitting such applicant as an elector or 350
enrolling such applicant in a political party holding a primary. 351
(1) If the registrars of voters determine that the applicant is not 352
already an elector, the registrars of voters shall admit the applicant as 353
an elector and the privileges of an elector shall attach immediately. 354
Subject to the provisions of section 9-59, if the registrars of voters 355
determine that the applicant is not already enrolled in a political party, 356
the registrars of voters shall enroll the applicant in the political party 357
holding a primary of such applicant's preference and the privileges of 358
party enrollment shall attach immediately. 359
(2) If the registrars of voters determine that such applicant is an 360
elector in another municipality and such applicant [states that he or she] 361
wants to change the municipality in which the applicant is an elector, 362
notwithstanding the provisions of section 9-21, the registrars of voters 363
of the municipality in which such elector now seeks to register shall 364
immediately notify the registrars of voters in such other municipality 365
that such elector is changing the municipality in which the applicant is 366
an elector. The registrars of voters in such other municipality shall notify 367
the election officials or primary officials in such municipality to remove 368
such elector from the official voter list and, if applicable, any enrollment 369
list of such municipality. Such election officials or primary officials shall 370
cross through the elector's name on such official voter list and, if 371
applicable, enrollment list and mark "off" next to such elector's name on 372 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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any such [official voter] list. 373
(A) If it is reported that such applicant already voted in such other 374
municipality, the registrars of voters of such other municipality shall 375
immediately notify the registrars of voters of the municipality in which 376
such elector now seeks to register. In such event, such elector shall not 377
receive [an election day] a same-day election or same-day primary 378
registration ballot from the registrars of voters of the municipality in 379
which such elector now seeks to register. For any such elector, the 380
[election day] same-day election or same-day primary registration 381
process shall cease in the municipality in which such elector now seeks 382
to register and such matter shall be reviewed by the registrars of voters 383
in the municipality in which such elector now seeks to register. After 384
completion of such review, if a resolution of the matter [can not] cannot 385
be made, such matter shall be reported to the State Elections 386
Enforcement Commission which shall conduct an investigation of the 387
matter. 388
(B) If there is no such report that such applicant already voted in the 389
other municipality, the registrars of voters of the municipality in which 390
the applicant seeks to register shall admit the applicant as an elector and 391
the privileges of an elector shall attach immediately. Subject to the 392
provisions of section 9-59, the registrars of voters shall also enroll the 393
applicant in the political party holding a primary of such applicant's 394
preference and the privileges of party enrollment shall attach 395
immediately. 396
(f) If the applicant is admitted as an elector, the registrars of voters 397
shall provide the elector with [an election day] a same-day election or 398
same-day primary registration ballot and [election day] same-day 399
election or same-day primary registration envelope and shall make a 400
record of such issuance. The elector shall complete an affirmation 401
imprinted upon the back of the same-day election or same-day primary 402
registration envelope [for an election day registration ballot] and shall 403
declare under oath that the applicant has not previously voted in the 404
election or primary. The affirmation shall be in the form substantially as 405 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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follows and signed by the voter: 406
AFFIRMATION: I, the undersigned, do hereby state, under penalty 407
of false statement, (perjury) that: 408
1. I am the person admitted here as an elector in the town indicated. 409
2. I am eligible to vote in the election or primary indicated for today 410
in the town indicated. 411
3. The information on my voter registration card is correct and 412
complete. 413
4. I reside at the address that I have given to the registrars of voters. 414
5. If previously registered at another location, I have provided such 415
address to the registrars of voters and hereby request cancellation of 416
such prior registration. 417
6. I have not voted in person or by absentee ballot and I will not vote 418
otherwise than by this ballot at this election or primary. 419
7. I completed an application for [an election day] a same-day election 420
registration or same-day primary registration ballot and received [an 421
election day] a same-day election registration or same-day primary 422
registration ballot. 423
.... (Signature of voter) 424
(g) The elector shall forthwith mark the [election day] same-day 425
election or same-day primary registration ballot in the presence of the 426
registrars of voters in such a manner that the registrars of voters shall 427
not know how the [election day] same-day election or same-day 428
primary registration ballot is marked. The elector shall place the 429
[election day] same-day election or same-day primary registration ballot 430
in the [election day] same-day election or same-day primary registration 431
ballot envelope provided, and deposit such envelope in a secured 432
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depository receptacle. At the conclusion of each day during the early 434
voting period, the registrars of voters shall transport such receptacle 435
containing such day's same-day election or same-day primary 436
registration ballots to the municipal clerk, who shall retain such ballots, 437
if necessary, in the fire-resistive vault or safe provided for in section 7-438
27, until delivery of such ballots to the registrars of voters on election 439
day or primary day for the purpose of counting such ballots. On election 440
day or primary day, at the time designated by the registrars of voters 441
and noticed to election officials or primary officials, the registrars of 442
voters shall transport such receptacle containing the [election day] 443
same-day election or same-day primary registration ballots received on 444
such election day or primary day to the central location or polling place, 445
pursuant to subsection (b) of section 9-147a, where absentee ballots are 446
counted and such [election day] same-day election or same-day primary 447
registration ballots shall be counted by the election officials or primary 448
officials present at such central location or polling place. A section of the 449
head moderator's return shall show the number of [election day] same-450
day election or same-day primary registration ballots received from 451
electors. The registrars of voters shall seal a copy of the vote tally for 452
[election day] same-day election or same-day primary registration 453
ballots in a depository envelope with the [election day] same-day 454
election or same-day primary registration ballots and store such 455
[election day] same-day election or same-day primary registration 456
depository envelope with the other election or primary results 457
materials. The [election day] same-day election or same-day primary 458
registration depository envelope shall be preserved by the registrars of 459
voters for the period of time required to preserve counted ballots for 460
elections. 461
(h) [The] Except as provided in section 2 of this act, the provisions of 462
[the general statutes and regulations] title 9 and any regulation adopted 463
under said title concerning procedures relating to the custody, control 464
and counting of absentee ballots shall apply, as nearly as possible, to the 465
custody, control and counting of [election day] same-day election or 466
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inclusive, of] this section. 468
(i) After the acceptance of [an election day] a same-day election or 469
same-day primary registration, the registrars of voters shall forthwith 470
send a registration confirmation notice to the residential address of each 471
applicant who [is] was admitted as an elector on election day [under 472
subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of] or during the period of early voting 473
prior to election day, or who was enrolled in a political party holding a 474
primary on primary day or during the period of early voting prior to 475
primary day, under this section. Such confirmation shall be sent by first 476
class mail with instructions on the envelope that it be returned if not 477
deliverable at the address shown on the envelope. If a confirmation 478
notice is returned undelivered, the registrars shall forthwith take the 479
necessary action in accordance with section 9-35 or 9-43, as applicable, 480
notwithstanding the May first deadline in section 9-35. 481
(j) No person shall solicit [in] on behalf of or in opposition to [the 482
candidacy of another or himself or herself or in] any candidate or on 483
behalf of or in opposition to any question being submitted at the 484
election, or loiter or peddle or offer any advertising matter, ballot or 485
circular to another person within a radius of seventy-five feet of any 486
outside entrance in use as an entry to any location designated by the 487
registrars of voters for [election day] same-day election or same-day 488
primary registration balloting or in any corridor, passageway or other 489
approach leading from any such outside entrance to any such location 490
or in any room opening upon any such corridor, passageway or 491
approach. 492
Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 9-225 of the general statutes is 493
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 494
2023): 495
(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the 496
town clerk or assistant town clerk of each town shall warn the electors 497
therein to meet on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November 498
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given by publication (A) in a newspaper having a general circulation in 500
such town, or towns in the case of a joint publication under subsection 501
(b) of this section, not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous 502
to [holding] the commencement of the period of early voting at such 503
election, and (B) on such town's Internet web site, not more than fifteen 504
nor less than five days previous to [holding] the commencement of the 505
period of early voting at such election. The clerk in each town shall, in 506
the warning for such election, give notice of (i) the time and the location 507
of each polling place in the town, (ii) in towns divided into voting 508
districts, the time and the location of each polling place in each district, 509
[and] (iii) the time and the [location] site of each location designated for 510
[election day] same-day election registration in the town, and (iv) the 511
time and the site of each location designated for the conduct of early 512
voting, at which such election will be held. The town clerk shall record 513
each such warning. 514
(2) For the state election in 2020, and any election held pursuant to 515
section 9-211, 9-212, 9-215 or 9-218 on or after June 23, 2021, but prior to 516
November 3, 2021, the warning under subsection (a) of this section shall 517
be given not more than seven nor less than four days previous to 518
holding such election. 519
Sec. 7. Subsection (a) of section 9-226 of the general statutes is 520
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 521
2023): 522
(a) The warning of each municipal election shall specify the objects 523
for which such election is to be held. Except as provided in subsection 524
(b) of this section, notice of a town election shall be given by the town 525
clerk or assistant town clerk, by publishing a warning (1) in a newspaper 526
published in such town or having a general circulation therein, such 527
publication to be not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous 528
to [holding] the commencement of the period of early voting at the 529
election, and (2) on such town's Internet web site, such publication to be 530
not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous to [holding] the 531
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clerk in each town shall, in the warning for such election, give notice of 533
(A) the time and the location of each polling place in the town, (B) in 534
towns divided into voting districts, the time and the location of each 535
polling place in each district, [and] (C) the time and the [location] site of 536
each location designated for [election day] same-day election 537
registration, and (D) the time and the site of each location designated for 538
the conduct of early voting, in the town. The town clerk shall record 539
each such warning. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, 540
notice of an election of a city or borough shall be given by publishing a 541
warning (i) in a newspaper published within the limits of such city or 542
borough or having a general circulation therein, not more than fifteen 543
nor less than five days previous to [holding] the commencement of the 544
period of early voting at the election, and (ii) on the Internet web site of 545
such city or borough, or the town having such city or borough within 546
such town's limits, not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous 547
to [holding] the commencement of the period of early voting at the 548
election, which warning shall include notice of (I) the time and the 549
location of each polling place in such city or borough, (II) in cities and 550
boroughs divided into voting districts, the time and the location of each 551
polling place in each district, [and] (III) the time and the [location] site 552
of each location designated for [election day registration] same-day 553
election registration in such city or borough, and (IV) the time and the 554
site of each location designated for the conduct of early voting in such 555
city or borough. 556
Sec. 8. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 9-255a of the general 557
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 558
(Effective July 1, 2023): 559
(a) The registrars of voters and municipal clerk from each 560
municipality shall jointly certify, in writing, to the Secretary of the State 561
the number of ballots for each polling place in the municipality that have 562
been ordered for each election or primary to be held within such 563
municipality. Such registrars and clerk shall also so certify the number 564
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the municipality that have been ordered for each regular election held 566
on or after July 1, 2023, and for each primary or special election held on 567
or after January 1, 2024. Such certification shall be on a form provided 568
by the Secretary that shall have questions, including, but not limited to, 569
those pertaining to the historical turnout for each such polling place or 570
location, as applicable, in the municipality for the past four elections or 571
primaries of similar nature to the election or primary to be held. The 572
registrars of voters and municipal clerk shall include as part of any such 573
certification any other relevant factors that may be unique to each such 574
polling place or location in their municipality. Such certification shall be 575
provided to the Secretary not later than thirty-one days prior to the 576
commencement of the period of early voting at an election or twenty-577
one days prior to the commencement of the period of early voting at a 578
primary. 579
(b) If the registrars of voters and municipal clerk of a municipality do 580
not jointly submit the certification as set forth in subsection (a) of this 581
section, such registrars of voters and municipal clerk shall order a 582
number of ballots equal to the total number of registered voters in their 583
municipality for such election or primary. 584
(c) The registrars of voters and municipal clerk may jointly apply to 585
the Secretary of the State for a waiver of the requirements of subsections 586
(a) and (b) of this section. Such waiver request shall be submitted to the 587
Secretary of the State, in writing, not later than the forty-fifth day before 588
the commencement of the period of early voting at the election or the 589
thirtieth day before the commencement of the period of early voting at 590
the primary to be held and shall demonstrate good cause for such 591
waiver. Not later than five days after receipt of such waiver request, the 592
Secretary shall notify, in writing, the municipal clerk requesting a 593
waiver, of the Secretary's response. 594
Sec. 9. Section 9-373a of the general statutes is repealed and the 595
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 596
Any person desiring to be a write-in candidate for any state, district 597 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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or municipal office to be filled at any regular election shall register his 598
candidacy with the Secretary of the State on a form prescribed by the 599
Secretary. The registration shall include the candidate's name and 600
address, the designation and term of the office sought, a statement of 601
consent to the candidacy, and any other information which the Secretary 602
deems necessary. In the case of a write-in candidacy for the office of 603
Governor or Lieutenant Governor, the registration shall include a 604
candidate for each of those offices, or shall be void. The registration shall 605
not include a designation of any political party. The registration shall be 606
filed with the Secretary not more than ninety days prior to the election 607
at which the office is to be filled and not later than four o'clock p.m. on 608
the fourteenth day preceding the commencement of the period of early 609
voting at the election, or the registration shall be void. No person 610
nominated for an office by a major or minor party or by nominating 611
petition shall register as a write-in candidate for that office under the 612
provisions of this section, and any registration of a write-in candidacy 613
filed by such a person shall be void. Notwithstanding any provision of 614
this section to the contrary, any person desiring to be a write-in 615
candidate for the municipal office of town meeting member in any town 616
having a representative town meeting which has seventy-five or more 617
members shall register his candidacy with the town clerk of such town 618
not later than the last business day preceding the commencement of the 619
period of early voting at such election. A person may register as a write-620
in candidate for a district or municipal office if such person's name 621
appears on the last-completed registry list of the district or municipality 622
represented by such office, as the case may be. A person may register as 623
a write-in candidate for a state office if such person's name appears on 624
the last-completed registry list of the state. 625
Sec. 10. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 9-224b of the general statutes 626
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 627
January 1, 2024): 628
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, in order to be 629
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a state, district or municipal office, a person shall register with the 631
Secretary of the State not earlier than ninety days before such election 632
and not later than the end of the business day on the fourteenth day 633
preceding the commencement of the period of early voting at such 634
election. 635
(b) In order to be a valid write-in candidate in a special election called 636
to fill a vacancy in the municipal office of town meeting member in any 637
town having a representative town meeting which has seventy-five or 638
more members, a person shall register with the town clerk of such town 639
not earlier than ninety days preceding such election and not later than 640
the last business day preceding the commencement of the period of 641
early voting at the election. 642
Sec. 11. Section 9-329b of the general statutes is repealed and the 643
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 644
(a) At any time prior to a primary held before January 1, 2024, and 645
pursuant to sections 9-423, 9-425 and 9-464, or a special act, or prior to 646
any regular election held before July 1, 2023, or any special election held 647
before January 1, 2024, the Superior Court may issue an order removing 648
a candidate from a ballot where it is shown that [said] such candidate is 649
improperly on the ballot. 650
(b) At any time prior to the commencement of the period of early 651
voting at a primary held on or after January 1, 2024, and pursuant to 652
sections 9-423, 9-425 and 9-464, or a special act, or prior to the 653
commencement of the period of early voting at any regular election held 654
on or after July 1, 2023, or at any special election held on or after January 655
1, 2024, the Superior Court may issue an order removing a candidate 656
from a ballot where it is shown that such candidate is improperly on the 657
ballot. 658
Sec. 12. Section 9-460 of the general statutes is repealed and the 659
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 660
If any party has nominated a candidate for office, or, on and after 661 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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November 4, 1981, if a candidate has qualified to appear on any ballot 662
by nominating petition under a reserved party designation, in 663
accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and such nominee 664
thereafter, but prior to forty-six days before the opening of the polls on 665
the day of the election for which such nomination has been made, dies, 666
withdraws such nominee's name or for any reason becomes disqualified 667
to hold the office for which such nominee has been nominated (1) such 668
party or, on and after November 4, 1981, the party designation 669
committee may make a nomination to fill such vacancy or provide for 670
the making of such nomination as its rules prescribe, and (2) if another 671
party that is qualified to nominate a candidate for such office does not 672
have a nominee for such office, such party may also nominate a 673
candidate for such office as its rules prescribe. No withdrawal, and no 674
nomination to replace a candidate who has withdrawn, under this 675
section shall be valid unless the candidate who has withdrawn has filed 676
a letter of withdrawal signed by such candidate with the Secretary of the 677
State in the case of a state or district office or the office of state senator 678
or state representative from any district, or with the municipal clerk in 679
the case of a municipal office other than state senator or state 680
representative. A copy of such candidate's letter of withdrawal to the 681
municipal clerk shall also be filed with the Secretary of the State. No 682
nomination to fill a vacancy under this section shall be valid unless it is 683
certified to the Secretary of the State in the case of a state or district office 684
or the office of state senator or state representative from any district, or 685
to the municipal clerk in the case of a municipal office other than state 686
senator or state representative, by the organization or committee 687
making such nomination, at least forty-two days before the opening of 688
the polls on the day of the election, except as otherwise provided by this 689
section. If a nominee dies within forty-six days before the election, but 690
prior to twenty-four hours before the [opening of the polls on the day 691
of] commencement of the period of early voting at the election for which 692
such nomination has been made, the vacancy may be filled in the 693
manner prescribed in this section by two o'clock p.m. of the day before 694
the [election] first day of such period of early voting with the municipal 695
clerk or the Secretary of the State, as the case may be. If a nominee dies 696 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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within twenty-four hours before the [opening of the polls] 697
commencement of the period of early voting at the election and prior to 698
the close of the polls on the day of the election for which such 699
nomination has been made, such nominee shall not be replaced and the 700
votes cast for such nominee shall be canvassed and counted, and if such 701
nominee receives a plurality of the votes cast, a vacancy shall exist in the 702
office for which the nomination was made. The vacancy shall then be 703
filled in a manner prescribed by law. A copy of such certification to the 704
municipal clerk shall also be filed with the Secretary of the State. Such 705
nomination to fill a vacancy due to death or disqualification shall 706
include a statement setting forth the reason for such vacancy. If at the 707
time such nomination is certified to the Secretary of the State or to the 708
municipal clerk, as the case may be, the ballots have already been 709
printed, the Secretary of the State shall direct the municipal clerk in each 710
municipality affected to (A) have the ballots reprinted with the 711
nomination thus made included thereon, (B) cause printed stickers to be 712
affixed to the ballots so that the name of any candidate who has died, 713
withdrawn or been disqualified is deleted and the name of any 714
candidate chosen to fill such vacancy appears in the same position as 715
that in which the vacated candidacy appeared, or (C) cause blank 716
stickers to be so affixed if the vacancy is not filled. 717
Sec. 13. Section 9-426 of the general statutes is repealed and the 718
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024): 719
If only one candidacy has been filed by a person other than a party-720
endorsed candidate for the nomination by a political party to a 721
particular office and the candidate whose candidacy has been so filed 722
thereafter, but prior to the [opening of the polls] commencement of the 723
period of early voting at such primary, dies, withdraws his name from 724
nomination or for any reason becomes disqualified to hold the office for 725
which he is a candidate, no primary shall be held for the nomination of 726
such party to that office and the party-endorsed candidate for such 727
office shall be deemed to have been lawfully chosen in the same manner 728
and to the same extent as is provided in sections 9-382 to 9-450, 729 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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inclusive, in the case where no candidacy other than a party-endorsed 730
candidacy has been filed. If candidacies have been filed by only one 731
group of persons other than party-endorsed candidates for election to a 732
town committee, and the candidates whose candidacies have been so 733
filed thereafter, but prior to the [opening of the polls] commencement of 734
the period of early voting at such primary, die, withdraw their names 735
from nomination or for any reason become disqualified to hold the 736
positions for which they are candidates, so as to render the number of 737
candidacies so filed less than twenty-five per cent of the number of town 738
committee members to be elected by such party either in the 739
municipality or in the political subdivision, as the case may be, no 740
primary shall be held for those positions and the party-endorsed 741
candidates for such positions shall be deemed to have been lawfully 742
chosen in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided in 743
sections 9-382 to 9-450, inclusive, in the case where no candidacies other 744
than party-endorsed candidacies have been filed. If any person on a 745
slate, prior to the [opening of the polls] commencement of the period of 746
early voting at such primary, dies, withdraws his name from 747
nomination or for any reason becomes disqualified to hold the position 748
for which he is a candidate, such partial slate shall appear on the ballot 749
at the primary and, if such partial slate wins, then the remaining 750
members may fill the vacancy. If only one such slate other than a slate 751
of party-endorsed candidates has been filed for election and prior to the 752
[opening of the polls] commencement of the period of early voting at 753
such primary each of the persons on such slate dies, withdraws or 754
becomes disqualified, no primary shall be held for those positions and 755
the party-endorsed candidates for those positions shall be deemed to 756
have been lawfully chosen in the same manner and to the same extent 757
as is provided in sections 9-382 to 9-450, inclusive, in the case where no 758
candidacies other than party-endorsed candidacies have been filed. 759
Sec. 14. Section 9-428 of the general statutes is repealed and the 760
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024): 761
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election to the position of town committee member, prior to twenty-four 763
hours before the [opening of the polls] commencement of the period of 764
early voting at the primary, dies or, prior to ten days before the first day 765
of such [primary] period of early voting, withdraws his name from 766
nomination or for any reason becomes disqualified to hold the office or 767
position for which he is a candidate, the state central committee, the 768
town committee or other authority of the party which endorsed such 769
candidate may make an endorsement to fill such vacancy or provide for 770
the making of such endorsement, in such manner as is prescribed in the 771
rules of such party, and certify to the registrar and municipal clerk or to 772
the Secretary of the State, as the case may be, the name of the person so 773
endorsed. If such certification is made at least twenty-four hours prior 774
to the [opening of the polls] commencement of the period of early voting 775
at the primary, in the case of such an endorsement to replace a candidate 776
who has died, or at least seven days before the first day of such 777
[primary] period of early voting, in the case of such an endorsement to 778
replace a candidate who has withdrawn or become disqualified, such 779
person so endorsed shall run in the primary as the party-endorsed 780
candidate, except as provided in sections 9-416 and 9-417. If such 781
certification of another party-endorsed candidate has been made within 782
the time specified in this section, and if the ballots have already been 783
printed and the names of the candidates for such office or position 784
appear on the ballots, the Secretary of the State or the registrar, as the 785
case may be, shall direct the clerk of each municipality holding such 786
primary to have the ballots reprinted with the name of the person so 787
certified included thereon; provided, in the case of such an endorsement 788
to replace a candidate who has died, if such certification has been made 789
less than ninety-six hours but at least twenty-four hours prior to the 790
[opening of the polls] commencement of the period of early voting at 791
the primary, such Secretary or registrar shall direct such clerk to have 792
stickers printed and inserted upon the ballots, having the name of the 793
person so certified appearing thereon, and the moderator in each polling 794
place shall cause such stickers to be pasted on the ballots before the 795
opening of the polls at such primary. 796 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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Sec. 15. Section 9-429 of the general statutes is repealed and the 797
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024): 798
If, prior to the [opening of the polls] commencement of the period of 799
early voting at a primary for nomination to an office or for election of 800
town committee members, such a number of candidates have died, 801
withdrawn their names or become ineligible, and have not been 802
replaced as permitted in sections 9-426, as amended by this act, and 9-803
428, as amended by this act, as to render the total number of candidates 804
for such office or position no greater than the number to be nominated 805
to such office or elected to such positions, the primary shall not be held, 806
and each of the party-endorsed and other candidates shall be deemed to 807
have been lawfully nominated to such office or elected to such positions. 808
Sec. 16. Subsection (b) of section 9-55 of the general statutes is 809
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 810
1, 2024): 811
(b) If a political party authorizes unaffiliated electors to vote in a 812
primary, under section 9-431, and a notice of primary is published, the 813
registrars shall cause a list of all unaffiliated electors eligible to vote in 814
the primary to be printed before the commencement of the period of 815
early voting at such primary. If unaffiliated electors are authorized to 816
vote in only one party's primary and are authorized to vote for all offices 817
to be contested at the primary, the registrars may print the list of 818
unaffiliated electors in combination with such party's enrollment list, 819
indicating party affiliation where applicable. 820
Sec. 17. Section 9-217 of the general statutes is repealed and the 821
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024): 822
The Secretary of the State shall provide to the clerk of the 823
municipality in which such election is to be held a list of the candidates 824
of each party for such office by the thirty-fourth day before the 825
commencement of the period of early voting at such special election. 826
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repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 828
2023): 829
(b) The voter guide shall contain: 830
(1) The date of the state election and the hours the polls will be open, 831
and the dates of the period of early voting at such state election and the 832
hours the locations designated for the conduct of early voting will be 833
open; 834
(2) The name, party affiliation and contact information of each 835
candidate who is nominated or qualifies as a petitioning candidate for 836
election to the office of President of the United States, Vice-President of 837
the United States, senator in Congress, representative in Congress, 838
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Treasurer, 839
State Comptroller, Secretary of the State, state senator or state 840
representative at the state election. As used in this section, "contact 841
information" means any or all of the following information received by 842
the Secretary of the State in the course of the secretary's elections duties 843
or by the Federal Election Commission: A candidate's campaign mailing 844
address, telephone number, facsimile number, electronic mail address 845
and web site. The voter guide may provide contact information for a 846
candidate for the office of President of the United States, Vice-President 847
of the United States, senator in Congress or representative in Congress 848
by an electronic link to such information on the Federal Election 849
Commission's web site; 850
(3) The following three maps produced pursuant to the most recent 851
decennial reapportionment of General Assembly and Connecticut 852
congressional districts: One map showing the boundaries of state 853
senatorial districts, one map showing the boundaries of state house of 854
representatives districts and one map showing the boundaries of state 855
congressional districts; 856
(4) A description of each office to be filled at the state election; 857
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(6) Instructions regarding voting by absentee ballot; 859
(7) Information on the procedure for registering to vote; 860
(8) A voter registration application in printable format; 861
(9) The full text of each proposed constitutional amendment that will 862
appear on the ballot at the state election; 863
(10) The explanatory text as to the content and purpose of each such 864
proposed constitutional amendment, which is prepared by the Office of 865
Legislative Research pursuant to section 2-30a; and 866
(11) The text of the Voter's Bill of Rights set forth in section 9-236b. 867
Sec. 19. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Secretary of the State 868
shall develop and conduct a state-wide public awareness campaign to 869
educate the public regarding the availability of early voting at elections, 870
primaries and referenda and provide information to the public 871
concerning such early voting, including, but not limited to, the number 872
of days of early voting prior to an election, primary or referendum, the 873
hours for early voting during such days and the procedures for casting 874
a ballot at locations designated for the conduct of early voting. 875
(b) The Secretary of the State shall develop an early voting procedure 876
manual, which shall include, but need not be limited to, a model plan 877
for the designation and staffing of locations for the conduct of early 878
voting, and shall revise such procedure manual as necessary in 879
accordance with changes in the law relating to the conduct of early 880
voting. The Secretary shall distribute such procedure manual, and any 881
revision to such procedure manual, to each registrar of voters and 882
municipal clerk and shall publish such procedure manual, and any such 883
revision, on the Internet web site of the office of the Secretary of the 884
State. 885
Sec. 20. Section 9-235e of the general statutes is repealed and the 886
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 887 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary of the 888
State, or the Secretary's designee, shall be allowed access to each polling 889
place or location designated for the conduct of early voting within the 890
state during any municipal, state or federal election, primary or 891
recanvass for the purpose of reviewing [each] any such polling place or 892
location and any such recanvass for compliance with state and federal 893
law. If the Secretary is a candidate on the ballot for any election or 894
primary at a polling place or location designated for the conduct of early 895
voting, only the Secretary's designee may access such polling place or 896
location pursuant to the provisions of this section. 897
Sec. 21. Subsection (a) of section 9-6c of the general statutes is 898
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 899
2023): 900
(a) Two or more municipalities may jointly perform any function that 901
each municipality is required to perform individually under this title, 902
except conduct early voting pursuant to section 1 of this act, by entering 903
into an agreement pursuant to this section. Any such agreement shall be 904
negotiated and shall contain all provisions upon which each 905
participating municipality agrees. Any such agreement shall establish a 906
process for amendment of, termination of and withdrawal from such 907
agreement. Any proposed agreement shall be submitted to the 908
legislative body of each participating municipality for a vote to ratify or 909
reject such agreement. The legislative body of each participating 910
municipality shall provide an opportunity for public comment prior to 911
any such vote. For purposes of this section, providing an opportunity 912
for public comment does not require a legislative body to conduct a 913
public hearing. 914
Sec. 22. Subsection (c) of section 9-50b of the general statutes is 915
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 916
2023): 917
(c) Not later than sixty days after each election or primary, the 918
registrars of voters shall update the state-wide centralized voter 919 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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registration system and indicate whether the eligible voters on the 920
official registry list for such election or primary voted and, if so, if they 921
voted in person on the day of such election or primary, in person during 922
the period of early voting at such election or primary or by absentee 923
ballot. 924
Sec. 23. Subsection (y) of section 9-1 of the general statutes is repealed 925
and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 926
(y) "The last session for admission of electors prior to an election" 927
means the day which is the [seventh] eighteenth day prior to an election. 928
Sec. 24. Subsection (a) of section 9-17 of the general statutes are 929
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 930
2023): 931
(a) For the purposes of this section, "primary day" means the day that 932
a primary for state, district and municipal offices is being held in 933
accordance with section 9-423, and "election day" means the day of each 934
regular election. (1) The registrars of voters of each town shall hold 935
sessions to examine the qualifications of electors and admit those found 936
qualified on the dates and at the times set forth in this section. Such 937
sessions shall be held on the following days during the hours indicated, 938
except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection: 939
T1 Day Hours
T2 [Fourteenth] Eighteenth day
T3 before primary day ………………. any two hours between
T4 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
T5 [Seventh] Eighteenth day
T6 before election day .………………. 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The session of the registrars of voters on the [seventh] eighteenth day 940
before election day shall be the last session for admission of electors 941
prior to an election, as defined in subsection (y) of section 9-1, as 942
amended by this act. (2) No town having a population of less than 943 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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twenty-five thousand persons shall be required to hold sessions for 944
admission of electors on the [fourteenth] eighteenth day before primary 945
day. 946
Sec. 25. Subsection (f) of section 9-19k of the general statutes is 947
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 948
2023): 949
(f) If an applicant registers to vote pursuant to the provisions of this 950
section after the [seventh] eighteenth day before an election or after the 951
[fifth] eighteenth day before a primary, the privileges of an elector shall 952
not attach until the day after such election or primary, as the case may 953
be. In such event, the registrars of voters may contact such applicant, 954
either by telephone or mail, in order to inform such applicant of the 955
effect of such late received application and any applicable deadline for 956
applying for admission in person. 957
Sec. 26. Subsections (c) and (d) of section 9-23g of the general statutes 958
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 959
1, 2023): 960
(c) Forthwith upon receipt of a registration application in the office of 961
the registrars of voters, the registrar shall mark such date on the 962
application and review the application to determine whether the 963
applicant has properly completed it and is legally qualified to register. 964
Forthwith upon completing his review, the registrar shall (1) indicate on 965
the application whether the application has been accepted or rejected, 966
(2) mail a notice to the applicant, (3) indicate on the application the date 967
on which such notice is mailed, and (4) provide a copy of such notice to 968
the other registrar. If the registrar determines that the applicant has not 969
properly completed the application or is not legally qualified to register, 970
the notice shall indicate that the application has been rejected and shall 971
state any reason for rejection. If the registrar determines that the 972
applicant has properly completed the application and is legally 973
qualified to register, the notice shall indicate that the application has 974
been accepted. A notice of acceptance or a notice of rejection shall be 975 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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sent (A) not later than four days after receipt of an application during 976
the period beginning on the forty-ninth day before an election and 977
ending on the twenty-first day before such election, (B) on the day of 978
receipt of an application if it is received (i) during the period beginning 979
on the [twentieth] thirty-first day before such election and ending on the 980
[seventh] eighteenth day before such election, (ii) during the period 981
beginning on the [sixth] seventeenth day before an election and ending 982
on election day if the application has been received by the [seventh] 983
eighteenth day before an election by the Commissioner of Motor 984
Vehicles or by a voter registration agency, (iii) during the period 985
beginning on the [twenty-first] thirty-fourth day before a primary and 986
ending on the [fifth] eighteenth day before a primary, or (iv) during the 987
period beginning on the [fourth] seventeenth day before a primary and 988
ending at twelve o'clock noon on the last weekday before a primary, if 989
the application has been postmarked by the [fifth] eighteenth day before 990
the primary and is received in the office of the registrars of voters during 991
such period or if the application is received by the [fifth] eighteenth day 992
before a primary by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or by a voter 993
registration agency, and (C) within ten days of receipt of an application 994
at any other time. A notice of acceptance shall be sent by first-class mail 995
with instructions on the envelope that it be returned if not deliverable 996
at the address shown on the envelope. A notice of acceptance shall 997
indicate the effective date of the applicant's registration and enrollment, 998
the date of the next regularly scheduled election or primary in which the 999
applicant shall be eligible to vote and the applicant's precinct and 1000
polling place. If a notice of acceptance of an application is returned 1001
undelivered, the registrars shall forthwith take the necessary action in 1002
accordance with section 9-35 or 9-43, notwithstanding the May first 1003
deadline in section 9-35. An applicant for admission as an elector 1004
pursuant to this section and section 9-23h may only be admitted as an 1005
elector by a registrar of voters of the town of his residence. Not later 1006
than December thirty-first, annually, the Secretary of the State shall 1007
establish an official calendar of all deadlines set forth in this subsection 1008
for regularly scheduled elections and primaries to be held in the 1009
following calendar year. 1010 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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(d) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the privileges 1011
of an elector for any applicant for admission under this section and 1012
section 9-23h shall attach immediately upon approval by the registrar, 1013
and the registrars shall enter the name of the elector on the registry list. 1014
(2) Except as provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection, if a mailed 1015
application is postmarked, or if a delivered application is received in the 1016
office of the registrars of voters, after the [seventh] eighteenth day before 1017
an election or after the [fifth] eighteenth day before a primary, the 1018
privileges of an elector shall not attach until the day after such election 1019
or primary, as the case may be. In such event, the registrars of voters 1020
may contact such applicant, either by telephone or mail, in order to 1021
inform such applicant of the effect of such late received mail-in 1022
application and any applicable deadline for applying for admission in 1023
person. 1024
(3) If an application is received after the [seventh] eighteenth day 1025
before an election or after the [fifth] eighteenth day before a primary by 1026
the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or by a voter registration agency, 1027
the privileges of an elector shall not attach until the day after the election 1028
or primary, as the case may be, or on the day the registrar approves it, 1029
whichever is later. 1030
(4) If on the day of an election or primary, the name of an applicant 1031
does not appear on the official check list, such applicant may present to 1032
the moderator at the polls either a notice of acceptance received through 1033
the mail or an application receipt that was previously provided to the 1034
applicant pursuant to section 9-19e, subsection (b) of section 9-19h, 1035
subsection (b) of this section or section 9-23n. If an applicant presents 1036
said notice or receipt, and either the registrars of voters find the original 1037
application or the applicant submits a new application at the polls, the 1038
registrar, or assistant registrar upon notice to and approval by the 1039
registrar, shall add such person's name and address to the official check 1040
list on such day and the person shall be allowed to vote if otherwise 1041
eligible to vote and the person presents to the checkers at the polling 1042
place a preprinted form of identification pursuant to subparagraph (A) 1043 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 9-261. 1044
Sec. 27. Subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 9-192a of the 1045
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1046
thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 1047
(3) Once certified, pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, each 1048
registrar shall participate each year in not less than eight hours of 1049
training, not including any training described under subdivision (2) of 1050
subsection (d) of this section, in order to maintain such certification. 1051
Such training shall be as prescribed by the Secretary of the State and 1052
shall be conducted by said Secretary or a third party approved by said 1053
Secretary to conduct such training. On and after July 1, 2023, such 1054
training shall include procedures for the conduct of early voting at 1055
elections, primaries and referenda. Any registrar who fails to satisfy 1056
such annual training requirement shall be directed by the Secretary of 1057
the State to take remedial measures prescribed by said Secretary. 1058
Sec. 28. Subsection (a) of section 9-320f of the general statutes is 1059
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1060
2023): 1061
(a) Not earlier than the fifteenth day after any election or primary and 1062
not later than two business days before the canvass of votes by the 1063
Secretary of the State, Treasurer and Comptroller, for any federal or 1064
state election or primary, or by the town clerk for any municipal election 1065
or primary, the registrars of voters shall conduct a manual audit or, for 1066
an election or primary held on or after January 1, 2016, an electronic 1067
audit authorized under section 9-320g of the votes recorded in not less 1068
than five per cent of the voting districts in the state, district or 1069
municipality, whichever is applicable. For the purposes of this section, 1070
any central location used in a municipality for the counting of absentee 1071
ballots, early voting ballots or same-day election or same-day primary 1072
registration ballots shall be deemed a voting district. Such manual or 1073
electronic audit shall be noticed in advance and be open to public 1074
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and conduct of an audit pursuant to this section shall be compensated 1076
by the municipality at the standard rate of pay established by such 1077
municipality for elections or primaries, as the case may be. 1078
Sec. 29. Subsection (a) of section 9-229 of the general statutes is 1079
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1080
2023): 1081
(a) The registrars of voters in the several towns and, in towns where 1082
there are different registrars for different voting districts, the registrars 1083
of voters in such districts shall appoint the moderators of regular and 1084
special state and municipal elections in their respective towns or 1085
districts. For the purpose of providing a reserve group of persons who 1086
may serve as moderators, the registrars shall designate alternate 1087
moderators from among those persons chosen as official checkers, or 1088
tabulator tenders, in the following minimum numbers: In towns with 1089
one or more but not exceeding three voting districts, one alternate 1090
moderator; in towns with four or more but not exceeding eight voting 1091
districts, two alternate moderators; in towns with more than eight 1092
voting districts, a number of alternate moderators equal to one-fourth 1093
of the number of voting districts rounded off to the nearest multiple of 1094
four. In case the registrars fail to agree in the choice of a moderator or 1095
alternate moderator, the choice shall be determined between such 1096
registrars by lot. In the case of a primary, the registrar, as defined in 1097
section 9-372, shall so appoint such moderators and alternate 1098
moderators. Moderators and alternate moderators shall be appointed at 1099
least twenty days before the commencement of the period of early 1100
voting at such election or primary. The registrars shall submit a list of 1101
the names of such moderators and alternate moderators to the 1102
municipal clerk, which list shall be made available for public inspection 1103
by such clerk. Each person appointed to serve as moderator or alternate 1104
moderator shall be certified by the Secretary of the State in accordance 1105
with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, except as provided 1106
in subsection (d) of this section or section 9-436. 1107
Sec. 30. Section 9-256 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1108 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 1109
The registrars of voters of each municipality shall, not less than ten 1110
days prior to the commencement of the period of early voting at an 1111
election, file with the Secretary of the State a sample ballot identical with 1112
those to be provided for each polling place under section 9-255. The 1113
Secretary of the State shall examine the sample ballot required to be filed 1114
under this section, and if such sample ballot contains an error, the 1115
Secretary of the State shall order the registrars of voters to reprint a 1116
corrected sample ballot or to take other such action as the Secretary may 1117
deem appropriate. 1118
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) Substitute Bill No. 1064
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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
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 1(a)(1)(B), "subdivision (1) of" was added for accuracy; in
Section 1(a)(2), "and at each such" was changed to "or" for conciseness,
and "subdivision (2) of" was added in Subpara. (B) for accuracy; in
Section 1(b)(1), "ninety days before the day of such regular election" was
changed to "ninety days prior to the day of a regular election" for
consistency, and Subpara. (B)(ii) was rewritten for internal consistency
and clarity; in Section 1(c), "subsection (f)" was changed to "subsection
(e)" for accuracy; in Section 2, Subsec. (a) was rewritten, and "or
referendum" was added in Subsec. (b), 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 Sections 3(c)(2) and 4(a), "not held in conjunction with a
regular election" was changed to "not held in conjunction with a regular
election or primary" for internal consistency; in Section 5(a)(3), "an
election" was changed to "a regular election" for internal consistency; in
Section 5(c)(1), "forty-nine" and "thirty-three" were changed to "forty-
five" and "twenty-nine", respectively, for internal consistency, and
Subpara. (B)(ii) was rewritten for internal consistency and clarity; in
Section 5(c)(2), "seventy-eight" and "sixty-three" were changed to
"seventy-four" and "fifty-nine", respectively, for internal consistency; in
Section 5(e)(2), "or primary officials" was added for consistency; in
Section 7(a)(2)(D)(ii)(III), "in such city or borough" was added for
consistency; in Section 11(a), "election" was changed to "regular election"
for internal 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; in Section
24(a), references to "fourteenth" were changed to "eighteenth" for
internal consistency; and in Section 28, "same-day registration" was
changed to "same-day election or same-day primary registration" for
consistency.
GAE Joint Favorable Subst. Substitute Bill No. 1064
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