Sec. 9-279. Form of ballot. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 9-279. Form of ballot. The ballot shall be two and one-quarter inches in width or as many times such width as is necessary to contain the names of all candidates nominated and the instructions for which provision is herein made and proper blank spaces to write in names not printed on the ballot. In one of such columns at the left side of the list of party candidates, shall be inserted instructions for voting in eight-point Gothic type "vote for one" or "vote for two", or more, according to the number to be elected to the office listed opposite to such instruction and at the right thereof. Each column shall be headed by the name of the party the candidates of which are listed therein, in type not smaller than eighteen point, and shall be arranged in the order prescribed by law. The number of such columns shall exceed by one the number of separate columns of nominated candidates to be voted for at the polling place for which the ballot is provided. The title of the office, with the names of the candidates therefor, shall be printed in a space one-half inch in depth and at least two inches in width, defined by light horizontal lines, with a blank space on the left thereof one-fourth of an inch in size enclosed on all sides by light lines, which space shall be known as the voting space. When two or more persons in the same party column are to be voted for for the same office and for the same term, the title of the office shall be printed in the first space only. On the right of each ballot shall be a column in which shall be printed only the titles of the offices for which candidates may be voted for by electors at the polling place for which the ballot is printed. Such column shall be designated "Blank Column" and in such column the voting space shall be omitted, but in all other respects such blank column shall be a duplicate of the political party column upon each ballot. The titles of the offices to be voted for shall be printed in eight-point Gothic type and the names of the candidates shall be printed upon the face of the ballots in black ink in spaces one-half inch in depth and in type of uniform size and style to be prescribed by the Secretary of the State. The names of candidates shall be arranged in such order as the Secretary of the State directs, precedence being given to the candidates of the party which polled the highest number of votes for Governor at the last-preceding regular election for such office, and so on in descending order.

      (1949 Rev., S. 1038, 1042; 1953, S. 755d; P.A. 87-382, S. 31, 55.)

      History: P.A. 87-382 repealed provisions re split ticket section and added wording to replace such provisions.

      Cited. 10 CS 252.