Sec. 9-6. Conferences of town clerks, registrars and secretary.
Sec. 9-6. Conferences of town clerks, registrars and secretary. Each registrar
of voters or, in the absence of a registrar, his deputy, and each town clerk or, in the
absence of a town clerk, one of his assistant town clerks shall be compensated by the
municipality which he represents, as herein provided, for attending two conferences a
year for town clerks and registrars of voters which may be called by the Secretary of
the State for the purpose of discussing the election laws, procedures or matters related
thereto. Each such official shall be compensated by his municipality at the rate of thirty-five dollars per day for attending each such conference, plus mileage to and from such
conference at a rate per mile determined by the municipality, but not less than twenty
cents per mile, computed from the office of such official or, if he has no office, from
his home to the place where such conference is being held. In towns divided into two
voting districts which elect registrars of voters for each voting district, only two registrars
of opposite political parties need be so compensated for each such conference and, if
the registrars are unable to agree as to the two registrars to be so compensated, such
determination shall be made at least three days prior to such conference by the chief
executive officer of the municipality.
(1957, P.A. 480; 1959, P.A. 51; 1961, P.A. 198; 1969, P.A. 97, S. 1; P.A. 79-384; P.A. 83-475, S. 3, 43; P.A. 95-171,
S. 1, 14.)
History: 1959 act provided compensation for deputy registrar or assistant town clerk attending conference in the absence
of a registrar or town clerk, and changed destination for computing mileage to the place where the conference is being
held; 1961 act deleted requirement that conference be state-wide; 1969 act changed compensation from $10 to $25 per
day; P.A. 79-384 changed compensation to $35 per day and changed mileage rate from $0.10 per mile to the same rate as
that paid to state employees; P.A. 83-475 amended section by establishing minimum mileage rate of $0.20 per mile or
such greater rate as determined by municipality; P.A. 95-171 added "two" re towns divided into voting districts, effective
January 8, 1997.