Chapter 146. Elections
Section
9-164Regular and special municipal elections.9-164aTransitional terms of office.9-164bDeferred terms.9-164cChange of municipal election date.9-164dNotification to secretary.9-164eProposed action to be submitted to municipal attorney.9-164fElection of registrars unaffected.9-165 to 9-167Biennial town elections: Change to from annual elections, unexpired terms; term and method of rotation of board members.9-167aMinority representation.9-168Place of holding elections.9-168aPolling places for voting districts whose lines differ from the district lines as constituted in a municipal election year and for voting districts with less than one thousand five hundred electors who vote for officers that no other electors of town vote for. Combined voting districts and polling places.9-168bDesignation of polling places in adjacent voting districts.9-168cAccessibility of polling places to physically disabled voters.9-168dAccessibility of polling places to voters with physical disabilities. Certification. Waiver of requirements.9-168eParking spaces at polling places for handicapped and infirm elderly persons.9-169Voting districts.9-169aSplit voting districts.9-169bEffective date of changes in voting districts.9-169cAt-large election of members of legislative bodies of certain towns.9-169dVoting districts crossing legislative district lines, permitted for municipal elections.9-169eVoting districts in special elections held to fill vacancy in district or municipal office.9-169fReapportionment required for certain municipal legislative bodies.9-169gTown clerks required to submit voting district maps to Secretary of the State. Use of maps by General Assembly.9-169hAdjustment of decennial census information re certain incarcerated individuals for purposes of determining state legislative and municipal voting districts.9-170Eligibility to vote at town elections.9-171Eligibility to vote at city elections.9-172Eligibility to vote at state elections.9-172aRevised registry list defined for purposes of special elections.9-172bUpdated list and registration deadline for special election or referendum.9-173Plurality required for election.9-174Hours of voting on day of election and during period of early voting. Voting by electors and same-day election registration applicants in line at hour prescribed for closing of voting location.9-174aEmergency contingency plan for elections, primaries and referenda. Model plan.9-174bNotification re extension of hours of polling place.9-175Presidential and vice presidential electors. Write-in candidates and ballots.9-175aAgreement Among the States to Elect the President of the United States by National Popular Vote.9-176Meeting of presidential electors.9-177Compensation of presidential electors.9-178Senator in Congress.9-179Representative in Congress.9-180Representative at large.9-181State officers.9-182Sheriffs.9-183Justices of the peace.9-183aNumber of justices of the peace, exceptions.9-183b(Formerly Sec. 9-252). Nomination of justices of the peace by parties qualifying as major parties based on enrollment. Terms. Primaries.9-183cNomination of justices of the peace by parties qualifying as major parties based solely on gubernatorial vote. Terms. Primaries.9-184Vacancy in office of justice of the peace when justice nominated by a major party.9-184a and 9-184b9-184a and 9-184b9-184cAppointment as justices of the peace of electors who are not members of major parties. Terms. Vacancies.9-185Municipal officers.9-186Electoral status of municipal officers and justices of the peace.9-187Terms.9-187aDate term to begin.9-188First selectman and selectmen. Election procedure. Dual candidacy prohibited. Minority representation; restricted voting. Tie vote.9-189Town clerks, treasurers and tax collectors.9-189aFour-year terms for town clerks, registrars and treasurers.9-190Registrars of voters.9-190aElection of registrars at state elections.9-190bTemporary relief of registrar by Secretary of the State; procedure.9-190cRemoval of registrar.9-191Election of registrars for each voting district.9-192Deputy registrar. Registrar vacancy. Assistant registrars. Special assistant registrars.9-192aSecretary of the State to establish program and criteria for certification of registrars. Committee to advise Secretary on programs and procedures for training, examining and certifying registrars, deputies and assistants. Training program for poll workers.9-192bDesignation of registrar, deputy or an assistant to receive instruction.9-193Registrar's oath.9-194Compensation of registrars, deputies and assistants.9-195Compensation of registrars and town clerks for duties as to enrollment.9-196 and 9-197Assessors. Minority representation for assessors in towns holding annual elections.9-198Determination of number, method of election or appointment, term and compensation of assessors.9-199Boards of assessment appeals. Alternate and additional members.9-200Constables.9-201Election of five-member boards of police commissioners.9-202Board of finance.9-203Number and term of members of boards of education.9-204Minority representation on board of education.9-204aNomination and voting for full number of board members to be elected authorized.9-204bOptional alternative system for towns with four-year terms for board of education.9-205Election of board of education when number of members revised.9-206Election of board of education in towns adopting biennial elections. Alternate rotation of terms and length of terms permitted.9-206aOptional number of members and terms of boards of education.9-207Library directors.9-208Election of library directors on change from annual to biennial election.9-209Certificate filed with secretary when planning or zoning members to be elected.9-210Incompatible town offices.9-211United States senator; vacancy.9-211aFifty or more vacancies in the office of senator in Congress among the states. Connecticut vacancy. Governor's power to appoint.9-212Representative in Congress.9-213Secretary, Treasurer, Comptroller and Attorney General.9-214State representative.9-215Member or member-elect of the General Assembly.9-216Nomination by petition.9-217List of candidates.9-218Probate judge.9-219Justice of the peace.9-220Town office.9-221Municipal office vacancy election provisions inapplicable in certain circumstances.9-222Filling of vacancy in office of first selectman or selectman. Petition for special election.9-223Notice of vacancy in municipal office.9-224Special election on same day as regular election.9-224aNo election if only one candidate in special election to fill vacancy.9-224bRegistration as write-in candidate in special election to fill vacancy.9-225State elections.9-226Municipal elections.9-227Record of warning of municipal election.9-228Municipal elections.9-228aCertification re location of polling place. Report to Secretary of the State identifying moderators. Removal of moderator by Secretary.9-229Appointment of moderators. Certification and duties of regional election advisors. Instruction and certification of moderators. Regulations. Alternate moderators.9-229aElection or primary day polling place observers. Appointment. Duties. Training program. Regulations. Additional election officials. Code of ethics for polling place observers.9-229bRegional election advisors. Appointment by regional councils of governments. Memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of the State.9-229cGrants to regional councils of governments from Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management for support of regional election advisors.9-230Authority of registrars and moderators to prevent or suppress disorder.9-231Oath of election officials.9-232Challenges to the right of any person offering to vote. Challenges to not be indiscriminate and to be under oath.9-232aRemedy for denial of voting rights.9-232bPenalty for false statement.9-232cModerator to keep memorandum of challenge; form.9-232dRequest for challenged ballot.9-232eCasting of challenged ballot, procedure.9-232fPreservation and counting of challenged ballots.9-232g9-232g9-232h9-232h9-232iDefinition.9-232jProvisional ballot packets for elections for federal office.9-232kSecretary of the State to prescribe and provide provisional ballots.9-232lApplications for provisional ballots.9-232mCasting of provisional ballots.9-232nDetermination of eligibility of provisional ballot applicants to vote. Report. Corrected return.9-232oCounting of provisional ballots.9-233Voting tabulator tenders.9-234Presence of registrars. Official checkers. Checking of elector's name.9-235Unofficial checkers.9-235aTemporary absence of election officials.9-235bRunners.9-235cVoluntary service by election, primary or referendum officials.9-235dCitizens sixteen or seventeen years of age authorized to serve as election or primary officials. Requirements.9-235eSecretary of the State allowed access to polling places and locations designated for the conduct of early voting.9-236Activities prohibited in and near polling place; distance markers; entry restricted; exceptions.9-236aSpare voting tabulator or ballot box for educational use of students.9-236bVoter's Bill of Rights. Sample ballots. Voters in line when polls scheduled to close permitted to vote. Voting instructions and information. Display of identification requirements.9-237Display of national and state flags.9-237aTelephones at polling places.