§ 9-377 — Write-in spaces on ballots prohibited.

At a primary votes may be cast and counted only for duly qualified candidates at such primary whose names appear on the ballot on primary day. No write-in spaces shall appear on the ballots used at a primary.

Legislative History

(June, 1955, S. 609d; November, 1955, S. N94; 1958 Rev., S. 9-122; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 6; P.A. 76-50, S. 6, 7; P.A. 86-179, S. 49, 53; P.A. 11-20, S. 25.) History: 1963 act restated existing provisions; P.A. 76-50 deleted “absentee ballots” from the operation of the section; P.A. 86-179 deleted all of existing section and added specific provisions re casting and counting of votes, write-in slides on machine and write-in spaces on absentee ballots; P.A. 11-20 replaced language re write-in slides on voting machines and write-in spaces on absentee ballots with prohibition re write-in spaces on ballots, effective May 24, 2011 (Revisor's note: A reference to “ballot label” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “ballot” to conform with changes made by P.A. 11-20, S. 1).