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7	7		General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1064
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14	14		AN ACT CONCERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EARLY VOTING.
15	15		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
16	16		Assembly convened:
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18	18		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) (1) Any eligible voter may 1
19	19		vote prior to the day of a regular election, primary or referendum held 2
20	20		in conjunction with a regular election or primary, in accordance with the 3
21	21		provisions of this section, during a period of early voting at each such 4
22	22		regular election held on or after July 1, 2023, and at each such primary 5
23	23		held on or after January 1, 2024. Such period of early voting shall (A) 6
24	24		notwithstanding the provisions of section 9-2 of the general statutes, 7
25	25		commence on the fifteenth day prior to and conclude on the second day 8
26	26		prior to such regular election or primary, and (B) consist of fourteen total 9
27	27		days, at such times as provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of 10
28	28		section 9-174 of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 11
29	29		(2) Any eligible voter may vote prior to the day of a special election 12
30	30		or referendum not held in conjunction with a regular election or 13
31	31		primary, in accordance with the provisions of this section, during a 14
32	32		period of early voting at each such special election or referendum held 15
33	33		on or after January 1, 2024. Such period of early voting shall (A) 16
34	34		notwithstanding the provisions of section 9-2 of the general statutes, 17
35	35		commence on the fifth day prior to and conclude on the second day 18
36	36		prior to such special election or referendum, and (B) consist of four total 19 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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43	43		days, at such times as provided in subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of 20
44	44		section 9-174 of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 21
45	45		(b) (1) The registrars of voters of each municipality shall designate a 22
46	46		location for the conduct of early voting, which location shall be the same 23
47	47		for the duration of the period of early voting except as otherwise 24
48	48		specified in this subdivision, provided (A) the registrars of voters have 25
49	49		access to the state-wide centralized voter registration system from such 26
50	50		location, and (B) such location is certified in writing to the Secretary of 27
51	51		the State not later than one hundred twenty days prior to the day of a 28
52	52		regular election or primary, or not later than twenty days prior to the 29
53	53		day of a special election or referendum not held in conjunction with a 30
54	54		regular election or primary. The written certification under 31
55	55		subparagraph (B) of this subdivision shall provide (i) the name, street 32
56	56		address and relevant contact information associated with such location, 33
57	57		(ii) the number of election, primary or referendum officials who shall be 34
58	58		appointed by the registrars of voters to serve at such location and the 35
59	59		roles of such officials, and (iii) a description of the design of such 36
60	60		location and a plan for effective conduct of such early voting. The 37
61	61		Secretary shall approve or disapprove such written certification not later 38
62	62		than ninety days prior to the day of a regular election or primary, or not 39
63	63		later than fifteen days prior to the day of a special election or 40
64	64		referendum not held in conjunction with a regular election or primary. 41
65	65		If the Secretary disapproves such certification, the Secretary shall 42
66	66		provide, in writing, the reasons for such disapproval and shall issue an 43
67	67		order for such corrective action as the Secretary deems necessary, 44
68	68		including, but not limited to, the appointment of additional election, 45
69	69		primary or referendum officials or the alteration of such design or plan. 46
70	70		After having received approval of such certification or having complied 47
71	71		with any order for corrective action to the Secretary's satisfaction, as 48
72	72		applicable, the registrars of voters shall determine the site of such 49
73	73		location designated for the conduct of early voting at least thirty-one 50
74	74		days prior to a regular election or primary, or at least eleven days prior 51
75	75		to a special election or referendum not held in conjunction with a regular 52
76	76		election or primary. Such location shall not be changed within such 53 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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83	83		period, except, if the municipal clerk and registrars of voters 54
84	84		unanimously find that such location has been rendered unusable within 55
85	85		such period, such clerk and registrars shall forthwith designate another 56
86	86		location for the conduct of early voting to be used in place of the location 57
87	87		so rendered unusable and shall give adequate notice that such location 58
88	88		has been so changed. The provisions of sections 9-168d and 9-168e of the 59
89	89		general statutes shall apply to such location designated for the conduct 60
90	90		of early voting. 61
91	91		(2) In any municipality with a population of at least twenty thousand, 62
92	92		the registrars of voters shall hold a public hearing on whether to 63
93	93		designate any additional location in such municipality for the conduct 64
94	94		of early voting, which hearing shall be held not later than fifteen days 65
95	95		prior to the time for designating any such location set forth in 66
96	96		subdivision (1) of this subsection. The registrars shall properly notice 67
97	97		such public hearing not later than ten days prior to such public hearing 68
98	98		in a newspaper having general circulation in such municipality and on 69
99	99		the Internet web site of the municipality. Not later than three days after 70
100	100		the conclusion of such public hearing, the registrars shall determine 71
101	101		whether to designate any such additional location and shall notify the 72
102	102		Secretary of the State of such determination. If the registrars determine 73
103	103		that any such additional location be designated, the provisions of 74
104	104		subdivision (1) of this subsection shall apply to any such additional 75
105	105		location. If the registrars determine that no additional location be 76
106	106		designated, such registrars shall include in such notification to the 77
107	107		Secretary a detailed explanation for such determination. For the 78
108	108		purposes of this subdivision, "population" means the estimated number 79
109	109		of people according to the most recent version of the State Register and 80
110	110		Manual prepared pursuant to section 3-90 of the general statutes. 81
111	111		(3) The registrars of voters may delegate to each election, primary or 82
112	112		referendum official appointed pursuant to subdivision (1) of this 83
113	113		subsection any of the responsibilities assigned to the registrars of voters. 84
114	114		The registrars of voters shall supervise each such official and train each 85
115	115		such official to be an early voting election, primary or referendum 86 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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123	123		(c) Any voter who wishes to vote during a period of early voting at 88
124	124		an election, primary or referendum, and is eligible to so vote at such 89
125	125		election, primary or referendum, shall (1) appear in person at such times 90
126	126		as provided in subsection (c) of section 9-174 of the general statutes, as 91
127	127		amended by this act, at the location designated by the registrars of 92
128	128		voters for early voting, (2) identify such voter as required by subsection 93
129	129		(a) of section 9-261 of the general statutes, and (3) declare under oath 94
130	130		that such voter has not previously voted in such election, primary or 95
131	131		referendum, as provided in subsection (e) of this section. 96
132	132		(d) If the registrars of voters determine that a voter is eligible to vote 97
133	133		in the election, primary or referendum, the registrars of voters shall 98
134	134		check the state-wide centralized voter registration system before 99
135	135		allowing such voter to cast an early voting ballot as provided in 100
136	136		subsection (e) of this section. 101
137	137		(1) If the registrars of voters determine that the voter has not already 102
138	138		voted, or if there is no report that the voter has already voted, the 103
139	139		registrars shall allow such voter to vote. 104
140	140		(2) If the registrars of voters determine that the voter has already 105
141	141		voted, such voter shall not be allowed to vote and such matter shall be 106
142	142		reviewed by the registrars of voters. After completion of such review, if 107
143	143		a resolution of the matter cannot be made, such matter shall be reported 108
144	144		to the State Elections Enforcement Commission, which shall conduct an 109
145	145		investigation of the matter. 110
146	146		(e) If the voter is allowed to vote, the registrars of voters shall provide 111
147	147		such voter with an early voting ballot and early voting envelope and 112
148	148		shall make a record of such issuance. The voter shall complete an 113
149	149		affirmation printed upon the back of the early voting envelope and shall 114
150	150		declare under oath that the voter has not previously voted in the 115
151	151		election, primary or referendum. The affirmation shall be in the form 116
152	152		substantially as follows and signed by the voter: 117 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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159	159		AFFIRMATION: I, the undersigned, do hereby state, under penalty 118
160	160		of false statement (perjury), that: 119
161	161		1. I am the voter appearing in person to vote at an election, primary 120
162	162		or referendum prior to the day of such election, primary or referendum. 121
163	163		2. I am eligible to vote in the election, primary or referendum 122
164	164		indicated for today. 123
165	165		3. I have identified myself to the satisfaction of the registrars of voters. 124
166	166		4. I have not voted in person or by absentee ballot and I will not vote 125
167	167		otherwise than by this ballot at this election, primary or referendum. 126
168	168		5. I have received an early voting ballot for the purpose of so voting. 127
169	169		…. (Signature of voter) 128
170	170		(f) The voter shall forthwith mark the early voting ballot in the 129
171	171		presence of the registrars of voters in such a manner that the registrars 130
172	172		of voters shall not know how the early voting ballot is marked. The voter 131
173	173		shall place the early voting ballot in the early voting ballot envelope 132
174	174		provided and deposit such envelope in a secured early voting ballot 133
175	175		depository receptacle. At the conclusion of each day during the early 134
176	176		voting period, the registrars of voters shall transport such receptacle 135
177	177		containing such day's early voting ballots to the municipal clerk, who 136
178	178		shall retain such ballots, if necessary, in the fire-resistive vault or safe 137
179	179		provided for in section 7-27 of the general statutes, until delivery of such 138
180	180		ballots to the registrars of voters on the day of the election, primary or 139
181	181		referendum for the purpose of counting such ballots. A section of the 140
182	182		head moderator's return shall show the number of early voting ballots 141
183	183		received from voters. The registrars of voters shall seal a copy of the vote 142
184	184		tally for early voting ballots in a depository envelope with the early 143
185	185		voting ballots and store such early voting depository envelope with the 144
186	186		other election, primary or referendum results materials. The early 145
187	187		voting depository envelope shall be preserved by the registrars of voters 146
188	188		for the period of time required to preserve counted ballots for elections, 147 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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195	195		primaries or referenda. 148
196	196		(g) Except as provided in section 2 of this act, the provisions of title 9 149
197	197		of the general statutes and any regulation adopted under said title 150
198	198		concerning procedures relating to the custody, control and counting of 151
199	199		absentee ballots shall apply, as nearly as possible, to the custody, control 152
200	200		and counting of early voting ballots under this section. 153
201	201		(h) No person shall solicit on behalf of or in opposition to any 154
202	202		candidate or on behalf of or in opposition to any question being 155
203	203		submitted at the election, primary or referendum, or loiter or peddle or 156
204	204		offer any advertising matter, ballot or circular to another person within 157
205	205		a radius of seventy-five feet of any outside entrance in use as an entry 158
206	206		to any location designated by the registrars of voters for early voting or 159
207	207		in any corridor, passageway or other approach leading from any such 160
208	208		outside entrance to any such location or in any room opening upon any 161
209	209		such corridor, passageway or approach. 162
210	210		(i) The provisions of subsections (a) to (h), inclusive, of this section 163
211	211		shall not apply to any primary held for the purpose of choosing town 164
212	212		committee members. 165
213	213		Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) Early voting ballots received 166
214	214		by the municipal clerk prior to the day of an election, primary or 167
215	215		referendum, and same-day election or same-day primary registration 168
216	216		ballots received by the municipal clerk prior to the day of a regular 169
217	217		election or primary, shall be delivered by the municipal clerk to the 170
218	218		registrars between six o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock a.m. on the day of the 171
219	219		election, primary or referendum. 172
220	220		(b) The ballot counters for such early voting ballots and same-day 173
221	221		election or same-day primary registration ballots shall proceed to the 174
222	222		central counting location or to the respective polling places when 175
223	223		counting is to take place pursuant to subsection (b) of section 9-147a of 176
224	224		the general statutes at the time, between six o'clock a.m. and ten o'clock 177
225	225		a.m. on the day of the election, primary or referendum, designated by 178 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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232	232		the registrars of voters. At the time such ballots are delivered to the 179
233	233		ballot counters pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the ballot 180
234	234		counters shall perform any checking of such ballots and proceed, as 181
235	235		nearly as possible, as provided in section 9-150a of the general statutes. 182
236	236		Sec. 3. Section 9-174 of the general statutes is repealed and the 183
237	237		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 184
238	238		(a) Notwithstanding [the provisions of any general statute,] any 185
239	239		provision of the general statutes or any special act or municipal charter, 186
240	240		at any regular election, or at any special election held to fill a vacancy in 187
241	241		a state, district or municipal office, the polls on the day of such election 188
242	242		shall remain open for voting from six o'clock a.m. until eight o'clock p.m. 189
243	243		No elector shall be permitted to cast such elector's vote after the hour 190
244	244		prescribed for the closing of the polls in any election unless such elector 191
245	245		is in line at eight o'clock p.m. An election official or a police officer of the 192
246	246		municipality, who is designated by the moderator, shall be placed at the 193
247	247		end of the line at eight o'clock p.m. Such official or officer shall not allow 194
248	248		any electors who were not in such line at eight o'clock p.m. to enter such 195
249	249		line. 196
250	250		(b) Notwithstanding [the provisions of any general statute,] any 197
251	251		provision of the general statutes or any special act or municipal charter, 198
252	252		at any regular election, each location designated for [election day] same-199
253	253		day election or same-day primary registration pursuant to subsection 200
254	254		(c) of section 9-19j, as amended by this act, shall, on election day or 201
255	255		primary day, as those terms are defined in said section, remain open for 202
256	256		[election day] registration and voting from six o'clock a.m. until eight 203
257	257		o'clock p.m. No applicant for [election day] same-day election or same-204
258	258		day primary registration shall be admitted as an elector or permitted to 205
259	259		cast such applicant's vote after the hour prescribed for the closing of the 206
260	260		location designated for such purposes [in any regular] on election day 207
261	261		or primary day unless such applicant is in line at eight o'clock p.m. An 208
262	262		election or primary official or a police officer of the municipality, who is 209
263	263		appointed by the registrars of voters, shall be placed at the end of the 210
264	264		line at eight o'clock p.m. Such official or officer shall not allow any 211 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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271	271		applicants who were not in such line at eight o'clock p.m. to enter such 212
272	272		line. 213
273	273		(c) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any 214
274	274		special act or municipal charter, at any regular election held on or after 215
275	275		July 1, 2023, and at any primary held on or after January 1, 2024, each 216
276	276		location designated for the conduct of early voting pursuant to 217
277	277		subsection (b) of section 1 of this act or for same-day election or same-218
278	278		day primary registration pursuant to subsection (c) of section 9-19j, as 219
279	279		amended by this act, shall, during the early voting period, remain open 220
280	280		from ten o'clock a.m. to six o'clock p.m., except that such location shall 221
281	281		remain open from eight o'clock a.m. to eight o'clock p.m. on the last 222
282	282		Wednesday and Thursday prior to the election or primary. 223
283	283		(2) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any 224
284	284		special act or municipal charter, at any special election, and at any 225
285	285		referendum not held in conjunction with a regular election or primary, 226
286	286		held on or after January 1, 2024, each location designated for the conduct 227
287	287		of early voting pursuant to subsection (b) of section 1 of this act shall, 228
288	288		during the early voting period, remain open from ten o'clock a.m. to six 229
289	289		o'clock p.m. 230
290	290		(3) No voter shall be permitted to cast such voter's vote after the hour 231
291	291		prescribed for the closing of the location designated for early voting at 232
292	292		such election, primary or referendum unless such voter is in line at such 233
293	293		prescribed hour. An election, primary or referendum official or a police 234
294	294		officer of the municipality, who is appointed by the registrars of voters, 235
295	295		shall be placed at the end of the line at such prescribed hour. Such 236
296	296		official or officer shall not allow any voters who were not in such line at 237
297	297		such prescribed hour to enter such line. 238
298	298		Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 9-174a of the general statutes is 239
299	299		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 240
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301	301		(a) For each municipality, the registrars of voters, in consultation with 242 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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308	308		the municipal clerk, shall create an emergency contingency plan for 243
309	309		elections, primaries and referenda to be held within such municipality, 244
310	310		including the conduct of early voting, as provided in section 1 of this 245
311	311		act, at such regular elections held on or after July 1, 2023, and at such 246
312	312		primaries, special elections and referenda not held in conjunction with 247
313	313		a regular election or primary which are held on or after January 1, 2024. 248
314	314		Such plan shall include, but not be limited to, (1) solutions for ballot or 249
315	315		envelope shortages, and (2) strategies to implement in the event of (A) a 250
316	316		shortage or absence of [poll workers] election, primary or referendum 251
317	317		officials at the polling place or the location designated for early voting, 252
318	318		as applicable, (B) a loss of power, (C) a fire or the sounding of an alarm 253
319	319		within a polling place or a location designated for early voting, (D) 254
320	320		voting machine malfunctions, (E) a weather or other natural disaster, (F) 255
321	321		the need to remove [a poll worker or moderator] an election, primary or 256
322	322		referendum official and to replace such [worker or moderator] official, 257
323	323		and (G) disorder in and around the polling place or the location 258
324	324		designated for early voting. 259
325	325		Sec. 5. Section 9-19j of the general statutes is repealed and the 260
326	326		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 261
327	327		(a) As used in [this subsection and subsections (b) to (i), inclusive, of] 262
328	328		this section: [, "election day"] 263
329	329		(1) "Election day" means the day on which a regular election, as 264
330	330		defined in section 9-1, as amended by this act, is held; 265
331	331		(2) "Primary day" means the day on which a primary, as defined in 266
332	332		section 9-372 or 9-463, as applicable, is held; 267
333	333		(3) "Same-day election registration" means admission as an elector 268
334	334		during the period of early voting at a regular election, as provided in 269
335	335		section 1 of this act, or on election day; and 270
336	336		(4) "Same-day primary registration" means both admission as an 271
337	337		elector and enrollment in a political party holding a primary during the 272
338	338		period of early voting at a primary, as provided in section 1 of this act, 273 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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345	345		or on primary day. 274
346	346		(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, a person who (1) 275
347	347		is (A) not an elector, or (B) an elector registered in a municipality who 276
348	348		wishes to change such elector's registration to another municipality 277
349	349		pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 278
350	350		section, and (2) meets the eligibility requirements under subsection (a) 279
351	351		of section 9-12, may apply for [admission as an elector on election day] 280
352	352		same-day election registration or same-day primary registration 281
353	353		pursuant to the provisions [of subsections (a) to (i), inclusive,] of this 282
354	354		section. 283
355	355		(c) (1) The registrars of voters shall designate a location for the 284
356	356		completion and processing of [election day registration applications on 285
357	357		election day] same-day election registrations and same-day primary 286
358	358		registrations, provided (A) the registrars of voters [shall] have access to 287
359	359		the state-wide centralized voter registration system from such location, 288
360	360		and (B) such location [shall be] is certified in writing to the Secretary of 289
361	361		the State not later than [thirty-one] forty-five days before election day or 290
362	362		primary day. The written certification under subparagraph (B) of this 291
363	363		subdivision shall (i) include the name, street address and relevant 292
364	364		contact information associated with such location, (ii) list the name and 293
365	365		address of each election official or primary official who shall be 294
366	366		appointed by the registrars of voters to serve at such location, if any, and 295
367	367		(iii) provide a description of the design of such location and a plan for 296
368	368		effective completion and processing of such applications. The Secretary 297
369	369		shall approve or disapprove such written certification not later than 298
370	370		[fifteen] twenty-nine days before election day or primary day and may 299
371	371		require the registrars of voters to appoint one or more additional 300
372	372		election officials or primary officials or alter such design or plan. 301
373	373		(2) The registrars of voters may apply to the Secretary of the State not 302
374	374		later than [sixty] seventy-four days before election day or primary day, 303
375	375		in a form and manner prescribed by the Secretary, to designate any 304
376	376		additional location for the completion and processing of [election day] 305
377	377		same-day election or same-day primary registration applications. [on 306 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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384	384		election day.] The Secretary shall approve or disapprove such 307
385	385		application not later than [forty-five] fifty-nine days before election day 308
386	386		or primary day. If the Secretary approves such application, the registrars 309
387	387		of voters may so designate any such additional location. The provisions 310
388	388		of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall apply to any such additional 311
389	389		location. 312
390	390		(3) The registrars of voters may delegate to each election official or 313
391	391		primary official appointed pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection 314
392	392		[, if any,] any of the responsibilities assigned to the registrars of voters. 315
393	393		The registrars of voters shall supervise each such election official or 316
394	394		primary official and train each such [election] official to be [an election 317
395	395		day registration election] a same-day election or same-day primary 318
396	396		registration official. 319
397	397		(d) Any person applying [to register on election day] for same-day 320
398	398		election or same-day primary registration under the provisions [of 321
399	399		subsections (a) to (i), inclusive,] of this section shall make application in 322
400	400		accordance with the provisions of section 9-20, provided (1) (A) on 323
401	401		election day or primary day, the applicant shall appear in person not 324
402	402		later than eight o'clock p.m., in accordance with subsection (b) of section 325
403	403		9-174, as amended by this act, at the location designated by the registrars 326
404	404		of voters for [election day registration] same-day election or same-day 327
405	405		primary registration, and (B) during the period of early voting prior to 328
406	406		election day or primary day, the applicant shall appear in person at such 329
407	407		times as provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 9-174, as 330
408	408		amended by this act, at such location, (2) an applicant who is a student 331
409	409		enrolled at an institution of higher education may submit a current 332
410	410		photo identification card issued by such institution in lieu of the 333
411	411		identification required by section 9-20, and (3) the applicant shall 334
412	412		declare under oath that the applicant has not previously voted in the 335
413	413		election or primary, as provided in subsection (f) of this section. If the 336
414	414		information that the applicant is required to provide under section 9-20 337
415	415		and [subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of] this section does not include 338
416	416		proof of the applicant's residential address, the applicant shall also 339 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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423	423		submit identification that shows the applicant's bona fide residence 340
424	424		address, including, but not limited to, a learner's permit issued under 341
425	425		section 14-36 or a utility bill that has the applicant's name and current 342
426	426		address and that has a due date that is not later than thirty days after 343
427	427		the election or primary or, in the case of a student enrolled at an 344
428	428		institution of higher education, a registration or fee statement from such 345
429	429		institution that has the applicant's name and current address. 346
430	430		(e) If the registrars of voters determine that an applicant satisfies the 347
431	431		application requirements set forth in subsection (d) of this section, the 348
432	432		registrars of voters shall check the state-wide centralized voter 349
433	433		registration system before admitting such applicant as an elector or 350
434	434		enrolling such applicant in a political party holding a primary. 351
435	435		(1) If the registrars of voters determine that the applicant is not 352
436	436		already an elector, the registrars of voters shall admit the applicant as 353
437	437		an elector and the privileges of an elector shall attach immediately. 354
438	438		Subject to the provisions of section 9-59, if the registrars of voters 355
439	439		determine that the applicant is not already enrolled in a political party, 356
440	440		the registrars of voters shall enroll the applicant in the political party 357
441	441		holding a primary of such applicant's preference and the privileges of 358
442	442		party enrollment shall attach immediately. 359
443	443		(2) If the registrars of voters determine that such applicant is an 360
444	444		elector in another municipality and such applicant [states that he or she] 361
445	445		wants to change the municipality in which the applicant is an elector, 362
446	446		notwithstanding the provisions of section 9-21, the registrars of voters 363
447	447		of the municipality in which such elector now seeks to register shall 364
448	448		immediately notify the registrars of voters in such other municipality 365
449	449		that such elector is changing the municipality in which the applicant is 366
450	450		an elector. The registrars of voters in such other municipality shall notify 367
451	451		the election officials or primary officials in such municipality to remove 368
452	452		such elector from the official voter list and, if applicable, any enrollment 369
453	453		list of such municipality. Such election officials or primary officials shall 370
454	454		cross through the elector's name on such official voter list and, if 371
455	455		applicable, enrollment list and mark "off" next to such elector's name on 372 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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462	462		any such [official voter] list. 373
463	463		(A) If it is reported that such applicant already voted in such other 374
464	464		municipality, the registrars of voters of such other municipality shall 375
465	465		immediately notify the registrars of voters of the municipality in which 376
466	466		such elector now seeks to register. In such event, such elector shall not 377
467	467		receive [an election day] a same-day election or same-day primary 378
468	468		registration ballot from the registrars of voters of the municipality in 379
469	469		which such elector now seeks to register. For any such elector, the 380
470	470		[election day] same-day election or same-day primary registration 381
471	471		process shall cease in the municipality in which such elector now seeks 382
472	472		to register and such matter shall be reviewed by the registrars of voters 383
473	473		in the municipality in which such elector now seeks to register. After 384
474	474		completion of such review, if a resolution of the matter [can not] cannot 385
475	475		be made, such matter shall be reported to the State Elections 386
476	476		Enforcement Commission which shall conduct an investigation of the 387
477	477		matter. 388
478	478		(B) If there is no such report that such applicant already voted in the 389
479	479		other municipality, the registrars of voters of the municipality in which 390
480	480		the applicant seeks to register shall admit the applicant as an elector and 391
481	481		the privileges of an elector shall attach immediately. Subject to the 392
482	482		provisions of section 9-59, the registrars of voters shall also enroll the 393
483	483		applicant in the political party holding a primary of such applicant's 394
484	484		preference and the privileges of party enrollment shall attach 395
485	485		immediately. 396
486	486		(f) If the applicant is admitted as an elector, the registrars of voters 397
487	487		shall provide the elector with [an election day] a same-day election or 398
488	488		same-day primary registration ballot and [election day] same-day 399
489	489		election or same-day primary registration envelope and shall make a 400
490	490		record of such issuance. The elector shall complete an affirmation 401
491	491		imprinted upon the back of the same-day election or same-day primary 402
492	492		registration envelope [for an election day registration ballot] and shall 403
493	493		declare under oath that the applicant has not previously voted in the 404
494	494		election or primary. The affirmation shall be in the form substantially as 405 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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501	501		follows and signed by the voter: 406
502	502		AFFIRMATION: I, the undersigned, do hereby state, under penalty 407
503	503		of false statement, (perjury) that: 408
504	504		1. I am the person admitted here as an elector in the town indicated. 409
505	505		2. I am eligible to vote in the election or primary indicated for today 410
506	506		in the town indicated. 411
507	507		3. The information on my voter registration card is correct and 412
508	508		complete. 413
509	509		4. I reside at the address that I have given to the registrars of voters. 414
510	510		5. If previously registered at another location, I have provided such 415
511	511		address to the registrars of voters and hereby request cancellation of 416
512	512		such prior registration. 417
513	513		6. I have not voted in person or by absentee ballot and I will not vote 418
514	514		otherwise than by this ballot at this election or primary. 419
515	515		7. I completed an application for [an election day] a same-day election 420
516	516		registration or same-day primary registration ballot and received [an 421
517	517		election day] a same-day election registration or same-day primary 422
518	518		registration ballot. 423
519	519		.... (Signature of voter) 424
520	520		(g) The elector shall forthwith mark the [election day] same-day 425
521	521		election or same-day primary registration ballot in the presence of the 426
522	522		registrars of voters in such a manner that the registrars of voters shall 427
523	523		not know how the [election day] same-day election or same-day 428
524	524		primary registration ballot is marked. The elector shall place the 429
525	525		[election day] same-day election or same-day primary registration ballot 430
526	526		in the [election day] same-day election or same-day primary registration 431
527	527		ballot envelope provided, and deposit such envelope in a secured 432
528	528		[election day] same-day election or same-day primary registration ballot 433 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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535	535		depository receptacle. At the conclusion of each day during the early 434
536	536		voting period, the registrars of voters shall transport such receptacle 435
537	537		containing such day's same-day election or same-day primary 436
538	538		registration ballots to the municipal clerk, who shall retain such ballots, 437
539	539		if necessary, in the fire-resistive vault or safe provided for in section 7-438
540	540		27, until delivery of such ballots to the registrars of voters on election 439
541	541		day or primary day for the purpose of counting such ballots. On election 440
542	542		day or primary day, at the time designated by the registrars of voters 441
543	543		and noticed to election officials or primary officials, the registrars of 442
544	544		voters shall transport such receptacle containing the [election day] 443
545	545		same-day election or same-day primary registration ballots received on 444
546	546		such election day or primary day to the central location or polling place, 445
547	547		pursuant to subsection (b) of section 9-147a, where absentee ballots are 446
548	548		counted and such [election day] same-day election or same-day primary 447
549	549		registration ballots shall be counted by the election officials or primary 448
550	550		officials present at such central location or polling place. A section of the 449
551	551		head moderator's return shall show the number of [election day] same-450
552	552		day election or same-day primary registration ballots received from 451
553	553		electors. The registrars of voters shall seal a copy of the vote tally for 452
554	554		[election day] same-day election or same-day primary registration 453
555	555		ballots in a depository envelope with the [election day] same-day 454
556	556		election or same-day primary registration ballots and store such 455
557	557		[election day] same-day election or same-day primary registration 456
558	558		depository envelope with the other election or primary results 457
559	559		materials. The [election day] same-day election or same-day primary 458
560	560		registration depository envelope shall be preserved by the registrars of 459
561	561		voters for the period of time required to preserve counted ballots for 460
562	562		elections. 461
563	563		(h) [The] Except as provided in section 2 of this act, the provisions of 462
564	564		[the general statutes and regulations] title 9 and any regulation adopted 463
565	565		under said title concerning procedures relating to the custody, control 464
566	566		and counting of absentee ballots shall apply, as nearly as possible, to the 465
567	567		custody, control and counting of [election day] same-day election or 466
568	568		same-day primary registration ballots under [subsections (a) to (i), 467 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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575	575		inclusive, of] this section. 468
576	576		(i) After the acceptance of [an election day] a same-day election or 469
577	577		same-day primary registration, the registrars of voters shall forthwith 470
578	578		send a registration confirmation notice to the residential address of each 471
579	579		applicant who [is] was admitted as an elector on election day [under 472
580	580		subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of] or during the period of early voting 473
581	581		prior to election day, or who was enrolled in a political party holding a 474
582	582		primary on primary day or during the period of early voting prior to 475
583	583		primary day, under this section. Such confirmation shall be sent by first 476
584	584		class mail with instructions on the envelope that it be returned if not 477
585	585		deliverable at the address shown on the envelope. If a confirmation 478
586	586		notice is returned undelivered, the registrars shall forthwith take the 479
587	587		necessary action in accordance with section 9-35 or 9-43, as applicable, 480
588	588		notwithstanding the May first deadline in section 9-35. 481
589	589		(j) No person shall solicit [in] on behalf of or in opposition to [the 482
590	590		candidacy of another or himself or herself or in] any candidate or on 483
591	591		behalf of or in opposition to any question being submitted at the 484
592	592		election, or loiter or peddle or offer any advertising matter, ballot or 485
593	593		circular to another person within a radius of seventy-five feet of any 486
594	594		outside entrance in use as an entry to any location designated by the 487
595	595		registrars of voters for [election day] same-day election or same-day 488
596	596		primary registration balloting or in any corridor, passageway or other 489
597	597		approach leading from any such outside entrance to any such location 490
598	598		or in any room opening upon any such corridor, passageway or 491
599	599		approach. 492
600	600		Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 9-225 of the general statutes is 493
601	601		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 494
602	602		2023): 495
603	603		(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the 496
604	604		town clerk or assistant town clerk of each town shall warn the electors 497
605	605		therein to meet on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November 498
606	606		in the even-numbered years, at six o'clock a.m., which warning shall be 499 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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613	613		given by publication (A) in a newspaper having a general circulation in 500
614	614		such town, or towns in the case of a joint publication under subsection 501
615	615		(b) of this section, not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous 502
616	616		to [holding] the commencement of the period of early voting at such 503
617	617		election, and (B) on such town's Internet web site, not more than fifteen 504
618	618		nor less than five days previous to [holding] the commencement of the 505
619	619		period of early voting at such election. The clerk in each town shall, in 506
620	620		the warning for such election, give notice of (i) the time and the location 507
621	621		of each polling place in the town, (ii) in towns divided into voting 508
622	622		districts, the time and the location of each polling place in each district, 509
623	623		[and] (iii) the time and the [location] site of each location designated for 510
624	624		[election day] same-day election registration in the town, and (iv) the 511
625	625		time and the site of each location designated for the conduct of early 512
626	626		voting, at which such election will be held. The town clerk shall record 513
627	627		each such warning. 514
628	628		(2) For the state election in 2020, and any election held pursuant to 515
629	629		section 9-211, 9-212, 9-215 or 9-218 on or after June 23, 2021, but prior to 516
630	630		November 3, 2021, the warning under subsection (a) of this section shall 517
631	631		be given not more than seven nor less than four days previous to 518
632	632		holding such election. 519
633	633		Sec. 7. Subsection (a) of section 9-226 of the general statutes is 520
634	634		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 521
635	635		2023): 522
636	636		(a) The warning of each municipal election shall specify the objects 523
637	637		for which such election is to be held. Except as provided in subsection 524
638	638		(b) of this section, notice of a town election shall be given by the town 525
639	639		clerk or assistant town clerk, by publishing a warning (1) in a newspaper 526
640	640		published in such town or having a general circulation therein, such 527
641	641		publication to be not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous 528
642	642		to [holding] the commencement of the period of early voting at the 529
643	643		election, and (2) on such town's Internet web site, such publication to be 530
644	644		not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous to [holding] the 531
645	645		commencement of the period of early voting at the election. The town 532 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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652	652		clerk in each town shall, in the warning for such election, give notice of 533
653	653		(A) the time and the location of each polling place in the town, (B) in 534
654	654		towns divided into voting districts, the time and the location of each 535
655	655		polling place in each district, [and] (C) the time and the [location] site of 536
656	656		each location designated for [election day] same-day election 537
657	657		registration, and (D) the time and the site of each location designated for 538
658	658		the conduct of early voting, in the town. The town clerk shall record 539
659	659		each such warning. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, 540
660	660		notice of an election of a city or borough shall be given by publishing a 541
661	661		warning (i) in a newspaper published within the limits of such city or 542
662	662		borough or having a general circulation therein, not more than fifteen 543
663	663		nor less than five days previous to [holding] the commencement of the 544
664	664		period of early voting at the election, and (ii) on the Internet web site of 545
665	665		such city or borough, or the town having such city or borough within 546
666	666		such town's limits, not more than fifteen nor less than five days previous 547
667	667		to [holding] the commencement of the period of early voting at the 548
668	668		election, which warning shall include notice of (I) the time and the 549
669	669		location of each polling place in such city or borough, (II) in cities and 550
670	670		boroughs divided into voting districts, the time and the location of each 551
671	671		polling place in each district, [and] (III) the time and the [location] site 552
672	672		of each location designated for [election day registration] same-day 553
673	673		election registration in such city or borough, and (IV) the time and the 554
674	674		site of each location designated for the conduct of early voting in such 555
675	675		city or borough. 556
676	676		Sec. 8. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 9-255a of the general 557
677	677		statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 558
678	678		(Effective July 1, 2023): 559
679	679		(a) The registrars of voters and municipal clerk from each 560
680	680		municipality shall jointly certify, in writing, to the Secretary of the State 561
681	681		the number of ballots for each polling place in the municipality that have 562
682	682		been ordered for each election or primary to be held within such 563
683	683		municipality. Such registrars and clerk shall also so certify the number 564
684	684		of ballots for each location designated for the conduct of early voting in 565 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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691	691		the municipality that have been ordered for each regular election held 566
692	692		on or after July 1, 2023, and for each primary or special election held on 567
693	693		or after January 1, 2024. Such certification shall be on a form provided 568
694	694		by the Secretary that shall have questions, including, but not limited to, 569
695	695		those pertaining to the historical turnout for each such polling place or 570
696	696		location, as applicable, in the municipality for the past four elections or 571
697	697		primaries of similar nature to the election or primary to be held. The 572
698	698		registrars of voters and municipal clerk shall include as part of any such 573
699	699		certification any other relevant factors that may be unique to each such 574
700	700		polling place or location in their municipality. Such certification shall be 575
701	701		provided to the Secretary not later than thirty-one days prior to the 576
702	702		commencement of the period of early voting at an election or twenty-577
703	703		one days prior to the commencement of the period of early voting at a 578
704	704		primary. 579
705	705		(b) If the registrars of voters and municipal clerk of a municipality do 580
706	706		not jointly submit the certification as set forth in subsection (a) of this 581
707	707		section, such registrars of voters and municipal clerk shall order a 582
708	708		number of ballots equal to the total number of registered voters in their 583
709	709		municipality for such election or primary. 584
710	710		(c) The registrars of voters and municipal clerk may jointly apply to 585
711	711		the Secretary of the State for a waiver of the requirements of subsections 586
712	712		(a) and (b) of this section. Such waiver request shall be submitted to the 587
713	713		Secretary of the State, in writing, not later than the forty-fifth day before 588
714	714		the commencement of the period of early voting at the election or the 589
715	715		thirtieth day before the commencement of the period of early voting at 590
716	716		the primary to be held and shall demonstrate good cause for such 591
717	717		waiver. Not later than five days after receipt of such waiver request, the 592
718	718		Secretary shall notify, in writing, the municipal clerk requesting a 593
719	719		waiver, of the Secretary's response. 594
720	720		Sec. 9. Section 9-373a of the general statutes is repealed and the 595
721	721		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 596
722	722		Any person desiring to be a write-in candidate for any state, district 597 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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729	729		or municipal office to be filled at any regular election shall register his 598
730	730		candidacy with the Secretary of the State on a form prescribed by the 599
731	731		Secretary. The registration shall include the candidate's name and 600
732	732		address, the designation and term of the office sought, a statement of 601
733	733		consent to the candidacy, and any other information which the Secretary 602
734	734		deems necessary. In the case of a write-in candidacy for the office of 603
735	735		Governor or Lieutenant Governor, the registration shall include a 604
736	736		candidate for each of those offices, or shall be void. The registration shall 605
737	737		not include a designation of any political party. The registration shall be 606
738	738		filed with the Secretary not more than ninety days prior to the election 607
739	739		at which the office is to be filled and not later than four o'clock p.m. on 608
740	740		the fourteenth day preceding the commencement of the period of early 609
741	741		voting at the election, or the registration shall be void. No person 610
742	742		nominated for an office by a major or minor party or by nominating 611
743	743		petition shall register as a write-in candidate for that office under the 612
744	744		provisions of this section, and any registration of a write-in candidacy 613
745	745		filed by such a person shall be void. Notwithstanding any provision of 614
746	746		this section to the contrary, any person desiring to be a write-in 615
747	747		candidate for the municipal office of town meeting member in any town 616
748	748		having a representative town meeting which has seventy-five or more 617
749	749		members shall register his candidacy with the town clerk of such town 618
750	750		not later than the last business day preceding the commencement of the 619
751	751		period of early voting at such election. A person may register as a write-620
752	752		in candidate for a district or municipal office if such person's name 621
753	753		appears on the last-completed registry list of the district or municipality 622
754	754		represented by such office, as the case may be. A person may register as 623
755	755		a write-in candidate for a state office if such person's name appears on 624
756	756		the last-completed registry list of the state. 625
757	757		Sec. 10. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 9-224b of the general statutes 626
758	758		are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 627
759	759		January 1, 2024): 628
760	760		(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, in order to be 629
761	761		a valid write-in candidate in a special election called to fill a vacancy in 630 Substitute Bill No. 1064
762	762
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767	767
768	768		a state, district or municipal office, a person shall register with the 631
769	769		Secretary of the State not earlier than ninety days before such election 632
770	770		and not later than the end of the business day on the fourteenth day 633
771	771		preceding the commencement of the period of early voting at such 634
772	772		election. 635
773	773		(b) In order to be a valid write-in candidate in a special election called 636
774	774		to fill a vacancy in the municipal office of town meeting member in any 637
775	775		town having a representative town meeting which has seventy-five or 638
776	776		more members, a person shall register with the town clerk of such town 639
777	777		not earlier than ninety days preceding such election and not later than 640
778	778		the last business day preceding the commencement of the period of 641
779	779		early voting at the election. 642
780	780		Sec. 11. Section 9-329b of the general statutes is repealed and the 643
781	781		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 644
782	782		(a) At any time prior to a primary held before January 1, 2024, and 645
783	783		pursuant to sections 9-423, 9-425 and 9-464, or a special act, or prior to 646
784	784		any regular election held before July 1, 2023, or any special election held 647
785	785		before January 1, 2024, the Superior Court may issue an order removing 648
786	786		a candidate from a ballot where it is shown that [said] such candidate is 649
787	787		improperly on the ballot. 650
788	788		(b) At any time prior to the commencement of the period of early 651
789	789		voting at a primary held on or after January 1, 2024, and pursuant to 652
790	790		sections 9-423, 9-425 and 9-464, or a special act, or prior to the 653
791	791		commencement of the period of early voting at any regular election held 654
792	792		on or after July 1, 2023, or at any special election held on or after January 655
793	793		1, 2024, the Superior Court may issue an order removing a candidate 656
794	794		from a ballot where it is shown that such candidate is improperly on the 657
795	795		ballot. 658
796	796		Sec. 12. Section 9-460 of the general statutes is repealed and the 659
797	797		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 660
798	798		If any party has nominated a candidate for office, or, on and after 661 Substitute Bill No. 1064
799	799
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804	804
805	805		November 4, 1981, if a candidate has qualified to appear on any ballot 662
806	806		by nominating petition under a reserved party designation, in 663
807	807		accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and such nominee 664
808	808		thereafter, but prior to forty-six days before the opening of the polls on 665
809	809		the day of the election for which such nomination has been made, dies, 666
810	810		withdraws such nominee's name or for any reason becomes disqualified 667
811	811		to hold the office for which such nominee has been nominated (1) such 668
812	812		party or, on and after November 4, 1981, the party designation 669
813	813		committee may make a nomination to fill such vacancy or provide for 670
814	814		the making of such nomination as its rules prescribe, and (2) if another 671
815	815		party that is qualified to nominate a candidate for such office does not 672
816	816		have a nominee for such office, such party may also nominate a 673
817	817		candidate for such office as its rules prescribe. No withdrawal, and no 674
818	818		nomination to replace a candidate who has withdrawn, under this 675
819	819		section shall be valid unless the candidate who has withdrawn has filed 676
820	820		a letter of withdrawal signed by such candidate with the Secretary of the 677
821	821		State in the case of a state or district office or the office of state senator 678
822	822		or state representative from any district, or with the municipal clerk in 679
823	823		the case of a municipal office other than state senator or state 680
824	824		representative. A copy of such candidate's letter of withdrawal to the 681
825	825		municipal clerk shall also be filed with the Secretary of the State. No 682
826	826		nomination to fill a vacancy under this section shall be valid unless it is 683
827	827		certified to the Secretary of the State in the case of a state or district office 684
828	828		or the office of state senator or state representative from any district, or 685
829	829		to the municipal clerk in the case of a municipal office other than state 686
830	830		senator or state representative, by the organization or committee 687
831	831		making such nomination, at least forty-two days before the opening of 688
832	832		the polls on the day of the election, except as otherwise provided by this 689
833	833		section. If a nominee dies within forty-six days before the election, but 690
834	834		prior to twenty-four hours before the [opening of the polls on the day 691
835	835		of] commencement of the period of early voting at the election for which 692
836	836		such nomination has been made, the vacancy may be filled in the 693
837	837		manner prescribed in this section by two o'clock p.m. of the day before 694
838	838		the [election] first day of such period of early voting with the municipal 695
839	839		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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845	845
846	846		within twenty-four hours before the [opening of the polls] 697
847	847		commencement of the period of early voting at the election and prior to 698
848	848		the close of the polls on the day of the election for which such 699
849	849		nomination has been made, such nominee shall not be replaced and the 700
850	850		votes cast for such nominee shall be canvassed and counted, and if such 701
851	851		nominee receives a plurality of the votes cast, a vacancy shall exist in the 702
852	852		office for which the nomination was made. The vacancy shall then be 703
853	853		filled in a manner prescribed by law. A copy of such certification to the 704
854	854		municipal clerk shall also be filed with the Secretary of the State. Such 705
855	855		nomination to fill a vacancy due to death or disqualification shall 706
856	856		include a statement setting forth the reason for such vacancy. If at the 707
857	857		time such nomination is certified to the Secretary of the State or to the 708
858	858		municipal clerk, as the case may be, the ballots have already been 709
859	859		printed, the Secretary of the State shall direct the municipal clerk in each 710
860	860		municipality affected to (A) have the ballots reprinted with the 711
861	861		nomination thus made included thereon, (B) cause printed stickers to be 712
862	862		affixed to the ballots so that the name of any candidate who has died, 713
863	863		withdrawn or been disqualified is deleted and the name of any 714
864	864		candidate chosen to fill such vacancy appears in the same position as 715
865	865		that in which the vacated candidacy appeared, or (C) cause blank 716
866	866		stickers to be so affixed if the vacancy is not filled. 717
867	867		Sec. 13. Section 9-426 of the general statutes is repealed and the 718
868	868		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024): 719
869	869		If only one candidacy has been filed by a person other than a party-720
870	870		endorsed candidate for the nomination by a political party to a 721
871	871		particular office and the candidate whose candidacy has been so filed 722
872	872		thereafter, but prior to the [opening of the polls] commencement of the 723
873	873		period of early voting at such primary, dies, withdraws his name from 724
874	874		nomination or for any reason becomes disqualified to hold the office for 725
875	875		which he is a candidate, no primary shall be held for the nomination of 726
876	876		such party to that office and the party-endorsed candidate for such 727
877	877		office shall be deemed to have been lawfully chosen in the same manner 728
878	878		and to the same extent as is provided in sections 9-382 to 9-450, 729 Substitute Bill No. 1064
879	879
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884	884
885	885		inclusive, in the case where no candidacy other than a party-endorsed 730
886	886		candidacy has been filed. If candidacies have been filed by only one 731
887	887		group of persons other than party-endorsed candidates for election to a 732
888	888		town committee, and the candidates whose candidacies have been so 733
889	889		filed thereafter, but prior to the [opening of the polls] commencement of 734
890	890		the period of early voting at such primary, die, withdraw their names 735
891	891		from nomination or for any reason become disqualified to hold the 736
892	892		positions for which they are candidates, so as to render the number of 737
893	893		candidacies so filed less than twenty-five per cent of the number of town 738
894	894		committee members to be elected by such party either in the 739
895	895		municipality or in the political subdivision, as the case may be, no 740
896	896		primary shall be held for those positions and the party-endorsed 741
897	897		candidates for such positions shall be deemed to have been lawfully 742
898	898		chosen in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided in 743
899	899		sections 9-382 to 9-450, inclusive, in the case where no candidacies other 744
900	900		than party-endorsed candidacies have been filed. If any person on a 745
901	901		slate, prior to the [opening of the polls] commencement of the period of 746
902	902		early voting at such primary, dies, withdraws his name from 747
903	903		nomination or for any reason becomes disqualified to hold the position 748
904	904		for which he is a candidate, such partial slate shall appear on the ballot 749
905	905		at the primary and, if such partial slate wins, then the remaining 750
906	906		members may fill the vacancy. If only one such slate other than a slate 751
907	907		of party-endorsed candidates has been filed for election and prior to the 752
908	908		[opening of the polls] commencement of the period of early voting at 753
909	909		such primary each of the persons on such slate dies, withdraws or 754
910	910		becomes disqualified, no primary shall be held for those positions and 755
911	911		the party-endorsed candidates for those positions shall be deemed to 756
912	912		have been lawfully chosen in the same manner and to the same extent 757
913	913		as is provided in sections 9-382 to 9-450, inclusive, in the case where no 758
914	914		candidacies other than party-endorsed candidacies have been filed. 759
915	915		Sec. 14. Section 9-428 of the general statutes is repealed and the 760
916	916		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024): 761
917	917		If a party-endorsed candidate for nomination to an office or for 762 Substitute Bill No. 1064
918	918
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923	923
924	924		election to the position of town committee member, prior to twenty-four 763
925	925		hours before the [opening of the polls] commencement of the period of 764
926	926		early voting at the primary, dies or, prior to ten days before the first day 765
927	927		of such [primary] period of early voting, withdraws his name from 766
928	928		nomination or for any reason becomes disqualified to hold the office or 767
929	929		position for which he is a candidate, the state central committee, the 768
930	930		town committee or other authority of the party which endorsed such 769
931	931		candidate may make an endorsement to fill such vacancy or provide for 770
932	932		the making of such endorsement, in such manner as is prescribed in the 771
933	933		rules of such party, and certify to the registrar and municipal clerk or to 772
934	934		the Secretary of the State, as the case may be, the name of the person so 773
935	935		endorsed. If such certification is made at least twenty-four hours prior 774
936	936		to the [opening of the polls] commencement of the period of early voting 775
937	937		at the primary, in the case of such an endorsement to replace a candidate 776
938	938		who has died, or at least seven days before the first day of such 777
939	939		[primary] period of early voting, in the case of such an endorsement to 778
940	940		replace a candidate who has withdrawn or become disqualified, such 779
941	941		person so endorsed shall run in the primary as the party-endorsed 780
942	942		candidate, except as provided in sections 9-416 and 9-417. If such 781
943	943		certification of another party-endorsed candidate has been made within 782
944	944		the time specified in this section, and if the ballots have already been 783
945	945		printed and the names of the candidates for such office or position 784
946	946		appear on the ballots, the Secretary of the State or the registrar, as the 785
947	947		case may be, shall direct the clerk of each municipality holding such 786
948	948		primary to have the ballots reprinted with the name of the person so 787
949	949		certified included thereon; provided, in the case of such an endorsement 788
950	950		to replace a candidate who has died, if such certification has been made 789
951	951		less than ninety-six hours but at least twenty-four hours prior to the 790
952	952		[opening of the polls] commencement of the period of early voting at 791
953	953		the primary, such Secretary or registrar shall direct such clerk to have 792
954	954		stickers printed and inserted upon the ballots, having the name of the 793
955	955		person so certified appearing thereon, and the moderator in each polling 794
956	956		place shall cause such stickers to be pasted on the ballots before the 795
957	957		opening of the polls at such primary. 796 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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963	963
964	964		Sec. 15. Section 9-429 of the general statutes is repealed and the 797
965	965		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024): 798
966	966		If, prior to the [opening of the polls] commencement of the period of 799
967	967		early voting at a primary for nomination to an office or for election of 800
968	968		town committee members, such a number of candidates have died, 801
969	969		withdrawn their names or become ineligible, and have not been 802
970	970		replaced as permitted in sections 9-426, as amended by this act, and 9-803
971	971		428, as amended by this act, as to render the total number of candidates 804
972	972		for such office or position no greater than the number to be nominated 805
973	973		to such office or elected to such positions, the primary shall not be held, 806
974	974		and each of the party-endorsed and other candidates shall be deemed to 807
975	975		have been lawfully nominated to such office or elected to such positions. 808
976	976		Sec. 16. Subsection (b) of section 9-55 of the general statutes is 809
977	977		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 810
978	978		1, 2024): 811
979	979		(b) If a political party authorizes unaffiliated electors to vote in a 812
980	980		primary, under section 9-431, and a notice of primary is published, the 813
981	981		registrars shall cause a list of all unaffiliated electors eligible to vote in 814
982	982		the primary to be printed before the commencement of the period of 815
983	983		early voting at such primary. If unaffiliated electors are authorized to 816
984	984		vote in only one party's primary and are authorized to vote for all offices 817
985	985		to be contested at the primary, the registrars may print the list of 818
986	986		unaffiliated electors in combination with such party's enrollment list, 819
987	987		indicating party affiliation where applicable. 820
988	988		Sec. 17. Section 9-217 of the general statutes is repealed and the 821
989	989		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2024): 822
990	990		The Secretary of the State shall provide to the clerk of the 823
991	991		municipality in which such election is to be held a list of the candidates 824
992	992		of each party for such office by the thirty-fourth day before the 825
993	993		commencement of the period of early voting at such special election. 826
994	994		Sec. 18. Subsection (b) of section 9-4a of the general statutes is 827 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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1000	1000
1001	1001		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 828
1002	1002		2023): 829
1003	1003		(b) The voter guide shall contain: 830
1004	1004		(1) The date of the state election and the hours the polls will be open, 831
1005	1005		and the dates of the period of early voting at such state election and the 832
1006	1006		hours the locations designated for the conduct of early voting will be 833
1007	1007		open; 834
1008	1008		(2) The name, party affiliation and contact information of each 835
1009	1009		candidate who is nominated or qualifies as a petitioning candidate for 836
1010	1010		election to the office of President of the United States, Vice-President of 837
1011	1011		the United States, senator in Congress, representative in Congress, 838
1012	1012		Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Treasurer, 839
1013	1013		State Comptroller, Secretary of the State, state senator or state 840
1014	1014		representative at the state election. As used in this section, "contact 841
1015	1015		information" means any or all of the following information received by 842
1016	1016		the Secretary of the State in the course of the secretary's elections duties 843
1017	1017		or by the Federal Election Commission: A candidate's campaign mailing 844
1018	1018		address, telephone number, facsimile number, electronic mail address 845
1019	1019		and web site. The voter guide may provide contact information for a 846
1020	1020		candidate for the office of President of the United States, Vice-President 847
1021	1021		of the United States, senator in Congress or representative in Congress 848
1022	1022		by an electronic link to such information on the Federal Election 849
1023	1023		Commission's web site; 850
1024	1024		(3) The following three maps produced pursuant to the most recent 851
1025	1025		decennial reapportionment of General Assembly and Connecticut 852
1026	1026		congressional districts: One map showing the boundaries of state 853
1027	1027		senatorial districts, one map showing the boundaries of state house of 854
1028	1028		representatives districts and one map showing the boundaries of state 855
1029	1029		congressional districts; 856
1030	1030		(4) A description of each office to be filled at the state election; 857
1031	1031		(5) An absentee ballot application in printable format; 858 Substitute Bill No. 1064
1032	1032
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1038	1038		(6) Instructions regarding voting by absentee ballot; 859
1039	1039		(7) Information on the procedure for registering to vote; 860
1040	1040		(8) A voter registration application in printable format; 861
1041	1041		(9) The full text of each proposed constitutional amendment that will 862
1042	1042		appear on the ballot at the state election; 863
1043	1043		(10) The explanatory text as to the content and purpose of each such 864
1044	1044		proposed constitutional amendment, which is prepared by the Office of 865
1045	1045		Legislative Research pursuant to section 2-30a; and 866
1046	1046		(11) The text of the Voter's Bill of Rights set forth in section 9-236b. 867
1047	1047		Sec. 19. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Secretary of the State 868
1048	1048		shall develop and conduct a state-wide public awareness campaign to 869
1049	1049		educate the public regarding the availability of early voting at elections, 870
1050	1050		primaries and referenda and provide information to the public 871
1051	1051		concerning such early voting, including, but not limited to, the number 872
1052	1052		of days of early voting prior to an election, primary or referendum, the 873
1053	1053		hours for early voting during such days and the procedures for casting 874
1054	1054		a ballot at locations designated for the conduct of early voting. 875
1055	1055		(b) The Secretary of the State shall develop an early voting procedure 876
1056	1056		manual, which shall include, but need not be limited to, a model plan 877
1057	1057		for the designation and staffing of locations for the conduct of early 878
1058	1058		voting, and shall revise such procedure manual as necessary in 879
1059	1059		accordance with changes in the law relating to the conduct of early 880
1060	1060		voting. The Secretary shall distribute such procedure manual, and any 881
1061	1061		revision to such procedure manual, to each registrar of voters and 882
1062	1062		municipal clerk and shall publish such procedure manual, and any such 883
1063	1063		revision, on the Internet web site of the office of the Secretary of the 884
1064	1064		State. 885
1065	1065		Sec. 20. Section 9-235e of the general statutes is repealed and the 886
1066	1066		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 887 Substitute Bill No. 1064
1067	1067
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1072	1072
1073	1073		Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary of the 888
1074	1074		State, or the Secretary's designee, shall be allowed access to each polling 889
1075	1075		place or location designated for the conduct of early voting within the 890
1076	1076		state during any municipal, state or federal election, primary or 891
1077	1077		recanvass for the purpose of reviewing [each] any such polling place or 892
1078	1078		location and any such recanvass for compliance with state and federal 893
1079	1079		law. If the Secretary is a candidate on the ballot for any election or 894
1080	1080		primary at a polling place or location designated for the conduct of early 895
1081	1081		voting, only the Secretary's designee may access such polling place or 896
1082	1082		location pursuant to the provisions of this section. 897
1083	1083		Sec. 21. Subsection (a) of section 9-6c of the general statutes is 898
1084	1084		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 899
1085	1085		2023): 900
1086	1086		(a) Two or more municipalities may jointly perform any function that 901
1087	1087		each municipality is required to perform individually under this title, 902
1088	1088		except conduct early voting pursuant to section 1 of this act, by entering 903
1089	1089		into an agreement pursuant to this section. Any such agreement shall be 904
1090	1090		negotiated and shall contain all provisions upon which each 905
1091	1091		participating municipality agrees. Any such agreement shall establish a 906
1092	1092		process for amendment of, termination of and withdrawal from such 907
1093	1093		agreement. Any proposed agreement shall be submitted to the 908
1094	1094		legislative body of each participating municipality for a vote to ratify or 909
1095	1095		reject such agreement. The legislative body of each participating 910
1096	1096		municipality shall provide an opportunity for public comment prior to 911
1097	1097		any such vote. For purposes of this section, providing an opportunity 912
1098	1098		for public comment does not require a legislative body to conduct a 913
1099	1099		public hearing. 914
1100	1100		Sec. 22. Subsection (c) of section 9-50b of the general statutes is 915
1101	1101		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 916
1102	1102		2023): 917
1103	1103		(c) Not later than sixty days after each election or primary, the 918
1104	1104		registrars of voters shall update the state-wide centralized voter 919 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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1111	1111		registration system and indicate whether the eligible voters on the 920
1112	1112		official registry list for such election or primary voted and, if so, if they 921
1113	1113		voted in person on the day of such election or primary, in person during 922
1114	1114		the period of early voting at such election or primary or by absentee 923
1115	1115		ballot. 924
1116	1116		Sec. 23. Subsection (y) of section 9-1 of the general statutes is repealed 925
1117	1117		and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 926
1118	1118		(y) "The last session for admission of electors prior to an election" 927
1119	1119		means the day which is the [seventh] eighteenth day prior to an election. 928
1120	1120		Sec. 24. Subsection (a) of section 9-17 of the general statutes are 929
1121	1121		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 930
1122	1122		2023): 931
1123	1123		(a) For the purposes of this section, "primary day" means the day that 932
1124	1124		a primary for state, district and municipal offices is being held in 933
1125	1125		accordance with section 9-423, and "election day" means the day of each 934
1126	1126		regular election. (1) The registrars of voters of each town shall hold 935
1127	1127		sessions to examine the qualifications of electors and admit those found 936
1128	1128		qualified on the dates and at the times set forth in this section. Such 937
1129	1129		sessions shall be held on the following days during the hours indicated, 938
1130	1130		except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection: 939
1131	1131		T1 Day Hours
1132	1132		T2 [Fourteenth] Eighteenth day
1133	1133		T3 before primary day ………………. any two hours between
1134	1134		T4 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
1135	1135		T5 [Seventh] Eighteenth day
1136	1136		T6 before election day .………………. 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
1137	1137
1138	1138		The session of the registrars of voters on the [seventh] eighteenth day 940
1139	1139		before election day shall be the last session for admission of electors 941
1140	1140		prior to an election, as defined in subsection (y) of section 9-1, as 942
1141	1141		amended by this act. (2) No town having a population of less than 943 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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1148	1148		twenty-five thousand persons shall be required to hold sessions for 944
1149	1149		admission of electors on the [fourteenth] eighteenth day before primary 945
1150	1150		day. 946
1151	1151		Sec. 25. Subsection (f) of section 9-19k of the general statutes is 947
1152	1152		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 948
1153	1153		2023): 949
1154	1154		(f) If an applicant registers to vote pursuant to the provisions of this 950
1155	1155		section after the [seventh] eighteenth day before an election or after the 951
1156	1156		[fifth] eighteenth day before a primary, the privileges of an elector shall 952
1157	1157		not attach until the day after such election or primary, as the case may 953
1158	1158		be. In such event, the registrars of voters may contact such applicant, 954
1159	1159		either by telephone or mail, in order to inform such applicant of the 955
1160	1160		effect of such late received application and any applicable deadline for 956
1161	1161		applying for admission in person. 957
1162	1162		Sec. 26. Subsections (c) and (d) of section 9-23g of the general statutes 958
1163	1163		are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 959
1164	1164		1, 2023): 960
1165	1165		(c) Forthwith upon receipt of a registration application in the office of 961
1166	1166		the registrars of voters, the registrar shall mark such date on the 962
1167	1167		application and review the application to determine whether the 963
1168	1168		applicant has properly completed it and is legally qualified to register. 964
1169	1169		Forthwith upon completing his review, the registrar shall (1) indicate on 965
1170	1170		the application whether the application has been accepted or rejected, 966
1171	1171		(2) mail a notice to the applicant, (3) indicate on the application the date 967
1172	1172		on which such notice is mailed, and (4) provide a copy of such notice to 968
1173	1173		the other registrar. If the registrar determines that the applicant has not 969
1174	1174		properly completed the application or is not legally qualified to register, 970
1175	1175		the notice shall indicate that the application has been rejected and shall 971
1176	1176		state any reason for rejection. If the registrar determines that the 972
1177	1177		applicant has properly completed the application and is legally 973
1178	1178		qualified to register, the notice shall indicate that the application has 974
1179	1179		been accepted. A notice of acceptance or a notice of rejection shall be 975 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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1186	1186		sent (A) not later than four days after receipt of an application during 976
1187	1187		the period beginning on the forty-ninth day before an election and 977
1188	1188		ending on the twenty-first day before such election, (B) on the day of 978
1189	1189		receipt of an application if it is received (i) during the period beginning 979
1190	1190		on the [twentieth] thirty-first day before such election and ending on the 980
1191	1191		[seventh] eighteenth day before such election, (ii) during the period 981
1192	1192		beginning on the [sixth] seventeenth day before an election and ending 982
1193	1193		on election day if the application has been received by the [seventh] 983
1194	1194		eighteenth day before an election by the Commissioner of Motor 984
1195	1195		Vehicles or by a voter registration agency, (iii) during the period 985
1196	1196		beginning on the [twenty-first] thirty-fourth day before a primary and 986
1197	1197		ending on the [fifth] eighteenth day before a primary, or (iv) during the 987
1198	1198		period beginning on the [fourth] seventeenth day before a primary and 988
1199	1199		ending at twelve o'clock noon on the last weekday before a primary, if 989
1200	1200		the application has been postmarked by the [fifth] eighteenth day before 990
1201	1201		the primary and is received in the office of the registrars of voters during 991
1202	1202		such period or if the application is received by the [fifth] eighteenth day 992
1203	1203		before a primary by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or by a voter 993
1204	1204		registration agency, and (C) within ten days of receipt of an application 994
1205	1205		at any other time. A notice of acceptance shall be sent by first-class mail 995
1206	1206		with instructions on the envelope that it be returned if not deliverable 996
1207	1207		at the address shown on the envelope. A notice of acceptance shall 997
1208	1208		indicate the effective date of the applicant's registration and enrollment, 998
1209	1209		the date of the next regularly scheduled election or primary in which the 999
1210	1210		applicant shall be eligible to vote and the applicant's precinct and 1000
1211	1211		polling place. If a notice of acceptance of an application is returned 1001
1212	1212		undelivered, the registrars shall forthwith take the necessary action in 1002
1213	1213		accordance with section 9-35 or 9-43, notwithstanding the May first 1003
1214	1214		deadline in section 9-35. An applicant for admission as an elector 1004
1215	1215		pursuant to this section and section 9-23h may only be admitted as an 1005
1216	1216		elector by a registrar of voters of the town of his residence. Not later 1006
1217	1217		than December thirty-first, annually, the Secretary of the State shall 1007
1218	1218		establish an official calendar of all deadlines set forth in this subsection 1008
1219	1219		for regularly scheduled elections and primaries to be held in the 1009
1220	1220		following calendar year. 1010 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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1227	1227		(d) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the privileges 1011
1228	1228		of an elector for any applicant for admission under this section and 1012
1229	1229		section 9-23h shall attach immediately upon approval by the registrar, 1013
1230	1230		and the registrars shall enter the name of the elector on the registry list. 1014
1231	1231		(2) Except as provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection, if a mailed 1015
1232	1232		application is postmarked, or if a delivered application is received in the 1016
1233	1233		office of the registrars of voters, after the [seventh] eighteenth day before 1017
1234	1234		an election or after the [fifth] eighteenth day before a primary, the 1018
1235	1235		privileges of an elector shall not attach until the day after such election 1019
1236	1236		or primary, as the case may be. In such event, the registrars of voters 1020
1237	1237		may contact such applicant, either by telephone or mail, in order to 1021
1238	1238		inform such applicant of the effect of such late received mail-in 1022
1239	1239		application and any applicable deadline for applying for admission in 1023
1240	1240		person. 1024
1241	1241		(3) If an application is received after the [seventh] eighteenth day 1025
1242	1242		before an election or after the [fifth] eighteenth day before a primary by 1026
1243	1243		the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or by a voter registration agency, 1027
1244	1244		the privileges of an elector shall not attach until the day after the election 1028
1245	1245		or primary, as the case may be, or on the day the registrar approves it, 1029
1246	1246		whichever is later. 1030
1247	1247		(4) If on the day of an election or primary, the name of an applicant 1031
1248	1248		does not appear on the official check list, such applicant may present to 1032
1249	1249		the moderator at the polls either a notice of acceptance received through 1033
1250	1250		the mail or an application receipt that was previously provided to the 1034
1251	1251		applicant pursuant to section 9-19e, subsection (b) of section 9-19h, 1035
1252	1252		subsection (b) of this section or section 9-23n. If an applicant presents 1036
1253	1253		said notice or receipt, and either the registrars of voters find the original 1037
1254	1254		application or the applicant submits a new application at the polls, the 1038
1255	1255		registrar, or assistant registrar upon notice to and approval by the 1039
1256	1256		registrar, shall add such person's name and address to the official check 1040
1257	1257		list on such day and the person shall be allowed to vote if otherwise 1041
1258	1258		eligible to vote and the person presents to the checkers at the polling 1042
1259	1259		place a preprinted form of identification pursuant to subparagraph (A) 1043 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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1266	1266		of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 9-261. 1044
1267	1267		Sec. 27. Subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 9-192a of the 1045
1268	1268		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1046
1269	1269		thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 1047
1270	1270		(3) Once certified, pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, each 1048
1271	1271		registrar shall participate each year in not less than eight hours of 1049
1272	1272		training, not including any training described under subdivision (2) of 1050
1273	1273		subsection (d) of this section, in order to maintain such certification. 1051
1274	1274		Such training shall be as prescribed by the Secretary of the State and 1052
1275	1275		shall be conducted by said Secretary or a third party approved by said 1053
1276	1276		Secretary to conduct such training. On and after July 1, 2023, such 1054
1277	1277		training shall include procedures for the conduct of early voting at 1055
1278	1278		elections, primaries and referenda. Any registrar who fails to satisfy 1056
1279	1279		such annual training requirement shall be directed by the Secretary of 1057
1280	1280		the State to take remedial measures prescribed by said Secretary. 1058
1281	1281		Sec. 28. Subsection (a) of section 9-320f of the general statutes is 1059
1282	1282		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1060
1283	1283		2023): 1061
1284	1284		(a) Not earlier than the fifteenth day after any election or primary and 1062
1285	1285		not later than two business days before the canvass of votes by the 1063
1286	1286		Secretary of the State, Treasurer and Comptroller, for any federal or 1064
1287	1287		state election or primary, or by the town clerk for any municipal election 1065
1288	1288		or primary, the registrars of voters shall conduct a manual audit or, for 1066
1289	1289		an election or primary held on or after January 1, 2016, an electronic 1067
1290	1290		audit authorized under section 9-320g of the votes recorded in not less 1068
1291	1291		than five per cent of the voting districts in the state, district or 1069
1292	1292		municipality, whichever is applicable. For the purposes of this section, 1070
1293	1293		any central location used in a municipality for the counting of absentee 1071
1294	1294		ballots, early voting ballots or same-day election or same-day primary 1072
1295	1295		registration ballots shall be deemed a voting district. Such manual or 1073
1296	1296		electronic audit shall be noticed in advance and be open to public 1074
1297	1297		observation. Any election official who participates in the administration 1075 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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1304	1304		and conduct of an audit pursuant to this section shall be compensated 1076
1305	1305		by the municipality at the standard rate of pay established by such 1077
1306	1306		municipality for elections or primaries, as the case may be. 1078
1307	1307		Sec. 29. Subsection (a) of section 9-229 of the general statutes is 1079
1308	1308		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1080
1309	1309		2023): 1081
1310	1310		(a) The registrars of voters in the several towns and, in towns where 1082
1311	1311		there are different registrars for different voting districts, the registrars 1083
1312	1312		of voters in such districts shall appoint the moderators of regular and 1084
1313	1313		special state and municipal elections in their respective towns or 1085
1314	1314		districts. For the purpose of providing a reserve group of persons who 1086
1315	1315		may serve as moderators, the registrars shall designate alternate 1087
1316	1316		moderators from among those persons chosen as official checkers, or 1088
1317	1317		tabulator tenders, in the following minimum numbers: In towns with 1089
1318	1318		one or more but not exceeding three voting districts, one alternate 1090
1319	1319		moderator; in towns with four or more but not exceeding eight voting 1091
1320	1320		districts, two alternate moderators; in towns with more than eight 1092
1321	1321		voting districts, a number of alternate moderators equal to one-fourth 1093
1322	1322		of the number of voting districts rounded off to the nearest multiple of 1094
1323	1323		four. In case the registrars fail to agree in the choice of a moderator or 1095
1324	1324		alternate moderator, the choice shall be determined between such 1096
1325	1325		registrars by lot. In the case of a primary, the registrar, as defined in 1097
1326	1326		section 9-372, shall so appoint such moderators and alternate 1098
1327	1327		moderators. Moderators and alternate moderators shall be appointed at 1099
1328	1328		least twenty days before the commencement of the period of early 1100
1329	1329		voting at such election or primary. The registrars shall submit a list of 1101
1330	1330		the names of such moderators and alternate moderators to the 1102
1331	1331		municipal clerk, which list shall be made available for public inspection 1103
1332	1332		by such clerk. Each person appointed to serve as moderator or alternate 1104
1333	1333		moderator shall be certified by the Secretary of the State in accordance 1105
1334	1334		with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, except as provided 1106
1335	1335		in subsection (d) of this section or section 9-436. 1107
1336	1336		Sec. 30. Section 9-256 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1108 Substitute Bill No. 1064
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1343	1343		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 1109
1344	1344		The registrars of voters of each municipality shall, not less than ten 1110
1345	1345		days prior to the commencement of the period of early voting at an 1111
1346	1346		election, file with the Secretary of the State a sample ballot identical with 1112
1347	1347		those to be provided for each polling place under section 9-255. The 1113
1348	1348		Secretary of the State shall examine the sample ballot required to be filed 1114
1349	1349		under this section, and if such sample ballot contains an error, the 1115
1350	1350		Secretary of the State shall order the registrars of voters to reprint a 1116
1351	1351		corrected sample ballot or to take other such action as the Secretary may 1117
1352	1352		deem appropriate. 1118
1353	1353		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
1354	1354		sections:
1355	1355
1356	1356		Section 1 July 1, 2023 New section
1357	1357		Sec. 2 July 1, 2023 New section
1358	1358		Sec. 3 July 1, 2023 9-174
1359	1359		Sec. 4 July 1, 2023 9-174a(a)
1360	1360		Sec. 5 July 1, 2023 9-19j
1361	1361		Sec. 6 July 1, 2023 9-225(a)
1362	1362		Sec. 7 July 1, 2023 9-226(a)
1363	1363		Sec. 8 July 1, 2023 9-255a(a) to (c)
1364	1364		Sec. 9 July 1, 2023 9-373a
1365	1365		Sec. 10 January 1, 2024 9-224b(a) and (b)
1366	1366		Sec. 11 from passage 9-329b
1367	1367		Sec. 12 July 1, 2023 9-460
1368	1368		Sec. 13 January 1, 2024 9-426
1369	1369		Sec. 14 January 1, 2024 9-428
1370	1370		Sec. 15 January 1, 2024 9-429
1371	1371		Sec. 16 January 1, 2024 9-55(b)
1372	1372		Sec. 17 January 1, 2024 9-217
1373	1373		Sec. 18 July 1, 2023 9-4a(b)
1374	1374		Sec. 19 from passage New section
1375	1375		Sec. 20 July 1, 2023 9-235e
1376	1376		Sec. 21 July 1, 2023 9-6c(a)
1377	1377		Sec. 22 July 1, 2023 9-50b(c)
1378	1378		Sec. 23 July 1, 2023 9-1(y)
1379	1379		Sec. 24 July 1, 2023 9-17(a) Substitute Bill No. 1064
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1386	1386		Sec. 25 July 1, 2023 9-19k(f)
1387	1387		Sec. 26 July 1, 2023 9-23g(c) and (d)
1388	1388		Sec. 27 July 1, 2023 9-192a(a)(3)
1389	1389		Sec. 28 July 1, 2023 9-320f(a)
1390	1390		Sec. 29 July 1, 2023 9-229(a)
1391	1391		Sec. 30 July 1, 2023 9-256
1392	1392
	1393	+	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
	1394	+	In Section 1(a)(1)(B), "subdivision (1) of" was added for accuracy; in
	1395	+	Section 1(a)(2), "and at each such" was changed to "or" for conciseness,
	1396	+	and "subdivision (2) of" was added in Subpara. (B) for accuracy; in
	1397	+	Section 1(b)(1), "ninety days before the day of such regular election" was
	1398	+	changed to "ninety days prior to the day of a regular election" for
	1399	+	consistency, and Subpara. (B)(ii) was rewritten for internal consistency
	1400	+	and clarity; in Section 1(c), "subsection (f)" was changed to "subsection
	1401	+	(e)" for accuracy; in Section 2, Subsec. (a) was rewritten, and "or
	1402	+	referendum" was added in Subsec. (b), for internal consistency; in
	1403	+	Section 3, references to "same-day election or same-day primary
	1404	+	registration" were added in Subsecs. (b) and (c)(1) for internal
	1405	+	consistency; in Sections 3(c)(2) and 4(a), "not held in conjunction with a
	1406	+	regular election" was changed to "not held in conjunction with a regular
	1407	+	election or primary" for internal consistency; in Section 5(a)(3), "an
	1408	+	election" was changed to "a regular election" for internal consistency; in
	1409	+	Section 5(c)(1), "forty-nine" and "thirty-three" were changed to "forty-
	1410	+	five" and "twenty-nine", respectively, for internal consistency, and
	1411	+	Subpara. (B)(ii) was rewritten for internal consistency and clarity; in
	1412	+	Section 5(c)(2), "seventy-eight" and "sixty-three" were changed to
	1413	+	"seventy-four" and "fifty-nine", respectively, for internal consistency; in
	1414	+	Section 5(e)(2), "or primary officials" was added for consistency; in
	1415	+	Section 7(a)(2)(D)(ii)(III), "in such city or borough" was added for
	1416	+	consistency; in Section 11(a), "election" was changed to "regular election"
	1417	+	for internal consistency; in Section 20, references to "location designated
	1418	+	for the conduct of early voting" were added for consistency; in Section
	1419	+	21, "pursuant to section 1 of this act" was added for accuracy; in Section
	1420	+	24(a), references to "fourteenth" were changed to "eighteenth" for
	1421	+	internal consistency; and in Section 28, "same-day registration" was
	1422	+	changed to "same-day election or same-day primary registration" for
	1423	+	consistency.
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1394		-	GAE Joint Favorable Subst.
1395		-	APP Joint Favorable
	1425	+	GAE Joint Favorable Subst. Substitute Bill No. 1064
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