Sec. 9-235d. Citizens sixteen or seventeen years of age authorized to serve as election or primary officials. Requirements. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 9-235d. Citizens sixteen or seventeen years of age authorized to serve as election or primary officials. Requirements. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of sections 9-233, 9-235 and 9-258 to the contrary, a United States citizen who is sixteen or seventeen years of age and a bona fide resident of a town may be (1) appointed as a challenger or unofficial checker in an election, or (2) appointed as a checker, translator or voting machine tender in an election after (A) attending poll worker training, and (B) receiving the written permission of a parent, guardian or the principal of the school that the citizen attends if the citizen is a secondary school student and the citizen is to be appointed to work on a day when such school is in session.

      (b) Notwithstanding any provision of section 9-436 or 9-436a to the contrary, a United States citizen who is sixteen or seventeen years of age and a bona fide resident of a town or political subdivision holding a primary may be (1) appointed as a challenger or candidate checker in the primary, or (2) appointed as a checker, translator or voting machine tender in a primary after (A) attending poll worker training, and (B) receiving the written permission of a parent, guardian or the principal of the school that the citizen attends if the citizen is a secondary school student and the citizen is to be appointed to work on a day when such school is in session.

      (P.A. 93-384, S. 9; P.A. 97-67, S. 8, 9; P.A. 03-108, S. 1.)

      History: P.A. 97-67 divided section into Subsecs., authorized appointments of unofficial and candidate checkers as checkers in subsequent elections and primaries, respectively, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 03-108 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to insert Subdiv. (1) designator, delete prior experience requirement for challengers and unofficial or candidate checkers, and insert Subdiv. (2) re appointment as a checker, translator or voting machine tender, effective July 1, 2003.