Each absentee ballot shall be returned to the municipal clerk, inserted in an inner envelope which shall be capable of being sealed and which shall have printed on its face a form containing the following statements:

“I hereby state under the penalties of false statement in absentee balloting that I am eligible to vote at the primary, election or referendum in the municipality in which this absentee ballot is to be cast and that I expect to be unable to appear at my polling place during the hours of voting at such primary, election or referendum for one or more of the following reasons: (1) My active service in the armed forces; (2) my absence from the town in which I am eligible to vote during all of the hours of voting; (3) my illness or physical disability; (4) the tenets of my religion which forbid secular activity on the day of the primary, election or referendum; or (5) my duties as a primary, election or referendum official.

Date ....

.... (Signature)”

(1949 Rev., S. 1141; 1953, 1955, S. 624d; 1963, P.A. 42, S. 2; 93, S. 1; February, 1965, P.A. 74, S. 2; 1967, P.A. 678, S. 2; 1969, P.A. 2, S. 2; 69, S. 3; 1971, P.A. 871, S. 69; P.A. 74-96, S. 2, 9; P.A. 75-595, S. 3, 5; P.A. 79-189, S. 6, 9; 79-363, S. 13, 38; P.A. 82-247, S. 2, 14; P.A. 83-254, S. 3, 4; P.A. 86-179, S. 6, 53.)

History: 1963 acts changed the technical language of statement by elector and eliminated requirement inner envelope be sealed by elector; 1965 act added to form “or because the tenets of any religion forbid secular activity on said election day”, effective January 1, 1966; 1967 act added status as student at institution of higher learning in another town in state and also because of a temporary abode at town other than voting residence occasioned by membership in a religious community, effective January 1, 1968; 1969 acts added spouse of and living with a student at institution of higher learning located outside town of residence and added those removed from town but with continuance of registration under certain circumstances, effective January 1, 1970; 1971 act changed penalties of “perjury” to “false statement”; P.A. 74-96 added “in absentee balloting” after “false statement”, effective January 1, 1975; P.A. 75-595 added confinement in correctional facility provided privileges as an elector are not forfeited, effective January 1, 1976; P.A. 79-189 deleted those removed from town but with continuance of registration; P.A. 79-363 changed wording of form; P.A. 82-247 changed absence from state to absence from town of voting residence effective January 1, 1983 and deleted reasons for absence from town; P.A. 83-254 amended form to include reference to performance of duties of election official; P.A. 86-179 added references to primaries and referenda, deleted requirement that municipal clerk inscribe name of town, city or borough on statement signed by voter and made technical changes.

See Sec. 9-14a re electors in custody of state.

Cited. 231 C. 602.

Cited. 28 CS 361.