CGS § 9-368o. Construction of laws in favor of protecting voting rights.

Any provision of the general statutes, regulation adopted thereunder, special act, charter, home rule ordinance or other state or municipal enactment relating to the right to vote shall be construed liberally in favor of (1) protecting the right to cast a ballot and make such ballot effective, (2) ensuring that qualified individuals seeking to be admitted as electors are not impaired in being so admitted, (3) ensuring electors are not impaired in voting, including, but not limited to, having their votes counted, (4) making the fundamental right to vote more accessible to qualified individuals, and (5) ensuring equitable access for protected class members to opportunities to be admitted as electors and to vote.