§ 9-307 Certificate of check lists; exception for certain elections and primaries held in 2020 and 2021
§ 9-308 Canvass of returns
§ 9-309 Procedure for announcing results; exception for certain elections held in 2020 and 2021. Temporary interruption of canvass after transmission of preliminary totals to Secretary of the State. Security of tabulators and other materials
§ 9-310 Sealing of tabulator by moderator
§ 9-311 Recanvass in case of discrepancy; exceptions for certain elections held in 2020 and 2021
§ 9-311a Recanvass on close vote
§ 9-311b Recanvass on tie vote
§ 9-312 Declaration of result; returns to secretary
§ 9-313 Forms for returns
§ 9-314 Return of preliminary and duplicate lists of votes by moderator; exceptions for certain elections held in 2020 and 2021
§ 9-315 Canvass for presidential electors, U.S. senator and members of Congress
§ 9-316 Canvass in vacancy election of U.S. senator or representative
§ 9-317 Certification of election of U.S. senator
§ 9-318 Canvass of votes for state officers
§ 9-319 Canvass of votes for state senators and representatives and judges of probate
§ 9-320 Returns of municipal elections by clerks. Elected town clerk who is registrar of vital statistics ex officio
§ 9-320f Manual or electronic audit of votes by registrar of voters or town clerk. Offices subject to audit. University of Connecticut analysis. Discrepancy recanvass. Voting tabulator failure to record votes. Secretary of the State investigation and report. Regul
§ 9-320g Authorization of electronic equipment by Secretary of the State for conduct of an audit
§ 9-321 Return by moderator of election of town clerk and registrar of vital statistics
§ 9-322 Failure of moderator to make returns
§ 9-322a Correction of errors in returns. Clerk to file listing of returns. Certification of lists. Exception for certain regular elections held in 2020 and 2021
§ 9-322b Candidate elected to two or more offices in a municipality and prohibited from holding more than one office. Determination of officeholder

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 148 - Election Canvass and Returns

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • another: may extend and be applied to communities, companies, corporations, public or private, limited liability companies, societies and associations. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
  • Ballot: means paper or other material containing the names of the candidates or a statement of a proposed constitutional amendment or other question or proposition to be voted on. See Connecticut General Statutes 9-1
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Election: means any electors' meeting at which the electors choose public officials by use of voting tabulators or by paper ballots as provided in §. See Connecticut General Statutes 9-1
  • Elector: means any person possessing the qualifications prescribed by the Constitution and duly admitted to, and entitled to exercise, the privileges of an elector in a town. See Connecticut General Statutes 9-1
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
  • Municipal clerk: means the clerk of a municipality. See Connecticut General Statutes 9-1
  • Municipal election: means the regularly recurring election held in a municipality at which the electors of the municipality choose public officials of such municipality. See Connecticut General Statutes 9-1
  • Municipality: means any city, borough or town within the state. See Connecticut General Statutes 9-1
  • Ordinance: means an enactment under the provisions of §. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
  • Presidential electors: means persons elected to cast their ballots for President and Vice President of the United States. See Connecticut General Statutes 9-1
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Registrars: means the registrars of voters of the municipality. See Connecticut General Statutes 9-1
  • Registry list: means the list of electors of any municipality certified by the registrars. See Connecticut General Statutes 9-1
  • Regular election: means any state or municipal election. See Connecticut General Statutes 9-1
  • State election: means the election held in the state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in the even-numbered years in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of Connecticut. See Connecticut General Statutes 9-1
  • Voter: means a person qualified to vote at town and district meetings under the provisions of §. See Connecticut General Statutes 9-1
  • Voters: means those persons qualified to vote under the provisions of §. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
  • Voting district: means any municipality, or any political subdivision thereof, having not more than one polling place in a regular election. See Connecticut General Statutes 9-1
  • Voting tabulator: means a machine, including, but not limited to, a device which operates by electronic means, for the registering and recording of votes cast at elections, primaries and referenda. See Connecticut General Statutes 9-1