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- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-320g · Authorization of electronic equipment by Secretary of the State for conduct of an audit.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-321 · Return by moderator of election of town clerk and registrar of vital statistics.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-322 · Failure of moderator to make returns.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-322a · Correction of errors in returns. Clerk to file listing of returns. Certification of lists.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-322b · Candidate elected to two or more offices in a municipality and prohibited from holding more than one office. Determination of officeholder.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-323 · Contests and complaints in election of presidential electors, U.S. senator and representative.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-324 · Contests and complaints in election of state officers and judges of probate.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-325 · Appeals and reservations of law to be taken to Supreme Court.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-326 · Contest in election of sheriff or judge of probate.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-327 · Bond of complainant.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-328 · Contests and complaints in election of municipal officers and nomination of justices of the peace.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-329 · Appeal to Supreme Court.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-329a · (Formerly Sec. 9-449). Contests and complaints in connection with any primary.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-329b · Removal of candidate's name from ballot.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-330 · Examination and testing of tabulators.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-331 · Tie vote for or vacancy in office of sheriff.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-332 · Adjourned election in tie vote. Withdrawal of candidate.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 9-333 to 9-333y · Secs. 9-333 to 9-333y.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 9-334 to 9-343 · Forms for statements. Definitions. Principal campaign treasurer and campaign treasurers, appointment, duties. Contributions. Filing of statements and reports, fee. Contributions or expenditures by: Stock corporations and other business organizations to candidates, parties, committees, organizations, political committees established by organizations, individuals, party committees and ongoing political committees, candidate committees, political committees formed solely to aid or promote success or defeat of a constitutional amendment or referendum question. Statement of organization by political committees, filing, contents. Regulation of campaign expenditures, generally.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-344 · Sec. 9-344.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 9-345 and 9-346 · Penalties. Powers of state referees and judges.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 9-346a and 9-346b · Secs. 9-346a and 9-346b.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 9-347 to 9-348dd · Preservation of testimony and securing of witnesses. Expenses of inquiry. Application of provisions. Formation of committees; designation and responsibilities of campaign treasurer and deputy treasurer; appointment and responsibilities of solicitor. Contributions. Deposit of contributions; anonymous contributions, disposition. Authorization of expenditures; liability for debt incurred; election day expenditures. Payment of authorized political expenses by checks of authorized banks, petty cash fund, reimbursement of committee workers for authorized expenditures from personal funds; preservation of records. Payment of permitted expenses by campaign treasurers; charitable and memorial contributions; honorariums for elected officials prohibited. Statements and reports required of campaign treasurers, generally; disposition of surpluses. Who may contribute for political purposes. Payment of election contest expenses. Acts prohibited as corrupt practices. Penalty. Forms, distribution, town clerk's fee. Testimonial affairs limited. Principal campaign treasurer for each candidate and campaign treasurer for each committee, duties. Committees: Party; political, organized for ongoing political activities; political, established by organizations, generally. Contributions from joint bank accounts. Limit on contributions to candidates by individuals; unlimited expenditures by individuals permitted. Limits on contributions to committees by individuals. Limitation on campaign contributions and expenditures; expenditures defined. Expenditures by candidate on behalf of his own campaign, reimbursement of candidate by campaign treasurer for certain expenses. Political advertising.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 9-348ee to 9-348gg · Secs. 9-348ee to 9-348gg.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-349 · Unlawful sessions of board for admission.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-350 · Failure to warn election.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-351 · Delay in counting or declaring vote.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-352 · Tampering with tabulator by election official.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-353 · False statement, certificate or return.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-354 · Improper printing of ballot.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-355 · Official neglect or fraud.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-356 · Neglect to elect grand jurors.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-357 · Fraudulent registration.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-358 · False swearing before registrar, moderator, board or State Elections Enforcement Commission.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-359 · Absentee ballots.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-359a · False statement in absentee balloting. Class D felony.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-360 · Fraudulent voting.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-361 · Primary or enrollment violations.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-362 · Decision of election officials no bar to prosecution.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-363 · Circulation of misleading instructions.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-364 · Influencing elector to refrain from voting.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-364a · (Formerly Sec. 9-344). Acts prohibited in elections, primaries, referenda, caucuses and conventions. Public disclosure of election worker personally identifying information. Criminal penalties, civil cause of action.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-364b · Restrictions on incumbents' use of public funds.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-365 · Employers' threats.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-366 · Interference with electors in voting.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-367 · Tampering with ballot or voting tabulator.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-368 · Arrest of accused.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 9-368a and 9-368b · Secs. 9-368a and 9-368b.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-368c · Misrepresentation of contents of a petition.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 9-368d to 9-368h · Secs. 9-368d to 9-368h.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-368i · Definitions. Construction of certain words and phrases.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-368j · Prohibition against impairment of right to vote for protected class members. Prohibition against impairment of ability or opportunity to participate in political process as a result of vote dilution of protected class members. Judicial considerations in actions filed by aggrieved party. Court orders of appropriate remedies. Notification letter to municipality. Proposed remedy and approval or disapproval by Secretary.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-368k · State-wide database. Office of the Secretary to manage. Data, information and estimates to be maintained. Rebuttable presumption that data, information and estimates are valid.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-368l · Language assistance in voting and elections to be provided in municipalities. Regulations. Filing of court actions by aggrieved parties.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-368m · Preclearance of covered policies enacted or implemented by covered jurisdictions. Determination of covered jurisdictions. Grant or denial of preclearance by Secretary or Superior Court.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-368n · Prohibition against intimidations, deception or obstruction that interferes with right to vote. Filing of court action by aggrieved party.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-368o · Construction of laws in favor of protecting voting rights.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-368p · Powers and duties of State Elections Enforcement Commission and of Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities not affected.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-368q · Awarding of attorney's fees and litigation costs.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-369 · Procedure for holding referendum.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-369a · Submission of local questions at election.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-369b · Local questions and proposals. Preparation, printing and dissemination of explanatory texts and other materials. Use of community notification systems. Expenditure of state and municipal funds to influence vote prohibited; exceptions. Civil penalty. Summaries of arguments for, against local questions.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-369c · Absentee ballots for referendum voting.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-369d · Submission of local question to voters who are not electors. Vote by electors and voters held in conjunction with an election.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-370 · Submission of local questions at elections.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-370a · Recanvass on close question vote.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-371 · Report of referendum result to secretary.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-371a · Nonbinding referendum re selection of legislative body.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-371b · Rulings by election officials re referendum. Complaints to Superior Court. Time limitation. Notice to Secretary of the State and State Elections Enforcement Commission. Hearing. Orders.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-371c · Annual report from municipalities that adopt budgets by referendum pursuant to charter.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-372 · Definitions.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-373 · Nominations to public office.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-373a · Registration of write-in candidates.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-373b · Cross endorsement of a candidate.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-374 · Party rules to be filed.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-375 · Amendment of party rules.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-375a · Amendment of party rules in 1972.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-375b · Amendment of party rules following a census.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-376 · Postponement of primary day.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-377 · Write-in spaces on ballots prohibited.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-378 · Nominations without party designation excepted.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 9-378a to 9-378l · Secs. 9-378a to 9-378l.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-378m · Sec. 9-378m.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-379 · Eligibility for placing on ballot.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-380 · Newly-created offices.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-381 · Nomination procedure.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-381a · Election procedures applicable to primaries unless otherwise provided.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-382 · Party-endorsed candidates; state or district office.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-383 · Time and place of convention.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-384 · Calls for conventions.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-384a · Calls for 1974 party conventions.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-385 · Roll-call vote or polling by delegation at convention.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-385a · Voting by delegation at state convention.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-386 · Tie vote on endorsement.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-387 · Dispute as to endorsement of a candidate or selection of a delegate.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-388 · Report to Secretary of the State.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-389 · Publication of names; information concerning filing of candidacies.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-390 · Selection of party-endorsed candidates for municipal office and selection of delegates to conventions.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-390a · Election of town committee members in 1972.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-391 · Time for party endorsements for municipal offices and town committee members. Time for selection of delegates to conventions. Certification. Late certification void.