Connecticut Statutes § 9-163aa Early in-person voting. Early voting period. Designation of location. Procedures. Secure storage of ballots. Exception re town committee primaries

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(1) The registrars of voters of each municipality shall designate a location for the conduct of early voting, which location shall be the same for the duration of the period of early voting except as otherwise specified in this subdivision, provided (A) the registrars of voters have access to the state-wide centralized voter registration system from such location, and (B) such location is certified in writing to the Secretary of the State not later than [ one hundred twenty ] sixty days prior to the day of [ a regular election or a primary, other than a presidential preference primary, or not later than twenty days prior to the day of a special election or a presidential preference ] an election or a primary. The written certification under subparagraph (B) of this subdivision shall provide (i) the name, street address and relevant contact information associated with such location, (ii) the number of election or primary officials to be appointed by the registrars of voters to serve at such location and the roles of such officials, and (iii) a description of the design of such location and a plan for effective conduct of such early voting. The Secretary shall approve or disapprove such written certification not later than [ ninety ] forty-five days prior to the day of [ a regular election or a primary, other than a presidential preference primary, or not later than fifteen days prior to the day of a special election or a presidential preference ] an election or a primary. If the Secretary disapproves such certification, the Secretary shall provide, in writing, the reasons for such disapproval and shall issue an order for such corrective action as the Secretary deems necessary, including, but not limited to, the appointment of additional election or primary officials or the alteration of such design or plan. After having received approval of such certification or having complied with any order for corrective action to the Secretary's satisfaction, as applicable, the registrars of voters shall determine the site of such location designated for the conduct of early voting at least thirty-one days prior to [ a regular election or a primary, other than a presidential preference primary, or at least eleven days prior to a special election or a presidential preference ] an election or a primary. Such location shall not be changed within such period, except, if the municipal clerk and registrars of voters unanimously find that such location has been rendered unusable within such period, such clerk and registrars shall forthwith designate another location for the conduct of early voting to be used in place of the location so rendered unusable and shall give adequate notice that such location has been so changed. The provisions of sections 9-168d and 9-168e shall apply to such location designated for the conduct of early voting.

(2) In any municipality with a population of at least twenty thousand, the legislative body may hold a public hearing on whether to designate any additional location in such municipality for the conduct of early voting, which public hearing, if any, shall be held not later than fifteen days prior to the time for designating any such location set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection. Any legislative body holding such a public hearing shall properly notice such public hearing not later than ten days prior to such public hearing in a newspaper having general circulation in such municipality and on the Internet web site of the municipality. For any such municipality in which such a public hearing was not held, the legislative body thereof shall determine whether to designate any such additional location and shall notify the Secretary of the State with a detailed explanation for such determination. For any municipality in which such a public hearing was held, not later than three days after the conclusion of such public hearing, the legislative body thereof shall determine whether to designate any such additional location and shall notify the Secretary with a detailed explanation for such determination. If the legislative body determines that any such additional location be designated, the registrars of voters shall so designate such additional location and the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall apply to such additional location. The Secretary shall take no action on any detailed explanation submitted under this subdivision with regard to the number of additional locations designated in such a municipality, and shall preserve each such detailed explanation as a public record open to public inspection. For the purposes of this subdivision, "population" means the estimated number of people according to the most recent version of the State Register and Manual prepared pursuant to section 3-90 .

(3) At each location designated for the conduct of early voting, the registrars of voters shall provide to prospective electors during the early voting period the opportunity to apply for same-day election registration, in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 9-19j , for such application and for the completion and processing of any such application.

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(1) If the registrars of voters determine that the elector has not already voted, or if there is no report that the elector has already voted, the registrars shall allow such elector to vote.

(2) If the registrars of voters believe that the elector may have already voted, such matter shall be reviewed by the registrars of voters. After completion of such review, if a resolution of the matter cannot be made and such elector claims to have neither in fact voted nor offered to vote in person or by absentee ballot, such elector may request a challenged ballot in accordance with section 9-232d and may cast such challenged ballot in accordance with section 9-232e . Such matter shall be reported to the State Elections Enforcement Commission, which shall conduct an investigation of the matter. The provisions of section 9-232f shall apply to any challenged ballot cast under this subdivision.

1. I am the elector appearing in person to vote at an election or primary prior to the day of such election or primary.

2. I am eligible to vote in the election or primary indicated for today.

3. I have identified myself to the satisfaction of the registrars of voters.

4. I have not voted in person or by absentee ballot and I will not vote otherwise than by this ballot at this election or primary.

5. I have received an early voting ballot for the purpose of so voting.

(1) No person shall solicit on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate or on behalf of or in opposition to any question being submitted at the election or primary, or loiter or peddle or offer any advertising matter, ballot or circular to another person within a radius of seventy-five feet of any outside entrance in use as an entry to any building that contains any location designated by the registrars of voters for early voting or in any corridor, passageway or other approach leading from any such outside entrance to any such location or in any room opening upon any such corridor, passageway or approach.

(2) Except as provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection, no person shall be allowed within any location designated by the registrars of voters for early voting for any purpose other than casting such person's vote, except (A) primary officials under section 9-436 , (B) election officials under section 9-258 , including (i) a municipal clerk or registrar of voters, who is a candidate for the same office, and (ii) a deputy registrar of voters, who is a candidate for the office of registrar of voters, performing such official's duties, and (C) unofficial checkers under section 9-235 .

[ (2) ] (3) A person, including any candidate or any campaign or party employee or volunteer, may be within [ such ] the seventy-five-foot radius [ of seventy-five feet ] described in subdivision (1) of this subsection (A) only for purposes related to the performance of such person's official duties or to the conduct of government business within such radius, (B) only for as long as necessary to perform such duties or conduct such business, and (C) provided such person is not engaged in any conduct described in subdivision (1) of this subsection.