Connecticut Statutes § 9-174 Hours of voting on day of election and during period of early voting. Voting by electors and same-day election registration applicants in line at hour prescribed for closing of voting locationVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024

(a) Notwithstanding [ the provisions of any general statute, ] any provision of the general statutes or any special act or municipal charter, at any regular election, or at any special election held to fill a vacancy in a state, district or municipal office, the polls on the day of such election shall remain open for voting from six o'clock a.m. until eight o'clock p.m. No elector shall be permitted to cast such elector's vote after the hour prescribed for the closing of the polls in any election unless such elector is in line at eight o'clock p.m. An election official or a police officer of the municipality, who is designated by the moderator, shall be placed at the end of the line at eight o'clock p.m. Such official or officer shall not allow any electors who were not in such line at eight o'clock p.m. to enter such line.

(b) Notwithstanding [ the provisions of any general statute, ] any provision of the general statutes or any special act or municipal charter, at any regular election, each location designated for [ election day ] same-day election registration pursuant to subsection (c) of section 9-19j , shall , on election day, as defined in said section, remain open for [ election day ] registration and voting from six o'clock a.m. until eight o'clock p.m. No applicant for [ election day ] same-day election registration shall be admitted as an elector or permitted to cast such applicant's vote after the hour prescribed for the closing of the location designated for such purposes [ in any regular ] on election day unless such applicant is in line at eight o'clock p.m. An election official or a police officer of the municipality, who is appointed by the registrars of voters, shall be placed at the end of the line at eight o'clock p.m. Such official or officer shall not allow any applicants who were not in such line at eight o'clock p.m. to enter such line.

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