Sec. 9-46. Forfeiture of electoral rights.
Sec. 9-46. Forfeiture of electoral rights. (a) A person shall forfeit such person's
right to become an elector and such person's privileges as an elector upon conviction
of a felony and committal to the custody of the Commissioner of Correction for confinement in a correctional institution or facility or a community residence, committal to
confinement in a federal correctional institution or facility, or committal to the custody
of the chief correctional official of any other state or a county of any other state for
confinement in a correctional institution or facility or a community residence in such
state or county.
(b) No person who has forfeited and not regained such person's privileges as an
elector, as provided in section 9-46a, may be a candidate for or hold public office.
(1949 Rev., S. 253b; 1953, S. 548d; 1963, P.A. 645, S. 6; P.A. 73-465, S. 1, 3; P.A. 85-192, S. 1, 2; P.A. 96-207, S. 2,
4; P.A. 01-11, S. 2, 4.)
History: 1963 act changed enumeration of crimes bringing forfeiture to felony; P.A. 73-465 provided for forfeiture of
right to become an elector as well as forfeiture of privileges as an elector; P.A. 85-192 added Subsec. (b) which prohibits
a person who has forfeited and not regained his privileges as an elector from becoming a candidate for or holding public
office; P.A. 96-207 deleted exception in Subsec. (a) re person convicted of a crime of nonsupport, effective January 1,
1997; P.A. 01-11 added provisions re committal for confinement in Subsec. (a) and made technical changes for purposes
of gender neutrality in Subsecs. (a) and (b), effective January 1, 2002.
For definition of felony, see Sec. 53a-25.
Cited. 153 C. 208. Cited. 169 C. 692. Cited. 178 C. 145.
Section fails to provide any procedural safeguards in the nature of notice and right to hearing before loss of such valuable
rights as electoral privileges. 34 CS 96. Cited. 43 CS 13.