Sec. 9-40a. Continuance of residence in certain cases. Procedure for removal of names for failure to vote.
Sec. 9-40a. Continuance of residence in certain cases. Procedure for removal
of names for failure to vote. (a) No person shall be deemed to have lost his residence
in any municipality for purposes of qualification as an elector by reason of his absence
therefrom in the service of this state or of the United States, including service in the
armed forces or their auxiliaries, nor shall the spouse or dependent of any such person
be deemed to have lost his residence in any municipality for such purpose by reason of
such absence therefrom; provided such person, except one in the service of the armed
forces of the United States or any auxiliary thereof, or his spouse or dependent, shall
make written application for continuance on the registry list before each state election.
No person shall be deemed to have lost such residence in any municipality by reason
of his absence therefrom because of imprisonment on conviction of crime.
(b) Not later than May first in each year in which a canvass of electors is conducted,
the registrars of voters shall send the notice of removal and return card required by the
National Voter Registration Act of 1993, P.L. 103-31, as amended from time to time,
to each member of the armed forces of the United States or their auxiliaries, or a spouse
or dependent of such member, whose name has not been checked as having voted in
at least one election, primary, referendum or town meeting during the four preceding
calendar years. If such elector does not return the card within thirty days, the registrars
of voters shall place the name of such elector on the inactive registry list compiled under
section 9-35 for four years, and if such name remains on the inactive list for four years,
such name shall thereupon be removed from the registry list. Such removal shall not
affect the right of such member, spouse or dependent to apply for admission as an elector
in such town.
(1971, P.A. 768, S. 13; P.A. 83-475, S. 7, 43; P.A. 94-121, S. 25, 33.)
History: P.A. 83-475 added reference to dependents and added Subsec. (b) permitting removal from list for failure to
vote during four previous calendar years; P.A. 94-121 substantially modified procedure for removal of electors' names
from registry list and provided for the placing of certain electors' names on the inactive list, effective January 1, 1995.