Connecticut § 9-255a - Certification re number of ballots ordered.

§ 9-255a. Certification re number of ballots ordered.

Sec. 9-255a. Certification re number of ballots ordered. (a) The registrars of voters and municipal clerk from each municipality shall jointly certify, in writing, to the Secretary of the State the number of ballots for each polling place in the municipality that have been ordered for each election or primary to be held within such municipality. Such registrars and clerk shall also so certify the number of ballots for each location designated for the conduct of early voting in the municipality that have been ordered for each election or primary held on or after April 1, 2024. Such certification shall be on a form provided by the Secretary that shall have questions, including, but not limited to, those pertaining to the historical turnout for each such polling place or location, as applicable, in the municipality for the past four elections or primaries of similar nature to the election or primary to be held. The registrars of voters and municipal clerk shall include as part of any such certification any other relevant factors that may be unique to each such polling place or location in their municipality. Such certification shall be provided to the Secretary not later than thirty-one days prior to the commencement of the period of early voting at an election or twenty-one days prior to the commencement of the period of early voting at a primary.

(b) If the registrars of voters and municipal clerk of a municipality do not jointly submit the certification as set forth in subsection (a) of this section, such registrars of voters and municipal clerk shall order a number of ballots equal to the total number of registered voters in their municipality for such election or primary.

(c) The registrars of voters and municipal clerk may jointly apply to the Secretary of the State for a waiver of the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section. Such waiver request shall be submitted to the Secretary of the State, in writing, not later than the forty-fifth day before the commencement of the period of early voting at the election or the thirtieth day before the commencement of the period of early voting at the primary to be held and shall demonstrate good cause for such waiver. Not later than five days after receipt of such waiver request, the Secretary shall notify, in writing, the municipal clerk requesting a waiver, of the Secretary's response.

(d) The Secretary of the State shall have the authority to reject the certification submitted by a municipality pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. If the Secretary of the State rejects such certification, the Secretary shall provide, in writing, the reasons for such rejection. Such rejection by the Secretary shall require any such municipality to follow the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. If, not later than seven days after the receipt of a certification from a municipality, the Secretary does not notify the municipality that its certification was rejected, such certification shall be deemed accepted.

(P.A. 11-46, S. 5; P.A. 23-5, S. 8; 23-204, S. 179, 183.)

History: P.A. 11-46 effective June 13, 2011; P.A. 23-5 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provision re certification of number of ballots for locations designated for conduct of early voting on or after January 1, 2024, adding references to such locations and adding references to the commencement of periods of early voting, amended Subsec. (c) by adding references to the commencement of periods of early voting and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 23-204 changed effective date of P.A. 23-5, S. 8, from July 1, 2023, to January 1, 2024, effective June 12, 2023, and amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “January 1, 2024” with “April 1, 2024”, effective January 1, 2024.