Connecticut § 9-65 - Statement to Secretary of registration, enrollment and addition and removal statistics.

§ 9-65. Statement to Secretary of registration, enrollment and addition and removal statistics.

Sec. 9-65. Statement to Secretary of registration, enrollment and addition and removal statistics. (a) After the last session of the registrars of voters under section 9-17 before each election, the registrars of voters in each municipality shall submit in writing to the Secretary of the State a statement setting forth the total number of names of new electors added to the registry list, and the total number of names of former electors removed from the registry list, in such municipality during the period between the two most recent such last sessions. Such statement shall be submitted annually at a time to be determined by the Secretary of the State.

(b) Not later than a week after the last session of the registrars of voters before an election under section 9-17, the Secretary of the State shall issue a report on the total number of electors on the active and inactive registry list, the total number of electors enrolled on each active and inactive party enrollment list and the total number of unaffiliated electors on the active and inactive registry list in such municipality, as reported by the registrars of voters on the state-wide centralized voter registration system. The Secretary shall omit from such report electors on the last-completed registry list or enrollment lists who have died, but shall include electors who have acquired electoral or enrollment privileges since the last-completed registry list or enrollment lists were perfected.

(1957, P.A. 442, S. 14; 1961, P.A. 109; 1969, P.A. 40, S. 1; P.A. 73-113; P.A. 83-391, S. 12, 24; P.A. 85-577, S. 2; P.A. 93-384. S. 6; P.A. 95-171, S. 6, 14; P.A. 96-119, S. 1, 14; P.A. 97-154, S. 22, 27; P.A. 07-194, S. 8; P.A. 11-173, S. 32.)

History: 1961 act changed “June” to “August” in first sentence; 1969 act provided for addition of total number of unaffiliated electors to be reported and further provided that the report omit those who have died and include those who have acquired electoral or enrollment privileges since lists were perfected; P.A. 73-113 deleted “during the last week of August in each year” and substituted “within a week after the last session of the board for admission of electors before an election”; P.A. 83-391 deleted reference to board for admission of electors and added Subsec. (b) requiring registrars' statement re electors added or removed; P.A. 85-577 established late filing fee and guidelines for assuming timely filing in Subsec. (a); P.A. 93-384 inserted “or by electronically transmitted facsimile” in Subsec. (a)(2); P.A. 95-171 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “two” re municipalities divided into voting districts and amended Subsec. (b) by deleting provision re submission of statement in municipalities divided into voting districts, effective January 8, 1997; P.A. 96-119 amended Subsec. (b) to require statement to be submitted by registrars of voters of the first district in municipalities divided into two voting districts that elect registrars of voters for each district, effective January 8, 1997; P.A. 97-154 amended Subsec. (a) re statements to Secretary of the State to require total number of electors to be from “active and inactive” registry and party enrollment lists, to require total number of unaffiliated electors to be from “active and inactive” registry lists, and to delete late filing fee for registrars who fail to submit required statements within time required, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 07-194 deleted former Subsec. (a) re report to Secretary of the State, redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (a) and added new Subsec. (b) re report issued by Secretary of the State, effective July 5, 2007; P.A. 11-173 deleted language re towns with 2 voting districts that elect registrars for each district in Subsec. (a), effective July 13, 2011.