2011 Connecticut Code
Title 9 Elections
Chapter 143 Electors: Qualifications and Admission
Sec. 9-53. Notice of sessions.

      Sec. 9-53. Notice of sessions. The registrars of voters in each municipality in which an enrollment session is to be held shall give notice of such session, and of the purpose, day, hours and place thereof, by publication in a newspaper published in or having a circulation in such municipality, not more than fifteen nor less than five days before such session. Nothing herein shall require that such publication be in the form of a legal advertisement. In each municipality divided into two voting districts which elects registrars of voters for each voting district, any session for enrollment in such municipality shall be held in each such district thereof by the registrars of such district, and the notice hereinbefore required shall specify the place in each such district in which such session is to be held. In each municipality divided into voting districts which elects registrars of voters for the entire municipality, any session for enrollment in such municipality may, if the registrars so decide, be held in each such district by assistant registrars appointed under section 9-192, provided the registrars in the notice hereinbefore required shall specify the place in each such district in which such session is to be held. When such a session is so held in each such district by such assistant registrars, within forty-eight hours after the close of each of such sessions, each of such assistant registrars shall deliver to the registrar of whom he is the appointee a true and attested list or lists, as made by such assistant registrars at such session, showing all enrollments and corrections, if any, by them made, together with a list of all applications rejected under the provisions of sections 9-60 and 9-63.

      (1949 Rev., S. 1172; 1953, 1955, S. 554d; 1957, P.A. 442, S. 4; 1963, P.A. 393, S. 4; February, 1965, P.A. 275, S. 3; 1967, P.A. 352, S. 4; P.A. 77-298, S. 4; P.A. 93-230, S. 4; P.A. 95-171, S. 4, 14; P.A. 96-134, S. 4, 5, 9.)

      History: 1963 act removed requirement of posting notice of session on public signpost and changed time limit for publishing notice; 1965 act modified time of publication to "not more than 10 nor less than" 5 days; 1967 act changed last amendment to 15 instead of 10 days; P.A. 77-298 changed 15 days back to 10; P.A. 93-230 specified that publication need not be in form of a legal advertisement; P.A. 95-171 added "two" re municipalities divided into voting districts, effective January 8, 1997; P.A. 96-134 required publication of notice of enrollment session not more than 15 rather than 10 days before a session, effective May 29, 1996.