(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no person admitted as an elector after twelve o’clock noon on the last business day before a primary shall be permitted to vote in such primary.

(b) An applicant for admission or enrollment under section 9-26 shall be entitled to vote in a primary if he files his application for admission or enrollment with the town clerk before the day of the primary and is otherwise eligible to vote in the primary.

(1967, P.A. 559, S. 3; 1969, P.A. 678; 1971, P.A. 768, S. 9; P.A. 75-47, S. 2, 5; 75-269, S. 1; P.A. 76-128, S. 7, 11; P.A. 77-298, S. 13; P.A. 78-153, S. 4, 32; P.A. 79-357, S. 3; 79-363, S. 33, 38; P.A. 84-118, S. 2, 5; P.A. 87-509, S. 2, 24; P.A. 94-121, S. 17, 33; P.A. 97-67, S. 3, 9.)

History: 1967 act, effective January 1, 1968; 1969 act provided for application for enrollment in a political party at any time before board has acted on applicant's admission thus entitling applicant privileges of party enrollment from time his admission is approved; 1971 act further provided for offering applications for enrollment upon administration of elector's oath and for immediate entitlement to the privileges of party enrollment; P.A. 75-47 provided for combined application for registration and enrollment and further provided that person applying for enrollment is entitled to privileges of party enrollment upon administration of elector's oath, effective January 1, 1976; P.A. 75-269 provided that if application for enrollment is made after session held on third Saturday before primary, applicant shall only be entitled to privileges of party enrollment immediately after primary; P.A. 76-128 provided that where qualification for age or citizenship for admission is attained following the third Saturday before primary and prior to day of primary such person shall upon being made an elector and applying for enrollment be immediately entitled to all privileges of party membership; P.A. 77-298 changed “third Saturday” to “fourteenth day” before a primary where appearing; P.A. 78-153 provided that if application for enrollment made on day of caucus or convention, entitlement to privileges of party enrollment arises immediately after caucus or convention, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-357 added “residence” to “age” or “citizenship” qualifications where, if attained after the fourteenth day before a primary and prior to day of primary, admission as elector and application for enrollment immediately entitles elector to all privileges of party enrollment; P.A. 79-363 made technical changes; P.A. 84-118 changed time limit for enrollment from fourteenth day to noon of last business day before primary, deleting obsolete proviso entitling certain persons to enroll after fourteenth day before primary; P.A. 87-509 deleted provision requiring admitting official to initial both copies of application for enrollment, deliver one copy to registrars of voters and return one copy to elector and added sentence providing that no person admitted after twelve o’clock noon on last business day before primary shall be permitted to vote in such primary; P.A. 94-121 deleted provision requiring admitting official to notify applicant re application for enrollment, substituted “on an application for admission as an elector shall upon acquisition of electoral privileges” for “in such manner shall upon administration of the elector's oath” in second sentence, inserted reference to Sec. 9-59 and applied Subdivs. (1) and (2) to application for enrollment filed with registrars of applicant's town of residence instead of application made by applicant, effective January 1, 1995; P.A. 97-67 repealed provisions re entitlement to privileges of party enrollment for person applying for enrollment on application for admission as an elector, designated remaining provision as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re exception for an applicant under Sec. 9-26 to vote in a primary, effective July 1, 1997.

See Sec. 9-57 re application for enrollment by new elector at time of admission and attachment of party privileges.