Sec. 9-19b. Applications for admission submitted to town clerk or registrar of voters. Locations for admission of electors.
Sec. 9-19b. Applications for admission submitted to town clerk or registrar
of voters. Locations for admission of electors. (a) Except during the period between
the last session for the admission of electors prior to an election and the day following
that election, the town clerk or assistant town clerk, during office hours and at the office
of such official, may examine the qualifications of any person applying in person to be
admitted as an elector and approve such application.
(b) Except during the period between the last session for the admission of electors
prior to an election and the day following that election, either registrar of voters, or a
deputy registrar, assistant registrar or special assistant registrar appointed in accordance
with the provisions of section 9-192, may examine the qualifications of any person
applying to be admitted as an elector in the town and, except for applications submitted
pursuant to subdivision (4) of this subsection, approve such application submitted in
person (1) at the office of such official; (2) at any enrollment session of the registrars
of voters; (3) at any public place; (4) at any time and at any place in the town, other than
a public place; or (5) at any public office of the Department of Motor Vehicles, Labor
Department or Department of Social Services which is located in the town in which
the registrar, deputy registrar, assistant registrar or special assistant registrar serves,
if written notice of the date and time is given seven days in advance thereof to the
commissioner of such department. Upon receipt of a written notice under subdivision
(5) of this subsection, the commissioner of the department may designate a portion of
the public office which shall be used for the admission of electors. The other registrar,
or any deputy, assistant or special assistant registrar, shall be permitted to be present
during the admission of any person pursuant to subdivisions (4) and (5) of this subsection. Applications accepted and examined prior to the last session for admission of
electors prior to an election pursuant to subdivision (4) of this subsection may be approved after such last session. The admission of any person pursuant to subdivision (4)
shall be effective on the date when both registrars approve such application. The registrar
who receives such application from the applicant shall give written notice to the other
registrar within one business day after such receipt and the registrars shall forthwith
act on such applications. No rejection of any application under subdivision (4) of this
subsection shall be effective until the registrar has mailed to the other registrar and the
applicant a notice stating the reasons for the rejection. Any applicant whose application
is rejected may appeal under the provisions of section 9-31l.
(c) Such registrar, deputy, assistant or special assistant registrar accepting applications in accordance with subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of this section shall provide
the applicant with a receipt. Upon approval or disapproval of the application, the registrars shall send a notice thereof by first-class mail with instructions on the envelope that
it be returned if not deliverable at the address shown thereon. If such notice of approval
is returned undeliverable, the registrars shall take the necessary action in accordance
with section 9-35 or 9-43.
(d) During the period between the last session for the admission of electors prior
to an election and the opening of the limited session for the admission of electors held
on the last weekday before such election under section 9-17, the town clerk or assistant
town clerk during office hours and at the office of such official and either registrar of
voters or a deputy or assistant registrar at the office of such official may examine the
qualifications of any person applying in person to be admitted in such town and approve
the application of such person whose qualifications as to age, citizenship or residence
in the municipality were attained after such last session and on or before the last weekday
prior to such election.
(1967, P.A. 559, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 491; 677; 1971, P.A. 768, S. 4; P.A. 73-130; 73-430; 73-630, S. 3, 19; P.A. 75-28,
S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-330, S. 2; 77-604, S. 83, 84; P.A. 79-143, S. 1; 79-189, S. 3, 9; P.A. 80-281, S. 3, 31; P.A. 81-350, S. 5,
17; P.A. 82-472, S. 24, 183; P.A. 88-347, S. 2, 4; P.A. 89-297, S. 2, 18; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; P.A. 94-121, S. 11, 33.)
History: 1969 acts added provision for town clerk and registrars of voters, during the period between the last regular
session and the opening of the limited session held on the last weekday before election, to process applications of persons
who attained qualifications as to age, residence or citizenship during that period and added provision for enrollment at any
public place where 5 days prior notice in newspaper published; 1971 act added assistant town clerk and a deputy or assistant
registrar where appropriate, substituted "any of such admitting officials" for "the town clerk or either registrar of voters",
deleted "accept the application for admission as an elector of" and deleted provisions requiring approval of application by
the board for admission of electors and notification where the board's action is unfavorable; P.A. 73-130 added "with the
consent of both registrars of voters" to the provision for enrollment at any public place; P.A. 73-430 defined "during office
hours" where the registrars of voters do not maintain regular office hours; P.A. 73-630 deleted "residence" as qualification,
attainment of which during period between last regular session and on or before the last weekday prior to election makes
person eligible for special enrollment and substituted "were attained" for "matured" in context of when qualifications for
enrollment arose; P.A. 75-28 clarified "office hours" and changed provisions concerning enrollment at any public place
to remove requirement for consent of both registrars so that either registrar may conduct enrollment upon 7 days prior
notice to other registrar and the 5-day prior notice by newspaper, such notice to be signed by each registrar, deputy, or
assistant who intends to participate; P.A. 77-330 where appearing deleted the word "regular" from "last regular session";
P.A. 77-604 made technical changes; P.A. 79-143 divided the section into Subsecs. (a) to (d), inclusive, additionally
provided for enrollment at other than a public place, for admission to be effective on occurrence of certain conditions or
for rejection of application, for provision of receipt to applicant upon administration of oath, for notice of action taken on
application, for application for reexamination where application has been rejected and deleted references to newspaper
notice; P.A. 79-189 added "residency in the municipality" to qualifications as to age or citizenship to be attained during
the period between the last session and the opening of the limited session held on the last weekday before election in order
for person to be registered during that time; P.A. 80-281 made technical changes; P.A. 81-350 required notice of location
and opportunity to be present be given to registrar of other party by registrar conducting door-to-door registration and
allowed rejected applicants to appeal under Sec. 9-31l, replacing provision allowing them to apply for reexamination under
Sec. 9-31j; P.A. 82-472 added the reference to Sec. 9-43 in Subsec. (c); P.A. 88-347 added Subsec. (b)(5) re examination
of qualifications of applicants for admission at offices of motor vehicles, labor and income maintenance departments,
effective April 1, 1989; P.A. 89-297 amended Subsec. (b) by providing that the admission of any person pursuant to Subdiv.
(4), instead of pursuant to "this subdivision", shall be effective one week after receipt of application, except as otherwise
provided; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and
department of income maintenance, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-121 applied provisions of Subsec. (a) to any person
applying "in person" and substituted "approve such application" for "administer the elector's oath" in Subsec. (a), amended
Subsec. (b) by substituting "in the town and, except for applications submitted pursuant to subdivision (4) of this subsection,
approve such application submitted in person" for "and administer the elector's oath", deleting requirement of advance
notice to other registrar in Subdivs. (3), (4) and (5), and amending Subdiv. (4) to require place to be "in the town", allow
approval of applications received prior to last session for admission of electors to occur after such last session, make
application effective only on date when both registrars approve it and require registrars to act forthwith on such applications,
amended Subsec. (c) by substituting "accepting applications" for "administering the elector's oath", and applied provisions
of Subsec. (d) to any person applying "in person" and "in such town" and substituted "approve the application" for "administer the elector's oath", effective January 1, 1995; (Revisor's note: In 1997 a reference in Subsec. (b) to "Department of
Labor" was replaced editorially by the Revisors with "Labor Department" for consistency with customary statutory usage).