Connecticut General Statutes 9-153c – Procedure in case of omission or error in printing or issuing of ballot
(a) If a municipal clerk has omitted the name of a candidate, party or office designation, inserted an incorrect or misspelled name of a candidate, party or office designation, provided an absentee ballot applicant with a ballot which is not the correct ballot for his voting district, or incorrectly imprinted or failed to imprint the designation of a state or local question on an absentee ballot in the appropriate space, and if any such omission or error is likely to mislead any voter, he shall, as soon as he becomes aware of such omission or error, promptly mail to each applicant to whom such an absentee ballot has been issued, a correct absentee ballot, envelopes for its return and instructions, a statement explaining the error or omission including the correct name or question and a copy of this section. The municipal clerk shall inform the Secretary of the State when he proceeds under this subsection.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 9-153c
- 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
- Municipal clerk: means the clerk of a municipality. 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
- 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
(b) Any additional absentee voting sets issued to applicants under this section shall be issued in consecutive ascending numerical order based upon the serial number appearing on the outer envelope for return of ballots to the municipal clerk, and the clerk shall keep a record of such numbers by making a notation on, or attaching a memorandum to, the applicant’s original application for an absentee ballot.
(c) The municipal clerk shall keep a list containing the name, address and voting district of each absentee ballot applicant who has been issued more than one absentee ballot under this section and the serial number appearing on the outer envelope of each absentee voting set so issued. The list shall be kept with the list required under § 9-140.
(d) If more than one ballot is received from an applicant who has been sent a correct ballot under subsection (a) of this section, the ballot bearing the latest serial number shall be counted, if no ballot of such applicant has already been counted. The municipal clerk shall inscribe the word “rejected” and note the reasons for rejection on the outer envelope of each of such applicant’s other ballots not so counted and shall seal them, unopened, in a package and retain them in a safe place until delivered in accordance with § 9-140c.