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

Connecticut § 9-42

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 9: Elections
• Ch. 143: Electors: Qualifications and Admission

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(a) If it appears at any time that the name of an elector who was formerly admitted or registered as an elector in a town and who is a bona fide resident of such town has been omitted from the active registry list compiled under section 9-35 by clerical error, the registrars of voters shall add such name to such list; provided no name shall be added to the active registry list on election day without the consent of both registrars of voters. (b) If it appears at any time that the name of an elector who was formerly admitted or registered as an elector in a town and who is a bona fide resident of such town has been omitted from the active registry list, the registrars of voters shall, upon submission of a new application for voter registration signed by the elector under penalties of false statement, add such name to the active registry list, provided no name shall be added to the active registry list on election day without the consent of both registrars of voters. (c) The registrars of voters shall cause the inactive registry list compiled under section 9-35 to be completed and printed and available to the public. The registrars of voters shall provide copies for use in the polling place on election day. If on election day the name of an elector appears on such inactive registry list, including the name of an elector who has not responded to a confirmation of voting residence notice under subsection (e) of section 9-35 and has not voted in two consecutive federal elections, such name shall be added to the active registry list upon submission of a new application for voter registration signed by the elector, under penalties of false statement, before an election official at the polling place and upon the consent of both registrars of voters or assistant registrars of voters, as the case may be, in the polls. (d) The name of no elector shall be added to the active registry list under the provisions of this section, unless the elector's name or some name intended for his name was on the active registry list for at least one of the four years previous.

Legislative History

(1949 Rev., S. 1011; 1953, S. 544d; February, 1965, P.A. 407, S. 6; P.A. 73-630, S. 14, 19; P.A. 75-23, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-283, S. 2; P.A. 83-213, S. 5; P.A. 85-577, S. 1; P.A. 94-121, S. 26, 33; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 94; P.A. 11-173, S. 6.) History: 1965 act removed the reference to one year residency in state; P.A. 73-630 substituted “is a bona fide resident of such town” for “has resided in the town the six months next preceding such election”; P.A. 75-23 deleted provision that name not be restored which was passed on by the registrars at any of the sessions previously held for correction of list and further provided that name to be restored must have been on the corrected list for either of the two years previous instead of the year previous; P.A. 77-283 added provision “upon presentation under oath of satisfactory evidence that such elector is still a bona fide resident of the town” name shall be added to list; P.A. 83-213 amended section to provide that name may be added at any time and not just at election; P.A. 85-577 required that elector's name have been on list for at least one of the four previous years rather than for one of the two previous years; P.A. 94-121 divided the section into subsections and amended Subsec. (a) by substituting “active registry list compiled under section 9-35” for “corrected list”, added Subsec. (b) by transferring provisions from Subsec. (a) and repealing requirement that evidence be presented under oath to registrar, added Subsec. (c) re completion and use of inactive registry list, and amended Subsec. (d) for consistency with amendment to Subsec. (a), effective January 1, 1995; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 amended Subsec. (c) by inserting “including the name of an elector who has not responded to a confirmation of voting residence notice under subsection (e) of section 9-35 and has not voted in two consecutive federal elections”, effective January 1, 2004; P.A. 11-173 amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) by replacing language re written request and affirmation stating elector still a bona fide resident with language re submission of new application, amended Subsec. (c) by replacing language re deposit of list with language re availability of list, amended Subsec. (d) by deleting language re preliminary active registry lists, and made technical changes, effective July 13, 2011. Cited. 231 C. 602.