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

⤴ Up to Chapter 145: Absentee Voting

Statute Text

(a) If any absentee ballot applicant applies for an additional absentee ballot, [ he ] such applicant shall note on [ his ] the application the reason for [ his ] applying for an additional absentee ballot and [ he ] shall return the absentee voting set formerly issued to [ him ] such applicant before another set is issued , [ to him, provided, if he ] provided, if such applicant is unable to return [ the set formerly issued to him, his ] such formerly issued set, such application for an additional ballot shall be accompanied by a statement signed under the penalties of false statement in absentee balloting in which [ he ] such applicant shall [ set forth ] note the reason for [ his ] such applicant's inability to return [ the set ] such formerly issued [ to him. If he ] set. If such applicant fails to file such a statement, no additional set shall be issued to [ him ] such applicant. An application for an additional absentee ballot shall only be made by an absentee ballot applicant. Any additional absentee voting set issued under this subsection shall only be either provided in person to the applicant or mailed directly to the applicant at the bona fide mailing address designated by such applicant .
(b) [ Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section for members of the armed forces ] For all absentee voting sets or portions thereof returned under subsection (a) of this section , the municipal clerk shall mark the serially-numbered outer envelope "rejected" and note the reasons [ therefor ] for rejection on all absentee ballots and envelopes so returned [ to him ] and shall seal all such [ unopened ballots ] absentee voting sets or portions thereof in a package and retain them in a safe place until delivered in accordance with section 9-140c . The municipal clerk shall keep a list of the names of each absentee ballot applicant who has applied for more than one absentee ballot, as provided in section 9-140 , together with the serial number appearing on the outer envelope of each absentee voting set issued to each such applicant . [ including the latest one issued. ]
[ (c) When an absentee ballot applicant has applied for more than one absentee ballot, only the latest absentee ballot issued to him by the municipal clerk as determined by the serial number appearing on the outer envelope may be counted and all absentee ballots and envelopes formerly issued to that applicant shall be marked rejected as provided in subsection (b) of this section and not counted. ]
[ (d) Subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this section shall not apply to members of the armed forces, and if ] (c) If more than one absentee ballot is received from any elector , [ who is a member of the armed forces, ] the ballot of such elector [ bearing the latest postmark ] last received by the municipal clerk shall be counted if no absentee ballot of such elector has already been counted . [ , provided that ] For all absentee ballots of such elector that are not counted, the municipal clerk shall mark [ all ] the serially-numbered outer envelopes [ bearing earlier postmarks ] "rejected" and note the reasons for rejection and shall deliver such ballots in accordance with section 9-140c .

Source

(1955, S. 628d; 1957, P.A. 517, S. 3; 1971, P.A. 871, S. 72; P.A. 74-96, S. 5, 9; P.A. 76-50, S. 5, 7; P.A. 84-319, S. 14, 49; P.A. 86-179, S. 23, 53.)

History

Amended by P.A. 24-0148 , S. 3 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2024 Regular Session , eff. 6/6/2024 .

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Prior Versions of This Statute