EAIElectoral Access Index

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This statute governs the composition and appointment of a municipal Board of Assessment Appeals—a local property tax review body—not an election administration body. It addresses municipal election procedures for selecting board members and allows for appointment of alternates and additional members, but contains no provisions concerning the independence, political balance, or appointment structure of election administration officials. The criterion requires codification of election administration body independence; this section does not address that topic.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 9-19d specifies only the form of an application for voter registration; it does not establish minimum age or residency requirements. Those requirements would be found in the state constitution or other statutory provisions, not in this procedural section. This section is not relevant to the criterion being evaluated.

The statute codifies the disqualification framework (felony conviction triggers loss of electoral privileges) in statute, defines the duration (confinement period), and establishes a clear, automatic restoration procedure triggered by release from confinement. Subsection (b) further enumerates detailed procedures for restoration, including issuance of a certificate by the Commissioner and submission of proof to admitting officials. Subsection (c) requires registrars to notify other municipalities within 30 days. Subsection (d) mandates the Commissioner to inform eligible persons of their restoration rights and procedures. This represents comprehensive statutory codification of eligibility criteria, duration, and restoration procedure.

“(a)(1) A person who has been convicted of a felony and committed to confinement in a correctional institution or facility of the federal government or of another state shall have such person's electoral privileges restored once such person has been released from confinement.”

The statute codifies automatic restoration of voting rights upon release from confinement for those who were electors at conviction and reside in the same municipality. It further specifies a clear pathway (submitting proof to an admitting official) for those in different municipalities or who were not previously electors. The Commissioner of Correction must provide a certification document and inform eligible persons of their rights and procedures. Registrars must notify within thirty days, and the Commissioner must transmit monthly lists to the Secretary of State—all creating statutory deadlines and administrative triggers for restoration.

“Upon the release from confinement in a correctional institution or facility of a person who has been convicted of a felony and committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Correction, (A) the person shall have the right to become an elector, (B) the Commissioner of Correction shall give the person a document certifying that the person has been released from such confinement, (C) if the person was an elector at the time of such felony conviction and, after such release, is residing in the same municipality in which the person resided at the time of such felony conviction, the person's electoral privileges shall be restored, and (D) if the person was an elector at the time of such felony conviction and, after such release, is residing in a different municipality or if the person was not an elector at the time of such felony conviction, the person's electoral privileges shall be restored or granted upon submitting to an admitting official satisfactory proof of the person's qualifications to be admitted as an elector.”

This section requires a display of identification requirements and references section 9-261, but does not itself set forth the actual ID requirement in statute. The criterion requires either an explicit statutory ID requirement or explicit statutory statement that no ID is required. Section 9-236b only mandates that existing requirements (wherever they are stated) be displayed at polling places. To satisfy the criterion, one would need to examine section 9-261 itself.

The statute exhaustively enumerates four acceptable forms of identifying information for mail voter registration: photo ID, utility/financial documents, driver's license number, or Social Security number. The options are set forth in statute with specific, non-discretionary language ('may submit'), leaving no room for administrator discretion to expand or contract the acceptable forms.

“any person who is applying, by mail, to register to vote for the first time in this state may submit as part of such voter registration application: (1) A copy of a current and valid photo identification, (2) a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or government document that shows the name and address of the voter, (3) a valid Connecticut motor vehicle operator's license number, or (4) the last four digits of the individual's Social Security number”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section defines 'contribution' for campaign finance purposes and contains no provisions regarding voter identification, government-issued IDs, or any free alternative ID procedures. It is wholly unrelated to the identification criterion being evaluated.

This statute establishes a clear, enumerated at-polls cure procedure for voters who cannot immediately establish eligibility (including ID deficiencies): the provisional ballot process. The procedure is statutorily mandated (using 'shall' language), specifies the steps the moderator and polling place officials must follow, and requires documentation so the voter can verify status. The voter receives a concrete remedy pathway rather than being turned away.

“Upon receipt of an application for provisional ballot, the moderator shall provide the applicant with a provisional ballot and a serially-numbered envelope and shall make a record of such issuance on the provisional ballot inventory form. The applicant shall forthwith mark the ballot in the presence of a polling place official in such manner that the official shall not know how the ballot is marked. The applicant shall then fold the ballot in the presence of the polling place official so as to conceal the markings and deposit and seal it in the serially-numbered envelope in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of the State.”

The statute mandates that registrars provide written notice of rejection with stated reasons, which is a procedural safeguard. However, the section does not codify an appeal or review procedure for a rejected application—it requires notification of rejection but does not specify how an applicant may challenge or cure the rejection. The criterion requires both rejection notice and a defined appeal path; this section provides only the former.

“If the registrar determines that the applicant has not properly completed the application or is not legally qualified to register, the notice shall indicate that the application has been rejected and shall state any reason for rejection.”

The statute explicitly sets registration deadlines relative to election day in terms of specific numbered days before an election (60th day, 32nd day, 31st day, 18th day, etc.). These cutoffs are enumerated in the statutory text itself, not delegated to administrative discretion or regulation. The registrar's processing timelines and notice requirements are also statutorily mandated.

“A notice of acceptance or a notice of rejection shall be sent (A) not later than four days after receipt of an application during the period beginning on the sixtieth day before an election and ending on the thirty-second day before such election, (B) on the day of receipt of an application if it is received (i) during the period beginning on the thirty-first day before such election and ending on the eighteenth day before such election”

This section exhaustively enumerates same-day election registration as a specific, statutorily-defined registration method, with clear eligibility criteria (sections 9-12), required procedures (appearance in person by 8 p.m. on election day or during early voting period), and designated locations certified to the Secretary of State. The statute leaves no discretion to administrators regarding whether this method exists or its core parameters.

“a person who (1) is (A) not an elector, or (B) an elector registered in a municipality who wishes to change such elector's registration to another municipality pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section, and (2) meets the eligibility requirements under subsection (a) of section 9-12 , may apply for same-day election registration pursuant to the provisions of this section”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section concerns ballot ordering and certification procedures between municipal officials and the Secretary of State. It does not address voter registration or cure procedures for incomplete registrations. The criterion REG.3 requires a defined cure procedure when a voter's registration is rejected as incomplete; this statute contains no such provision.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-31l(a)(1) codifies in statute an explicit right for a person denied admission as an elector to appeal that rejection decision. The statute enumerates the appeal pathway (to registrars or board depending on who made the initial decision), specifies timelines for notice and hearing (within 7–21 days), and provides further appeal to the State Elections Enforcement Commission with defined procedures and deadlines. This satisfies the criterion because the challenge right is statutorily grounded, not left to administrative discretion.

“A person who is denied admission as an elector may appeal a decision of an admitting official of a town concerning the right of such person to be or remain an elector. Any such appeal shall be made to the registrars of voters of such town, except that if the admitting official who made such decision is a registrar of voters, the appeal shall be made to the board for admission of electors of such town.”

Connecticut Gen. Stat. § 9-35(b) explicitly enumerates removal criteria in statute: death, disfranchisement, and confirmed change of address. The statute further defines what constitutes 'confirmed in writing' through three specific mechanisms (motor vehicle license change, voter registration agency notification, or registration elsewhere). This satisfies the statutory grounding requirement and provides enumerated procedures. The presence of the National Voter Registration Act compliance provisions and the inactive registry list procedure (subsection (e)) adds constitutional layer protection.

“the registrars shall remove from the list the name of each elector who has died, who has been disfranchised or who has confirmed in writing that the elector has moved out of the municipality”

The statute establishes a clear, statutorily grounded pre-removal procedure: registrars must send notice by forwardable mail with a postage-paid return card, and the voter has thirty days to respond and verify or correct their address before removal. This is enumerated in the statute and provides a defined cure opportunity before the voter is removed from the active registry list.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 9-50d addresses confidentiality and nondisclosure of certain voter registration data elements (date of birth, ID numbers, names in safety cases), but it does not codify a data security regime. The statute does not specify encryption requirements, breach notification procedures, access logs, or other security measures for the voter registry system. Confidentiality rules and security protocols are distinct procedural elements.

The statute codifies specific, enumerated thresholds for triggering language assistance: a municipality must either have >2% of voting-age citizens who are limited English proficient in a shared language, or >4,000 such citizens. These numerical triggers are set directly in statute (not delegated to administrator discretion), providing clear and measurable criteria that both left- and right-leaning scholars would recognize as statutorily grounded procedural clarity.

“The Secretary of the State shall find that such significant and substantial need exists if, based on the best available data, which may include information from the United States Census Bureau's American Community Survey, or data of comparable quality collected by a governmental entity: (A) More than two per cent of the citizens of voting age of such municipality speak a particular shared language other than English and are limited English proficient individuals; (B) More than four thousand of the citizens of voting age of such”

Connecticut Gen. Stat. § 9-264 codifies in statute both the right to disability assistance and the enumerated rules governing who may assist. The statute grants electors who are blind, disabled, or unable to read/write the ballot the right to choose an assistant, while explicitly excluding employers, union officers, and candidates (with a family exception). This is a clear statutory codification with enumerated restrictions on assistants.

“An elector who requires assistance to vote, by reason of blindness, disability or inability to write or to read the ballot, may be given assistance by a person of the elector's choice, other than (1) the elector's employer, (2) an agent of such employer, (3) an officer or agent of the elector's union, or (4) a candidate for any office on the ballot, unless the elector is a member of the immediate family of such candidate.”

No matching sections in corpus.

The statute explicitly sets polling-place hours in mandatory, non-discretionary language: polls must open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. on primary days. No administrative discretion or local variation is permitted for these times. This is a clear statutory requirement, satisfying the procedural-clarity criterion for this dimension.

“On the day of the primary, the polls shall remain open for voting from six o'clock a.m. until eight o'clock p.m.”

The statute codifies application submission procedures, deadline framework, and acceptance/rejection notice requirements with detailed timelines. However, it does not address signature verification procedures or any cure mechanism for rejected applications—critical elements of a complete mail-in voting procedure.

“Forthwith upon receipt of a registration application in the office of the registrars of voters, the registrar shall mark such date on the application and review the application to determine whether the applicant has properly completed it and is legally qualified to register. Forthwith upon completing his review, the registrar shall (1) indicate on the application whether the application has been accepted or rejected, (2) mail a notice to the applicant, (3) indicate on the application the date on which such notice is mailed, and (4) provide a copy of such notice to the other registrar.”

This section codifies the absentee voting framework in statute by setting forth eligibility criteria (permanent physical disability or long-term illness with primary care provider certification), the application process, and the treatment of eligible voters (automatic receipt of ballots for all elections). The statute is not left to administrative discretion but rather establishes clear, enumerated conditions and procedures.

“Any elector who is permanently physically disabled or suffering from a long-term illness and who files an application for an absentee ballot with a certification from a primary care provider, indicating that such elector is permanently physically disabled or suffering from a long-term illness and unable to appear in person at such elector's designated polling location, shall be eligible for permanent absentee ballot status and shall receive an absentee ballot for each election, primary or referendum conducted in such elector's municipality for which such elector is eligible to vote.”

Section 9-174(c)(1) and (c)(2) establish the early voting period and location requirements directly in statute, with specific enumerated hours (10 a.m. to 6 p.m. generally, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on final Tuesday and Thursday before election). The statute specifies which locations are designated for early voting by cross-reference to section 9-163aa and defines the temporal scope with precision. No administrative discretion is left regarding the core hours or the fact that locations must remain open.

“at any regular election and any primary, other than a presidential preference primary, held on or after April 1, 2024, each location designated for the conduct of early voting pursuant to subsection (b) of section 9-163aa or for same-day election registration pursuant to subsection (c) of section 9-19j shall, during the early voting period, remain open from ten o'clock a.m. to six o'clock p.m., except that such location shall remain open from eight o'clock a.m. to eight o'clock p.m. on the last Tuesday and Thursday prior to the election or primary.”

The statute establishes drop-box authority and mandates video recording with specific temporal requirements (capture from first issuance through last retrieval, public release within 5 days, 12-month retention). However, critical procedural details—placement, positioning, security standards, and chain-of-custody protocols—are explicitly delegated to Secretary of State regulations rather than enumerated in statute. The statute satisfies the video-recording and retrieval elements but fails the core criterion's requirement that placement, security, and chain-of-custody procedures be defined in statute, not administrative directive.

“The Secretary of the State may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, concerning the use of secure drop boxes for the deposit of absentee ballots, including, but not limited to, the placement and positioning of any such drop box and the video recording of any such drop box and retention of any such recording.”

Connecticut General Statute § 9-232m codifies the right to cast a provisional ballot and establishes detailed statutory procedure: mandatory issuance by the moderator upon application, specific ballot-marking and envelope-sealing requirements, issuance of verification documentation, and a free access system for the voter to verify counting status and receive the stated reason if not counted. The procedure is enumerated in statute rather than left to administrative discretion, and includes both a notification mechanism and a defined review path (the access system to verify status and obtain reasons).