Sec. 9-23a. When person admitted as an elector permitted to vote in primary. Exception.
Sec. 9-23a. When person admitted as an elector permitted to vote in primary.
Exception. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no person admitted
as an elector after twelve o'clock noon on the last business day before a primary shall
be permitted to vote in such primary.
(b) An applicant for admission or enrollment under section 9-26 shall be entitled
to vote in a primary if he files his application for admission or enrollment with the town
clerk before the day of the primary and is otherwise eligible to vote in the primary.
(1967, P.A. 559, S. 3; 1969, P.A. 678; 1971, P.A. 768, S. 9; P.A. 75-47, S. 2, 5; 75-269, S. 1; P.A. 76-128, S. 7, 11;
P.A. 77-298, S. 13; P.A. 78-153, S. 4, 32; P.A. 79-357, S. 3; 79-363, S. 33, 38; P.A. 84-118, S. 2, 5; P.A. 87-509, S. 2, 24;
P.A. 94-121, S. 17, 33; P.A. 97-67, S. 3, 9.)
History: 1967 act, effective January 1, 1968; 1969 act provided for application for enrollment in a political party at any
time before board has acted on applicant's admission thus entitling applicant privileges of party enrollment from time his
admission is approved; 1971 act further provided for offering applications for enrollment upon administration of elector's
oath and for immediate entitlement to the privileges of party enrollment; P.A. 75-47 provided for combined application
for registration and enrollment and further provided that person applying for enrollment is entitled to privileges of party
enrollment upon administration of elector's oath, effective January 1, 1976; P.A. 75-269 provided that if application for
enrollment is made after session held on third Saturday before primary, applicant shall only be entitled to privileges of
party enrollment immediately after primary; P.A. 76-128 provided that where qualification for age or citizenship for
admission is attained following the third Saturday before primary and prior to day of primary such person shall upon being
made an elector and applying for enrollment be immediately entitled to all privileges of party membership; P.A. 77-298
changed "third Saturday" to "fourteenth day" before a primary where appearing; P.A. 78-153 provided that if application
for enrollment made on day of caucus or convention, entitlement to privileges of party enrollment arises immediately after
caucus or convention, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-357 added "residence" to "age" or "citizenship" qualifications
where, if attained after the fourteenth day before a primary and prior to day of primary, admission as elector and application
for enrollment immediately entitles elector to all privileges of party enrollment; P.A. 79-363 made technical changes; P.A.
84-118 changed time limit for enrollment from fourteenth day to noon of last business day before primary, deleting obsolete
proviso entitling certain persons to enroll after fourteenth day before primary; P.A. 87-509 deleted provision requiring
admitting official to initial both copies of application for enrollment, deliver one copy to registrars of voters and return
one copy to elector and added sentence providing that no person admitted after twelve o'clock noon on last business day
before primary shall be permitted to vote in such primary; P.A. 94-121 deleted provision requiring admitting official to notify
applicant re application for enrollment, substituted "on an application for admission as an elector shall upon acquisition of
electoral privileges" for "in such manner shall upon administration of the elector's oath" in second sentence, inserted
reference to Sec. 9-59 and applied Subdivs. (1) and (2) to application for enrollment filed with registrars of applicant's
town of residence instead of application made by applicant, effective January 1, 1995; P.A. 97-67 repealed provisions re
entitlement to privileges of party enrollment for person applying for enrollment on application for admission as an elector,
designated remaining provision as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re exception for an applicant under Sec. 9-26 to vote
in a primary, effective July 1, 1997.
See Sec. 9-57 re application for enrollment by new elector at time of admission and attachment of party privileges.