Connecticut General Statutes/Title 9/Chapter 147/Section 9-256

CGS § 9-256. Filing of sample ballot with Secretary.

The registrars of voters of each municipality shall, not less than ten days prior to the commencement of the period of early voting at an election, file with the Secretary of the State a sample ballot identical with those to be provided for each polling place under section 9-255. The Secretary of the State shall examine the sample ballot required to be filed under this section, and if such sample ballot contains an error, the Secretary of the State shall order the registrars of voters to reprint a corrected sample ballot or to take other such action as the Secretary may deem appropriate.

Short History

(1949 Rev., S. 1200; 1953, 1955, S. 731d; 1957, P.A. 561, S. 13; P.A. 77-303, S. 2, 3; P.A. 11-20, S. 1; 11-173, S. 46; P.A. 23-5, S. 30; 23-204, S. 183.)

Long History

History: P.A. 77-303 provided for action to be taken by secretary of the state if sample ballot label contains an error; P.A. 11-173 replaced references to clerk with “registrars of voters” and replaced “ballot label” with “ballot”, effective July 13, 2011; P.A. 23-5 added reference to commencement of early voting period, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 23-204 changed effective date of P.A. 23-5, S. 30, from July 1, 2023, to January 1, 2024, effective June 12, 2023.

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