Connecticut Law
Title 9 Elections


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Connecticut Laws | Title 9 Elections

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CHAPTER 141 GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Sec. 9-1. Definitions.

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Sec. 9-1a. "Municipal clerk" defined.

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Sec. 9-2. Calculation of period of time.

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Sec. 9-2a. Notice and warning requirements.

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Sec. 9-3. Secretary to be Commissioner of Elections. Presumption concerning rulings and opinions.

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Sec. 9-4. Duties of secretary.

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Sec. 9-4a. Voter guide for state elections.

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Sec. 9-4b. Elections training unit.

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Sec. 9-5. Copies of instructional materials for moderators.

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Sec. 9-5a. Towns to supply registrars with office space and supplies. Records.

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Sec. 9-5b. Retention of records by registrars.

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Sec. 9-6. Conferences of town clerks, registrars and secretary.

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Sec. 9-6a. Conference for voting machine examiners.

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Sec. 9-6b. Assistance to blind persons in the signing of petitions.

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Sec. 9-7. Charter provisions not affected.

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Sec. 9-7a. (Formerly Sec. 9-368a). State Elections Enforcement Commission. Reports. Political activity of members. Written complaints.

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Sec. 9-7b. (Formerly Sec. 9-368b). State Elections Enforcement Commission's duties and powers.

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Sec. 9-7c. Recommended appropriations. Allotments.

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Sec. 9-8. Penalty for false statement.

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Sec. 9-8a. 1972 election of General Assembly.

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CHAPTER 142 CONGRESSIONAL, SENATORIAL AND ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS

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Sec. 9-9. Representatives in Congress. Districts.

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Sec. 9-10. Senatorial districts.

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Sec. 9-10a. State senators. Senatorial districts.

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Secs. 9-10b to 9-10d. State representatives. Assembly districts. Boundaries of local voting districts.

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Sec. 9-11. Notice of election of congressmen and senators.

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CHAPTER 143* ELECTORS: QUALIFICATIONS AND ADMISSION

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Sec. 9-12. Who may be admitted.

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Sec. 9-12a. Residence of servicemen.

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Sec. 9-12b. Admission of electors not prohibited on Sundays.

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Sec. 9-13. Blind persons.

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Sec. 9-14. Electors residing in state institutions.

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Sec. 9-14a. Electors in custody of state.

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Sec. 9-15. Residence of pauper.

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Sec. 9-15a. Membership and quorum of board for admission of electors.

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Sec. 9-16. Notice of sessions of registrars of voters.

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Sec. 9-17. Sessions of registrars of voters.

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Sec. 9-17a. "Admitting official" defined.

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Secs. 9-18, 9-18a and 9-19. Sessions of board during even-numbered years. Required monthly sessions. Additional sessions.

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Sec. 9-19a. Inconsistent provisions superseded.

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Sec. 9-19b. Applications for admission submitted to town clerk or registrar of voters. Locations for admission of electors.

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Sec. 9-19c. Application for admission at place of employment, residence or study.

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Sec. 9-19d. Form of application.

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Sec. 9-19e. Cross-town application for admission.

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Sec. 9-19f. Out-of-town assistance permitted at admission sessions.

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Sec. 9-19g. Application for admission after established cutoff date.

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Sec. 9-19h. Availability of admissions information and materials at certain state agencies and libraries. Application for admission through Department of Motor Vehicles.

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Sec. 9-19i. Change of address form submitted for purposes of motor vehicle operator's license to serve as notification of change of address for voter registration purposes; exception; procedure.

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Sec. 9-20. Admission of electors; procedure.

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Sec. 9-20a. Proof of citizenship.

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Sec. 9-20b. Voter registration services for new citizens at naturalization ceremonies.

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Sec. 9-21. Removal of elector from registry list.

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Sec. 9-21a. Search of computerized voter registration records. Duplicate registrations.

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Sec. 9-22. Instruction of electors at sessions for admission.

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Sec. 9-23. Registrars of voters. Posting of public hours. Maintenance of voter information.

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Sec. 9-23a. When person admitted as an elector permitted to vote in primary. Exception.

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Secs. 9-23b to 9-23f.

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Sec. 9-23g. Mail-in application for admission.

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Sec. 9-23h. Application form.

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Sec. 9-23i. Prohibition on witnessing official charging a fee.

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Sec. 9-23j. Definition.

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Sec. 9-23k. National Voter Registration Act of 1993. Coordination of state responsibilities. Enforcement.

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Sec. 9-23l. Mail voter registration application form prescribed by Federal Election Commission.

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Sec. 9-23m. Secretary to make form available. Changes to conform to federal law.

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Sec. 9-23n. Voter registration agencies. Duties.

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Sec. 9-23o. Distribution of form by voter registration agencies. Declinations. Assistance.

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Sec. 9-23p. Public institutions of higher education to distribute voter registration application forms and provide assistance.

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Sec. 9-23q. State-wide student voter registration drive.

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Sec. 9-23r. Submission of identifying information with mail voter registration application.

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Sec. 9-24. Admission as electors of persons in armed forces; definitions.

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Sec. 9-25. Admission of members of the armed forces as electors.

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Sec. 9-25a. Definitions.

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Sec. 9-26. Application of member of armed forces or related group or person temporarily residing outside of the United States who is unable to appear in person.

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Sec. 9-27. Elector's oath.

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Sec. 9-27a. Enrollment application sent to applicant for absentee admission.

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Sec. 9-28. Town clerk to mail forms.

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Sec. 9-29. Printing and distribution of forms.

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Sec. 9-30. Action by town clerk. Notice. Appeal from rejection of application.

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Sec. 9-31. Application of other statutes.

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Sec. 9-31a. Special admission procedures for permanently physically disabled persons.

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Sec. 9-31b. Application form.

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Sec. 9-31c. Physician's certificate.

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Sec. 9-31d. Town clerk or registrar to provide forms.

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Secs. 9-31e to 9-31k. Transfer of voting privileges between towns. Application for transfer and enrollment. Cancellation of registration in prior town. Town clerk's compensation. Reexamination of rejected applicant. Appeal from decision of admitting official.

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Sec. 9-31l. Appeals of decisions re right of person to be or remain an elector.

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Sec. 9-32. Canvass to ascertain changes of residence.

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Secs. 9-33 and 9-34. Record of applicants; change of name of married woman. Hours of sessions of registrars.

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Sec. 9-35. Making and arrangement of preliminary list. Active and inactive registry lists. Removal of names. Change of address within municipality.

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Sec. 9-35a. Posting of names removed from registry list.

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Sec. 9-35b. Relinquishment of registration by elector.

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Sec. 9-35c. Names on inactive registry list not to be counted for computing required number of voting machines, petition signatures, minimum percentage of voting electors.

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Sec. 9-36. Completion of preliminary registry list. Distribution.

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Sec. 9-37. Making of final registry list; registrars' sessions for revision and correction of preliminary list.

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Sec. 9-38. Deposit of final registry list. Supplementary list.

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Sec. 9-39. Distribution of copies of final registry list.

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Secs. 9-39a and 9-40. Designation of party affiliation on registry list. Privileges after removal to another municipality.

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Sec. 9-40a. Continuance of residence in certain cases. Procedure for removal of names for failure to vote.

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Sec. 9-40b. Continuance of enrollment for purposes of voting in state-wide primary.

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Secs. 9-41 to 9-41b. Application for restoration of name to registry list. Restoration to registry list of physically disabled person. Certificate of physician.

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Sec. 9-42. Restoration of names to active registry list under certain circumstances. Requirements re completion and use of inactive registry list.

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Sec. 9-42a. Change of name on registry list. When name of candidate on ballot affected.

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Sec. 9-43. Procedure for removal of name for nonresidence.

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Sec. 9-44. Appeal from decisions of registrars.

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Sec. 9-45. Removal from registry list of convicted felons who are committed to custody of Commissioner of Correction.

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Sec. 9-46. Forfeiture of electoral rights.

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Sec. 9-46a. Restoration or granting of electoral privileges.

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Secs. 9-47 to 9-50. Commission on forfeited rights. Petitions for restoration of electoral rights; investigation. Hearings; no appeal. Notice to registrars and petitioner of action.

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Sec. 9-50a. Monthly compilation of changes to active and inactive registry lists.

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Sec. 9-50b. State-wide centralized voter registration system.

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Sec. 9-51. Enrollment sessions.

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Sec. 9-52. Discretionary enrollment sessions.

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Sec. 9-53. Notice of sessions.

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Sec. 9-54. Compilation and maintenance of enrollment lists and list of unaffiliated electors.

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Sec. 9-55. Printing of corrected enrollment lists and list of unaffiliated electors.

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Sec. 9-55a. Compensation of registrars, clerks and other personnel.

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Sec. 9-56. Application for enrollment by unaffiliated elector.

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Sec. 9-57. Application for enrollment by new elector at time of admission. Attachment of party privileges.

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Sec. 9-57a. Application for enrollment made at time of application for restoration.

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Sec. 9-58. Applications for enrollment; record of, disposal after five years.

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Sec. 9-59. Erasure or transfer of name.

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Sec. 9-60. Discretionary erasure or exclusion from enrollment list for lack of good-faith party affiliation; citation and hearing.

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Sec. 9-61. Prima facie evidence supporting discretionary erasure or exclusion.

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Sec. 9-62. Hearings concerning discretionary erasure or exclusion.

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Sec. 9-63. Court appeal of discretionary erasure or exclusion.

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Sec. 9-64. Erasure of name not on registry list.

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Sec. 9-64a. Removal, restoration or transfer of enrollment list names.

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Sec. 9-64b. Removal of names from list to be used at caucus, primary or convention.

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Sec. 9-65. Statement to secretary of registration, enrollment and addition and removal statistics.

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Sec. 9-66. Application of provisions.

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Sec. 9-67. Party affiliation of electors of boroughs.

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CHAPTER 144 NOMINATIONS AND POLITICAL PARTIES

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Secs. 9-68 to 9-133. Nominations and political parties.

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CHAPTER 144a ABSENTEE VOTING AT PRIMARIES

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Secs. 9-133a to 9-133e. Eligibility for absentee voting. Application for ballot; distribution. Votes to be restricted to candidates appearing on ballot label. Voting and counting procedures. Form and printing of primary absentee ballot; filing of ballot and affidavit with secretary; vacancies occurring after ballot printed; envelopes.

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CHAPTER 145* ABSENTEE VOTING

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Sec. 9-133f. Absentee voting procedures.

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Sec. 9-134. Members of the armed forces; definitions.

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Sec. 9-135. Absentee voting eligibility. Misrepresentation prohibited.

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Sec. 9-135a. Form of absentee ballot.

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Sec. 9-135b. Preparation and printing of absentee ballots; layouts for public inspection; filing of ballot and affidavit with secretary. Vacancies; procedure. Omissions or errors in printing.

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Secs. 9-136 and 9-136a. Form of absentee ballot. Form for municipal election to fill partisan and nonpartisan offices.

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Sec. 9-136b.

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Sec. 9-137. Inner envelope for return of ballot; statement under false statement penalty.

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Sec. 9-138.

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Sec. 9-139. Outer envelope for return of ballot.

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Sec. 9-139a. (Formerly Sec. 9-155). Secretary to furnish forms. Contents. Instructions.

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Sec. 9-139b. (Formerly Sec. 9-157). Secretary authorized to change forms.

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Sec. 9-139c. (Formerly Sec. 9-154). Clerk to account to secretary for forms.

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Sec. 9-140. Application for and issuance of absentee ballots. Distribution of absentee ballot applications. Mailing unsolicited applications. Downloading applications. Summary of absentee voting laws.

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Sec. 9-140a. (Formerly Sec. 9-138). Signing of form. Insertion of ballot in envelopes.

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Sec. 9-140b. (Formerly Sec. 9-146). Return of absentee ballots. Possession of ballots and envelopes restricted.

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Sec. 9-140c. (Formerly Sec. 9-147). List of applicants returning ballots to clerk. Sorting of ballots and checking of names on registry list; rejection of ballot if name not on list. Times for delivery of ballots for counting. Preservation of secrecy. Late ballots retained by clerk.

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Sec. 9-140d. (Formerly Sec. 9-152). Validity of armed forces member's ballot after death.

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Secs. 9-141 and 9-142.

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Secs. 9-143 to 9-143b.

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Secs. 9-144 and 9-145. Materials to be furnished to absentee ballot applicants. Marking of ballots.

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Sec. 9-146.

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Sec. 9-146a.

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Sec. 9-147.

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Sec. 9-147a. Central counting of absentee ballots; designation of location by registrars of voters.

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Sec. 9-147b.

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Sec. 9-147c. Central counting of absentee ballots; appointment of counters and moderator. Count not to be disclosed prior to close of polls.

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Sec. 9-147d. Central counting of absentee ballots timely received after 11 a.m. of day before election.

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Sec. 9-148. Counting of absentee ballots; training of counters.

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Secs. 9-149 and 9-150. Counting of ballots, procedure; ballot rejected if inner-envelope statement not executed; public may observe central counting; questions decided by moderator, intent of elector to govern, presumptions when intent not clear, invalid votes. Placing of ballots in depository envelopes; presentation of envelopes; declaration of count.

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Sec. 9-150a. Counting procedures.

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Sec. 9-150b. Duties of moderators and municipal clerks. Declaration of count.

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Sec. 9-150c. Procedure for delivery of ballot in case of late-occurring illness, disability or hospitalization.

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Sec. 9-150d. Use of voting machines to count absentee ballots.

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Sec. 9-151. Voting in person after absentee ballot has been sent.

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Sec. 9-151a.

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Sec. 9-152.

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Sec. 9-153. Clerk to preserve counters' notes, worksheets and other written materials and envelopes, applications and void and unused ballots.

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Sec. 9-153a. (Formerly Sec. 9-141). Use of federal ballot application form.

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Sec. 9-153b. (Formerly Sec. 9-142). Additional ballots.

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Sec. 9-153c. (Formerly Sec. 9-136b). Procedure in case of omission or error in printing or issuing of ballot.

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Sec. 9-153d. (Formerly Sec. 9-143). Mailing of ballots to persons living outside of United States, military personnel, spouses or dependents.

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Sec. 9-153e. (Formerly Sec. 9-143a). Alternate application procedure for certain military personnel.

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Sec. 9-153f. (Formerly Sec. 9-143b). Alternate application procedure and early ballot for electors residing or traveling outside United States and certain military personnel.

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Sec. 9-154.

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Sec. 9-155.

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Sec. 9-156. Distribution and receipt of ballots by secretary.

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Sec. 9-157.

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Sec. 9-158. Eligibility to vote for presidential electors after removal from state.

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Sec. 9-158a. Presidential and federal elections; overseas balloting. Definitions.

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Sec. 9-158b. Eligibility for presidential or overseas ballot.

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Sec. 9-158c. Application for ballot.

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Sec. 9-158d. Application form.

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Sec. 9-158e. Identification required from person applying for presidential ballot. Mailing or giving of presidential ballot to applicant. Mailing overseas ballot to applicant.

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Sec. 9-158f. Envelope.

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Sec. 9-158g. Return to town clerk.

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Sec. 9-158h. List of applicants.

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Sec. 9-158i. Secretary to prepare and distribute ballots and forms.

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Sec. 9-158j. Notice to registrars.

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Sec. 9-158k. Town clerk to maintain file of information from other states or towns.

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Sec. 9-158l. False statements. Neglect of duty by public official.

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Sec. 9-158m. Absentee voting law applicable.

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Sec. 9-158n. Voting in person.

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Secs. 9-159 to 9-159m. Ballots. Overseas ballots.

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Sec. 9-159n.

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Sec. 9-159o. (Formerly Sec. 9-151a). Voting in person after ballot has been sent.

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Sec. 9-159p. (Formerly Sec. 9-232g). Challenge of absentee ballots.

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Sec. 9-159q. (Formerly Sec. 9-159n). Supervised absentee voting by patients at institutions upon request of registrar, administrator. Supervised absentee voting by applicants from same street address at discretion of registrars.

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Sec. 9-159r. Mandatory supervised voting at institutions. Procedure.

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Sec. 9-159s. Notice to conservators and guardians re residents' voting opportunities and voting registration. Optional notice to person with power of attorney.

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Secs. 9-160 to 9-163j. Affidavit; envelopes. Application for absentee ballot. Procedure for voting. Notice to registrars of voters; delivery and counting of ballots. Voting by new residents in presidential elections.

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Sec. 9-163k. Pilot program for absentee voting.

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CHAPTER 146* ELECTIONS

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PART I GENERAL

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Sec. 9-164. Regular and special municipal elections.

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Sec. 9-164a. Transitional terms of office.

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Sec. 9-164c. Change of municipal election date.

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Sec. 9-164e. Proposed action to be submitted to municipal attorney.

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Sec. 9-164f. Election of registrars unaffected.

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Secs. 9-165 to 9-167. Biennial town elections: Change to from annual elections, unexpired terms; term and method of rotation of board members.

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Sec. 9-167a. Minority representation.

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Sec. 9-168. Place of holding elections.

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Sec. 9-168a. Polling 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.

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Sec. 9-168c. Accessibility of polling places to physically disabled voters.

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Sec. 9-168d. Accessibility of polling places to physically disabled voters. Certification. Waiver of requirements.

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Sec. 9-168e. Parking spaces at polling places for handicapped and infirm elderly persons.

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Sec. 9-169. Voting districts.

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Sec. 9-169a. Split voting districts.

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Sec. 9-169b. Effective date of changes in voting districts.

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Sec. 9-169c. At-large election of members of legislative bodies of certain towns.

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Sec. 9-169d. Voting districts crossing legislative district lines, permitted for municipal elections.

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Sec. 9-169g. Town clerks required to submit voting district maps to Secretary of the State. Use of maps by General Assembly.

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Sec. 9-170. Eligibility to vote at town elections.

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Sec. 9-171. Eligibility to vote at city elections.

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Sec. 9-172. Eligibility to vote at state elections.

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Sec. 9-172a. Revised registry list defined for purposes of special elections.

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Sec. 9-172b. Supplementary list and registration deadline for special election or referendum.

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Sec. 9-173. Plurality required for election.

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Sec. 9-174. Hours of voting. Voting by electors in line at eight o'clock p.m.

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Sec. 9-175. Presidential and vice presidential electors. Write-in candidates and ballots.

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Sec. 9-176. Meeting of presidential electors.

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Sec. 9-177. Compensation of presidential electors.

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Sec. 9-178. Senator in Congress.

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Sec. 9-179. Representative in Congress.

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Sec. 9-180. Representative at large.

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Sec. 9-181. State officers.

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Sec. 9-182. Sheriffs.

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Sec. 9-183a. Number of justices of the peace, exceptions.

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Sec. 9-183c. Nomination of justices of the peace by parties qualifying as major parties based solely on gubernatorial vote. Terms. Primaries.

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Sec. 9-184. Vacancy in office of justice of the peace when justice nominated by a major party.

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Sec. 9-184c. Appointment as justices of the peace of electors who are not members of major parties. Terms. Vacancies.

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Sec. 9-185. Municipal officers.

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Sec. 9-186. Electoral status of municipal officers and justices of the peace.

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Sec. 9-187. Terms.

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Sec. 9-187a. Date term to begin.

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Sec. 9-188. First selectman and selectmen. Election procedure. Dual candidacy prohibited. Minority representation; restricted voting. Tie vote.

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Sec. 9-189. Town clerks, treasurers and tax collectors.

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Sec. 9-189a. Four-year terms for town clerks, registrars and treasurers.

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Sec. 9-190. Registrars of voters.

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Sec. 9-190a. Election of registrars at state elections.

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Sec. 9-191. Election of registrars for each voting district.

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Sec. 9-192. Deputy registrar. Registrar vacancy. Assistant registrars. Special assistant registrars.

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Sec. 9-192b. Designation of registrar, deputy or an assistant to receive instruction.

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Sec. 9-193. Registrar's oath.

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Sec. 9-194. Compensation of registrars, deputies and assistants.

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Sec. 9-195. Compensation of registrars and town clerks for duties as to enrollment.

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Sec. 9-198. Determination of number, method of election or appointment, term and compensation of assessors.

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Sec. 9-199. Boards of assessment appeals. Alternate and additional members.

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Sec. 9-201. Election of five-member boards of police commissioners.

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Sec. 9-204. Minority representation on board of education.

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Sec. 9-204a. Nomination and voting for full number of board members to be elected authorized.

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Sec. 9-204b. Optional alternative system for towns with four-year terms for board of education.

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Sec. 9-205. Election of board of education when number of members revised.

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Sec. 9-206. Election of board of education in towns adopting biennial elections. Alternate rotation of terms and length of terms permitted.

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Sec. 9-206a. Optional number of members and terms of boards of education.

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Sec. 9-208. Election of library directors on change from annual to biennial election.

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Sec. 9-209. Certificate filed with secretary when planning or zoning members to be elected.

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Sec. 9-210. Incompatible town offices.

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Sec. 9-211a. Fifty or more vacancies in the office of senator in Congress among the states. Connecticut vacancy. Governor's power to appoint.

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Sec. 9-212. Representative in Congress.

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Sec. 9-213. Secretary, Treasurer, Comptroller and Attorney General.

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Sec. 9-215. Member or member-elect of the General Assembly.

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Sec. 9-216. Nomination by petition.

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Sec. 9-217. List of candidates.

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Sec. 9-218. Judge of probate.

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Sec. 9-219. Justice of the peace.

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Sec. 9-220. Town office.

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Sec. 9-221. Municipal office vacancy election provisions inapplicable in certain circumstances.

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Sec. 9-222. Filling of vacancy in office of first selectman or selectman. Petition for special election.

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Sec. 9-223. Notice of vacancy in municipal office.

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Sec. 9-224. Special election on same day as regular election.

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Sec. 9-224a. No election if only one candidate in special election to fill vacancy.

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Sec. 9-225. State elections.

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Sec. 9-226. Municipal elections.

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Sec. 9-227. Record of warning of municipal election.

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Sec. 9-228. Municipal elections.

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Sec. 9-229. Appointment, instruction and certification of moderators.

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Sec. 9-230. Authority of registrars and moderators to prevent or suppress disorder.

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Sec. 9-231. Oath of election officials.

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Sec. 9-232. Challengers. Challenges not to be indiscriminate and under oath.

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Sec. 9-232a. Remedy for denial of voting rights.

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Sec. 9-232b. Penalty for false statement.

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Sec. 9-232c. Moderator to keep memorandum of challenge; form.

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Sec. 9-232d. Request for challenged ballot.

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Sec. 9-232e. Casting of challenged ballot, procedure.

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Sec. 9-232f. Preservation and counting of challenged ballots.

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Sec. 9-232i. Definition.

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Sec. 9-232j. Provisional ballot packets for elections for federal office.

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Sec. 9-232k. Secretary of the State to prescribe and provide provisional ballots.

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Sec. 9-232l. Applications for provisional ballots.

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Sec. 9-232m. Casting of provisional ballots.

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Sec. 9-232n. Determination of eligibility of provisional ballot applicants to vote. Report. Corrected return.

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Sec. 9-232o. Counting of provisional ballots.

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Sec. 9-233. Voting tabulator tenders.

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Sec. 9-234. Presence of registrars. Checkers.

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Sec. 9-235. Unofficial checkers.

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Sec. 9-235a. Temporary absence of election officials.

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Sec. 9-235b. Runners.

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Sec. 9-235c. Voluntary service by election, primary or referendum officials.

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Sec. 9-235d. Citizens sixteen or seventeen years of age authorized to serve as election or primary officials. Requirements.

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Sec. 9-236. Activities prohibited in and near polling place; distance markers; entry restricted; exceptions.

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Sec. 9-236a. Spare voting machine or ballot box for educational use of students.

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Sec. 9-236b. Voter's Bill of Rights. Sample ballots. Voters in line when polls scheduled to close permitted to vote. Voting instructions and information.

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Sec. 9-237. Display of national and state flags.

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Sec. 9-237a. Telephones at polling places.

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PART I VOTING MACHINES AND TABULATORS

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Sec. 9-238. Voting tabulators required. Notification of purchase or discontinuance of use.

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Sec. 9-238a. Report to secretary of number of electors and voting machines.

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Sec. 9-239. Payment for voting machines.

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Sec. 9-240. Provision of voting machines and booths.

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Sec. 9-240a. Periodic examination of voting machines.

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Sec. 9-241. Examination and approval of machines by secretary. Subsequent alteration made by voting machine companies. Use of hole-punch voting machines prohibited. Regulations. Agreement with The University of Connecticut or Connecticut State University System.

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Sec. 9-242. Voting machine and direct recording electronic voting machine construction requirements.

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Sec. 9-242a. Regulations concerning use of voting machines.

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Sec. 9-242b. Procedures for use of direct recording electronic voting machines.

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Sec. 9-242c. Voting Technology Standards Board.

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Sec. 9-243. Mechanics. Instruction and certification by the Secretary of the State.

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Sec. 9-244. Inspection by party watchers, party chairpersons, candidates and officials.

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Sec. 9-245. Filing of reports.

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Sec. 9-247. Preparation of machines.

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Sec. 9-247a. Candidates and immediate family members prohibited from transporting, preparing, repairing or maintaining voting machines. Exceptions.

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Sec. 9-248. Furnishing of supplies.

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Sec. 9-249. Instruction of election officials.

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Sec. 9-249a. Order of parties on the ballot label.

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Sec. 9-249b. Arrangement of ballot labels when more than nine party designations and petitioning candidate rows.

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Sec. 9-250. Form of ballots.

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Sec. 9-250a. Blank space where party fails to nominate.

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Sec. 9-251. Order of office on ballot labels.

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Sec. 9-253. Order of names of party nominees for multiple-opening office determined by lot. Order when candidate nominated by more than one party.

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Sec. 9-254. List of offices to be filled.

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Sec. 9-256. Filing of sample ballot label with secretary.

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Sec. 9-257. Location of voting tabulator and stationing of officials.

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Sec. 9-259. Duties of election officials before polls open; moderator's return certificates.

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Sec. 9-260. Instruction by means of demonstrator or spare voting machine.

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Sec. 9-261. Process of voting.

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Sec. 9-262. Duties of election officials during voting hours.

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Sec. 9-263. Use of paper ballots when voting machine damaged.

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Sec. 9-264. Assistance to elector who is blind, has disability or is unable to write or to read the ballot. Paper ballots available for electors with disabilities.

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Sec. 9-265. Write-in votes.

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Sec. 9-266. Keys to be kept. Storage of voting tabulator.

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Sec. 9-267. Removal of officials.

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Sec. 9-272. Conditions under which use of voting tabulators may be discontinued.

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Sec. 9-275. Secret ballot.

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Sec. 9-281. Insertion on ballot on death of nominee.

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Sec. 9-282. Ballot to resolve tie vote.

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Sec. 9-284. Clerks to obtain ballots if not received two days before election.

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Sec. 9-308. Canvass of returns.

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Sec. 9-312. Declaration of result; returns to secretary.

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Sec. 9-319. Canvass of votes for state senators and representatives and judges of probate.

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Sec. 9-321. Return by moderator of election of town clerk and registrar of vital statistics.

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Sec. 9-322. Failure of moderator to make returns.

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Sec. 9-322a. Clerk to file listing of returns. Certification of lists.

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Sec. 9-322b. Candidate elected to two or more offices in a municipality and prohibited from holding more than one office. Determination of officeholder.

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CHAPTER 149* ELECTIONS AND PRIMARIES: CONTESTED

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Sec. 9-323. Contests and complaints in election of presidential electors, U.S. senator and representative.

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Sec. 9-324. Contests and complaints in election of state officers and judges of probate.

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Sec. 9-325. Appeals and reservations of law to be taken to Supreme Court.

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Sec. 9-326. Contest in election of sheriff or judge of probate.

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Sec. 9-327. Bond of complainant.

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Sec. 9-328. Contests and complaints in election of municipal officers and nomination of justices of the peace.

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Sec. 9-329. Appeal to Supreme Court.

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Sec. 9-329b. Removal of candidate's name from ballot label.

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Sec. 9-330. Examination and testing of machine.

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Sec. 9-331. Tie vote for or vacancy in office of sheriff.

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Sec. 9-332. Adjourned election in tie vote. Withdrawal of candidate.

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CHAPTER 150 ELECTIONS: CAMPAIGN FINANCING

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Secs. 9-333 to 9-333y.

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Secs. 9-334 to 9-343. Forms for statements. Definitions. Principal campaign treasurer and campaign treasurers, appointment, duties. Contributions. Filing of statements and reports, fee. Contributions or expenditures by: Stock corporations and other business organizations to candidates, parties, committees, organizations, political committees established by organizations, individuals, party committees and ongoing political committees, candidate committees, political committees formed solely to aid or promote success or defeat of a constitutional amendment or referendum question. Statement of organization by political committees, filing, contents. Regulation of campaign expenditures, generally.

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Secs. 9-345 and 9-346. Penalties. Powers of state referees and judges.

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Secs. 9-346a and 9-346b.

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Secs. 9-347 to 9-348dd. Preservation of testimony and securing of witnesses. Expenses of inquiry. Application of provisions. Formation of committees; designation and responsibilities of campaign treasurer and deputy treasurer; appointment and responsibilities of solicitor. Contributions. Deposit of contributions; anonymous contributions, disposition. Authorization of expenditures; liability for debt incurred; election day expenditures. Payment of authorized political expenses by checks of authorized banks, petty cash fund, reimbursement of committee workers for authorized expenditures from personal funds; preservation of records. Payment of permitted expenses by campaign treasurers; charitable and memorial contributions; honorariums for elected officials prohibited. Statements and reports required of campaign treasurers, generally; disposition of surpluses. Who may contribute for political purposes. Payment of election contest expenses. Acts prohibited as corrupt practices. Penalty. Forms, distribution, town clerk's fee. Testimonial affairs limited. Principal campaign treasurer for each candidate and campaign treasurer for each committee, duties. Committees: Party; political, organized for ongoing political activities; political, established by organizations, generally. Contributions from joint bank accounts. Limit on contributions to candidates by individuals; unlimited expenditures by individuals permitted. Limits on contributions to committees by individuals. Limitation on campaign contributions and expenditures; expenditures defined. Expenditures by candidate on behalf of his own campaign, reimbursement of candidate by campaign treasurer for certain expenses. Political advertising.

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CHAPTER 150a COMPUTERIZATION OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE STATEMENTS AND DATA

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CHAPTER 151 ELECTIONS: PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALTIES

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Sec. 9-349. Unlawful sessions of board for admission.

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Sec. 9-350. Failure to warn election.

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Sec. 9-351. Delay in counting or declaring vote.

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Sec. 9-352. Tampering with machine by election official.

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Sec. 9-353. False return.

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Sec. 9-354. Improper printing of ballot label.

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Sec. 9-355. Official neglect or fraud.

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Sec. 9-356. Neglect to elect grand jurors.

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Sec. 9-357. Fraudulent registration.

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Sec. 9-358. False swearing before registrar, moderator, board or State Elections Enforcement Commission.

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Sec. 9-359. Absentee ballots.

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Sec. 9-359a. False statement in absentee balloting. Class D felony.

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Sec. 9-360. Fraudulent voting.

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Sec. 9-361. Primary or enrollment violations.

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Sec. 9-362. Decision of election officials no bar to prosecution.

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Sec. 9-363. Circulation of misleading instructions.

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Sec. 9-364. Influencing elector to refrain from voting.

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Sec. 9-364b. Restrictions on incumbents' use of public funds.

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Sec. 9-365. Employers' threats.

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Sec. 9-366. Interference with electors in voting.

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Sec. 9-367. Tampering with voting machine.

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Sec. 9-368. Arrest of accused.

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Sec. 9-368c. Misrepresentation of contents of a petition.

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CHAPTER 152 REFERENDA

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Sec. 9-369. Procedure for holding referendum.

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Sec. 9-369a. Submission of local questions at election.

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Sec. 9-369b. Local questions and proposals. Explanatory text. Expenditure of state and municipal funds to influence vote prohibited. Preparation and printing of certain materials permitted. Exception. Civil penalty. Summaries of arguments for, against local questions.

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Sec. 9-369c. Absentee ballots for referendum voting.

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Sec. 9-369d. Submission of local question to voters who are not electors. Vote by electors and voters held in conjunction with an election.

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Sec. 9-370. Submission of local questions at elections.

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Sec. 9-370a. Recanvass on close question vote.

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Sec. 9-371. Report of referendum result to secretary.

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Sec. 9-371a. Nonbinding referendum re selection of legislative body.

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Sec. 9-371b. Rulings by election officials re referendum. Complaints to Superior Court. Time limitation. Notice to Secretary of the State and State Elections Enforcement Commission. Hearing. Orders.

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CHAPTER 153* NOMINATIONS AND POLITICAL PARTIES

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PART I GENERAL

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Sec. 9-372. Definitions.

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Sec. 9-373. Nominations to public office.

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Sec. 9-373a. Registration of write-in candidates.

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Sec. 9-374. Party rules to be filed.

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Sec. 9-375. Amendment of party rules.

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Sec. 9-375a. Amendment of party rules in 1972.

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Sec. 9-375b. Amendment of party rules following a census.

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Sec. 9-376. Postponement of primary day.

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Sec. 9-377. Write-in ballots.

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Sec. 9-378. Nominations without party designation excepted.

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PART II PARTIES ENTITLED TO PLACE ON BALLOT

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Sec. 9-378m.

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Sec. 9-379. Eligibility for placing on ballot.

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Sec. 9-380. Newly-created offices.

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Sec. 9-381. Nomination procedure.

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Sec. 9-381a. Election procedures applicable to primaries unless otherwise provided.

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Sec. 9-382. Party-endorsed candidates; state or district office.

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Sec. 9-383. Time and place of convention.

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Sec. 9-384. Calls for conventions.

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Sec. 9-384a. Calls for 1974 party conventions.

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Sec. 9-385. Roll-call vote or polling by delegation at convention.

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Sec. 9-385a. Voting by delegation at state convention.

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Sec. 9-386. Tie vote on endorsement.

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Sec. 9-387. Dispute as to endorsement of a candidate or selection of a delegate.

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Sec. 9-388. Report to Secretary of the State.

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Sec. 9-389. Publication of names; information concerning filing of candidacies.

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Sec. 9-390. Selection of party-endorsed candidates for municipal office and selection of delegates to conventions.

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Sec. 9-390a. Election of town committee members in 1972.

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Sec. 9-391. Time for party endorsements for municipal offices and town committee members. Time for selection of delegates to conventions. Certification. Late certification void.

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Sec. 9-392. Selection of town committees.

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Sec. 9-393. Selection of town committee members and delegates.

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Sec. 9-394. District delegates.

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Sec. 9-394a. Senatorial and assembly district convention delegates.

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Sec. 9-395. Publication of information concerning municipal primaries.

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Sec. 9-396. Ballot vote at caucus; eligibility to vote.

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Sec. 9-397. Tie vote on endorsement.

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Secs. 9-398 and 9-399. Dispute as to endorsement. Time for filing candidacies.

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Sec. 9-400. Filing of candidacies; state or district office.

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Sec. 9-404a. Availability and issuance of primary petition forms for candidacies for nomination to state or district office.

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Sec. 9-404b. Primary petition forms for candidacies for nomination to state or district office. Signatures. Circulation.

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Sec. 9-404c. Registrar's receipt and verification of petitions for candidacies for nomination to state or district office. Filing with Secretary. Tabulation.

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Sec. 9-405. Time for filing primary petition candidacies for municipal offices and town committee members.

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Sec. 9-406. Filing of primary petition candidacies for municipal offices and town committee members.

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Sec. 9-406a. Penalty for fraudulent certification.

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Secs. 9-407 and 9-408. Filing of candidacies; delegates. Filing of primary petition candidacies for district delegates.

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Sec. 9-409. Availability and issuance of primary petition forms for candidacies for nomination to municipal office or election as town committee members.

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Sec. 9-410. Primary petition forms for candidacies for nomination to municipal office or election as town committee members. Signatures. Circulation.

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Sec. 9-411. Number of candidates required on petition for town committee members.

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Sec. 9-412. Registrar's receipt and verification of petitions for candidacies for nomination to municipal office or election as town committee members. Filing with clerk.

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Sec. 9-413. Deposition of deposit filed with registrar.

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Sec. 9-413a. Registrar to certify accuracy of enrollment list provided to candidate circulating primary petition.

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Sec. 9-414. Nominations not to exceed places to be filled; municipal primaries.

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Sec. 9-415. When primary required.

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Sec. 9-416. No-contest nominations; state or district office.

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Sec. 9-416a. Failure of party to endorse; state or district office.

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Sec. 9-417. No-contest nominations; municipal office and town committee members.

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Sec. 9-418. Failure of party to endorse; municipal office.

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Sec. 9-419. Failure of party to endorse; town committee members.

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Sec. 9-420. Persons selected as convention delegates by party deemed lawfully selected.

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Sec. 9-421. When primary not to be held for town committee members.

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Sec. 9-422. Primaries for justices of the peace.

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Sec. 9-423. Time for primaries; state, district or municipal office.

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Sec. 9-424. Time for primaries; delegates.

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Sec. 9-425. Time for primaries; town committees.

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Sec. 9-426. Cancellation of primary for office or town committee due to vacancies in non-party-endorsed candidacies. Slate vacancies.

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Sec. 9-427. Cancellation of delegate primary due to vacancies in party-endorsed candidacies; filling of vacancies when incomplete party-endorsed slate wins delegate primary.

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Sec. 9-428. Vacancy in party-endorsed candidacy.

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Sec. 9-429. Cancellation of primary for office or town committee when vacancies in candidacies result in no contest.

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Sec. 9-430. Withdrawal procedure.

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Sec. 9-431. Eligibility to vote at primary.

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Sec. 9-431a. Eligibility to vote at caucus, primary or town convention.

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Sec. 9-431b. Eligibility to vote on removal from one town in state or district to another.

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Sec. 9-432. Verification of names on filing with secretary.

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Sec. 9-433. Notice of primary; state and district office.

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Sec. 9-434. Verification of names on filing with municipal clerk. Exception.

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Sec. 9-435. Notice of primary; municipal office or town committee members.

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Sec. 9-436. Use, number and adjustment of voting machines; conditions and rules for use of paper ballots; qualification and appointment of primary officials.

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Sec. 9-436a. Candidate checkers.

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Sec. 9-437. Form of ballot label. Position of candidates' names on ballot. Sample ballot labels. Voting instructions and information.

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Sec. 9-438. Hours and places of voting.

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Sec. 9-439. Duties of officials.

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Sec. 9-439a. Remedy for denial of right to vote.

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Sec. 9-439b. Penalty for false statement.

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Sec. 9-440. Moderators to make returns.

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Sec. 9-441. Compensation of registrars and municipal clerks.

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Sec. 9-444. Determination of nominee, town committee members or justices of the peace.

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Sec. 9-446. Tie vote.

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Sec. 9-447. Unlocking of voting machines.

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Sec. 9-448. Recount of paper ballots.

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Sec. 9-452. Time for making nominations; certification.

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Sec. 9-453e. Circulator.

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Sec. 9-453j. Statement by circulator.

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Sec. 9-453k. Signing and certification of circulator's statement; receipt for pages; certification of signatures.

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Sec. 9-453m. Signatures, effect of variations.

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Sec. 9-453n. Date for filing with secretary.

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Sec. 9-453o. Rejection of defective pages. Cure for omission by town clerk. Approval of petitions.

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Sec. 9-453r. Position of candidates' names on ballot.

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Sec. 9-453s. Vacancies in candidacies. Ballot label.

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CHAPTER 154 PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY

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Sec. 9-464. Primary date.

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Sec. 9-485. Certification of delegates. Release of delegates.

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CHAPTER 155 ELECTIONS: CAMPAIGN FINANCING

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Sec. 9-600. (Formerly Sec. 9-333). Application of provisions.

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Sec. 9-601. (Formerly Sec. 9-333a). General definitions.

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Sec. 9-601a. (Formerly Sec. 9-333b). "Contribution" defined.

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Sec. 9-601b. (Formerly Sec. 9-333c). "Expenditure" defined.

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Sec. 9-601c. "Independent expenditure" defined.

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Sec. 9-602. (Formerly Sec. 9-333d). Designation of campaign treasurer and depository institution. Certification. Persons authorized to receive contributions. Duties of campaign treasurer. Personal jurisdiction of State Elections Enforcement Commission over nonresidents.

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Sec. 9-603. (Formerly Sec. 9-333e). Filing of statements and certification. Transfer of administration of campaign finance reporting to State Elections Enforcement Commission.

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Sec. 9-604. (Formerly Sec. 9-333f). Formation of committee by candidate. Exceptions. Exploratory committees. Justice of the peace slate candidates.

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Sec. 9-605. (Formerly Sec. 9-333g). Political committees; designation of campaign treasurer; registration statement, time for filing, contents of statement. Exception. Limits on establishment of political committees. Legislative caucus committees. Legislative leadership committees.

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Sec. 9-606. (Formerly Sec. 9-333h). Duties and qualifications of campaign treasurers. Appointment and duties of solicitors.

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Sec. 9-607. (Formerly Sec. 9-333i). Making of expenditures.

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Sec. 9-608. (Formerly Sec. 9-333j). Statements to be filed by campaign treasurers. Treatment of surplus or deficit.

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Sec. 9-609. (Formerly Sec. 9-333k). Party committees; designation as campaign treasurer. Limitation on multiple committees. Fund-raising events and testimonial affairs.

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Sec. 9-610. (Formerly Sec. 9-333l). Expense sharing by committees. Candidate's expenditures. Use of public funds by incumbent or for promotional campaign or advertisement. Restrictions on lobbyist contributions and solicitations.

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Sec. 9-611. (Formerly Sec. 9-333m). Limits on contributions made by individuals to candidate committees, exploratory committees. When contributions by personal check or credit card required. Contributions by individuals less than eighteen years of age.

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Sec. 9-612. (Formerly Sec. 9-333n). Other contributions by individuals. Principals of investment services firms, state contractors, principals of state contractors, prospective state contractors or principals of prospective state contractors. Lists. Subcontracts study. State officials or employees. Legislative caucus staff members.

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Sec. 9-613. (Formerly Sec. 9-333o). Business entities.

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Sec. 9-614. (Formerly Sec. 9-333p). Organizations.

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Sec. 9-615. (Formerly Sec. 9-333q). Limits on contributions made by political committees established by organizations.

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Sec. 9-616. (Formerly Sec. 9-333r). Contributions made or received by candidate committees.

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Sec. 9-617. (Formerly Sec. 9-333s). Contributions made or received by party committees.

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Sec. 9-618. (Formerly Sec. 9-333t). Contributions made or received by political committees organized for ongoing political activities.

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Sec. 9-619. (Formerly Sec. 9-333u). Contributions made or received by committees established for a single primary or election.

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Sec. 9-620. (Formerly Sec. 9-333v). Contributions made or received by committees formed to promote success or defeat of referendum questions.

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Sec. 9-621. (Formerly Sec. 9-333w). Political advertising.

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Sec. 9-622. (Formerly Sec. 9-333x). Illegal practices.

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Sec. 9-623. (Formerly Sec. 9-333y). Penalties.

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Sec. 9-624. (Formerly Sec. 9-346a). Preparation and distribution of forms; town clerk's fee.

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Sec. 9-625. (Formerly Sec. 9-346b). Powers of state referees and judges. Preservation of testimony. Witnesses. Expenses of inquiry.

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Secs. 9-626 to 9-674.

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CHAPTER 156 COMPUTERIZATION OF CAMPAIGN FINANCING STATEMENTS AND DATA

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Sec. 9-675. (Formerly Sec. 9-348ee). Filing of campaign finance statements in electronic form.

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Sec. 9-676. (Formerly Sec. 9-348ff). Conversion of data from paper format to electronic format.

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Sec. 9-677. (Formerly Sec. 9-348gg). Public access to computerized data from campaign finance statements.

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Secs. 9-678 to 9-699.

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CHAPTER 157 CITIZENS' ELECTION PROGRAM

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PART I PROGRAM

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Sec. 9-700. Definitions.

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Sec. 9-701. Citizens' Election Fund.

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Sec. 9-702. Citizens' Election Program established. Eligibility for grants.

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Sec. 9-703. Affidavit certifying candidate's intent to abide or not abide by expenditure limits.

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Sec. 9-704. Qualifying contributions.

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Sec. 9-705. Grants for primary and general election campaigns. Supplemental grants for petitioning and minor party candidates.

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Sec. 9-706. Grant applications and payment.

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Sec. 9-707. Limit on deposits into depository account of a qualified candidate committee.

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Sec. 9-708. Payment of general election campaign grant to eligible qualified candidate committee.

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Sec. 9-709. Joint campaigning by candidates for offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor.

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Sec. 9-710. Loans and personal funds for campaigns. Limits.

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Sec. 9-711. Excess expenditures: Penalties.

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Sec. 9-712. Excess expenditures: Reporting.

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Secs. 9-713 and 9-714. Excess expenditures: Payment of additional moneys to opposing participating candidates. Independent expenditures: Payment of additional matching moneys to participating candidates.

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Sec. 9-715. Voter registration lists for participating candidates.

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Sec. 9-716. Annual report on status of Citizens' Election Fund. Insufficient funds. Reserve account.

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Sec. 9-717. Severability.

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Sec. 9-718. Organization expenditure by party committee, legislative caucus committee or legislative leadership committee for state senator or state representative. Limit for general election and primary campaign.

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Sec. 9-719. Grant amounts and expenditures: Analysis; report.

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Secs. 9-720 to 9-749.

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PART II FUNDING

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Sec. 9-750. Portion of revenues from tax under chapter 208 to be deposited in Citizens' Election Fund if insufficient funds available under section 3-69a.

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Sec. 9-751. Contributions to Citizens' Election Fund.

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Secs. 9-752 to 9-759.

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CHAPTER 158 PUBLIC FINANCING FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

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Sec. 9-760. Pilot program for public financing of campaigns of candidates for certain municipal offices.

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