Sec. 9-19e. Cross-town application for admission.
Sec. 9-19e. Cross-town application for admission. Except during the period between the last session for the admission of electors prior to an election and the day
following that election, an admitting official of any town, as defined in section 9-17a,
may, at the times and places prescribed by law, accept applications for admission as an
elector from persons who reside in any Connecticut town and examine their qualifications. Each such application for admission shall be made on a form prescribed by the
secretary of the state and shall provide a space for application for enrollment in a political
party as provided in section 9-23a. Such admitting official shall hand a receipt to the
applicant and immediately mail the application to the town clerk or registrars of voters
of the town of residence of the applicant. The town clerk or registrars of voters of the
town of residence of such applicant shall act upon such application, upon its receipt,
and shall note on such copy his or their action and the date thereof, and if disapproved,
his or their reasons therefor. If the town clerk acts on the application, he shall deliver
such copy to the registrars as provided in section 9-20 and whoever acts upon the application shall immediately send written notification to the applicant, and if the application
is disapproved, he or they shall send such notification by certified mail. No person shall
be admitted as an elector under this section unless his application has been approved
by the town clerk or registrars of voters of his town of residence. Nothing in this section
shall be construed to permit an admitting official to approve applications for admission
as an elector in places located outside the boundaries of the municipality or district of
which he is an official. Appeals may be taken from the action of such town clerk or
registrars of voters under this section in accordance with section 9-31l. Any person
making application for registration under this section shall be entitled to the privileges
of an elector and party enrollment, if applicable, from the time such application for
admission as an elector is approved by the town clerk or registrars of voters of his voting
residence, provided if such application is made after twelve o'clock noon on the last
business day before a primary, such applicant shall be entitled to the privileges of party
enrollment immediately after the primary and provided if such application is made on
the day of a caucus or convention, such applicant shall be entitled to the privileges of
party enrollment immediately after the caucus or convention.
(P.A. 75-565, S. 1, 5; P.A. 77-216, S. 1; 77-298, S. 12; 77-330, S. 4; 77-604, S. 83, 84; P.A. 78-87, S. 1, 2; P.A. 80-281, S. 4, 31; P.A. 81-350, S. 13, 17; P.A. 83-213, S. 2; P.A. 84-118, S. 1, 5; P.A. 94-121, S. 12, 33.)
History: P.A. 77-216 deleted requirement that application be in quadruplicate, provided for retention of a copy by
admitting official, mailing of one copy to town clerk or registrars of voters of town of residence of applicant and furnishing
of a receipt to applicant, allowed either town clerk or registrar of voters of residence of applicant to act on the application,
inserted provision that no application be approved after last session for admission before election, provided that official
acting on application send written notification to applicant and, if disapproved, send it by certified mail and that if action
taken by town clerk, copy to be delivered to the registrars, inserted "registrars of voters" to follow "town clerk" except in
the preceding context; P.A. 77-298 made "fourteenth day" rather than "third Saturday" before a primary the date after
which enrollment does not become effective until immediately after the primary; P.A. 77-330 changed "last regular session"
to "last session" in delineating period before day following election during which admitting officials may not accept
applications; P.A. 77-604 made technical changes; P.A. 78-87 deleted provision forbidding approval of applications after
last session for admission of electors; P.A. 80-281 substituted "registration" for "enrollment" and simplified wording in
provision re effective dates of electoral privileges; P.A. 81-350 made technical changes; P.A. 83-213 amended section to
provide that admitting official may accept but not approve applications for admission as an elector in places located outside
of his district or municipality; P.A. 84-118 changed time limit for enrollment from fourteenth day to noon of last business
day before primary; P.A. 94-121 deleted provisions authorizing admitting official to administer elector's oath and requiring
such official to retain copy of application and required such official to mail application, instead of copy of application, to
clerk or registrars of town of residence of applicant, effective January 1, 1995.