Sec. 9-190. Registrars of voters. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 9-190. Registrars of voters. Any town divided into two voting districts may, by vote of its legislative body, provide for the election of two registrars of voters for each voting district instead of two registrars of voters for the entire town. Each registrar of voters shall reside in the town and district for which he is elected. Any special act to the contrary notwithstanding, in each municipality in which registrars of voters are elected, no elector shall vote for more than one registrar of voters for the voting district in which the elector resides, or, as the case may be, for the municipality at large. The candidate having the highest number of votes and the candidate having the next highest number of votes for the office of registrar of voters, who does not belong to the same political party as the candidate having the highest number, shall be declared elected registrars of voters for the municipality or district, provided, if the candidate for registrar of voters of a major party is not one of the registrars so elected, such candidate of such major party shall also be declared elected registrar of voters. For purposes of this section, a major party shall be one having the largest or next largest total number of enrolled party members in the state, as determined by the latest enrollment records in the office of the Secretary of the State submitted in accordance with the provisions of section 9-65. The term of office of all registrars of voters for voting districts in office on January 7, 1995, shall expire on January 8, 1997, and on November 5, 1996, two registrars shall be elected for each municipality with more than two voting districts which previously elected registrars of voters for voting districts.

      (1949 Rev., S. 509; 1953, 1955, S. 671d; 1959, P.A. 484; 630, S. 4; P.A. 76-173, S. 6; P.A. 95-171, S. 8, 14; P.A. 96-119, S. 6, 14.)

      History: 1959 acts provided for minority representation in the office of registrar and made it mandatory that each major party have a registrar elected; P.A. 76-173 substituted vote of "its legislative body" for "any annual or special town meeting"; P.A. 95-171 added "two" re towns divided into voting districts, added provision re term of office of registrars for voting districts in office on January 7, 1995, and election of registrars in towns with more than two voting districts, effective October 1, 1995, and applicable to elections held on or after that date; P.A. 96-119 replaced "November 6, 1996" with "November 5, 1996," effective May 24, 1996.

      Cited. 78 C. 671. Cited. 136 C. 637.