Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-59 (2026)

Any elector whose name appears on any enrollment list or who has made application for enrollment may, at any time, make a written application, on an application form for admission as an elector, which shall be signed by such elector, to either registrar for erasure of his name from such list or for transfer of his name to the enrollment list of another party. If an elector makes an application for erasure, his name shall be erased from said enrollment list and, if a municipality is having a primary in which unaffiliated electors are authorized to vote, under section 9-431, such elector's name shall be placed on the list of unaffiliated electors together with the date he is eligible to vote in a primary. If an elector makes an application for transfer, his name shall be transferred to the enrollment list of another party, together with the effective date of such transfer. Any elector whose name has been transferred from one enrollment list to another or who has applied for erasure or transfer of his name from an enrollment list shall not be entitled to participate or vote in a caucus or primary of any party, participate in the appointment of members to any board or commission that is political in nature, be appointed as a member of any board or commission that is political in nature or be entitled to the privileges accompanying enrollment in any party for a period of three months from the date of the filing of his application for transfer or for erasure. Any elector who removes his name from the registry list and from an enrollment list in accordance with the provisions of section 9-35b shall not be entitled to enroll in any political party or vote in any primary for three months after such removal. The registrars of voters shall state, on the notice of acceptance sent under sections 9-23g, 9-19b and 9-19e, the date enrollment privileges take effect, if delayed.

(1949 Rev., S. 1175; 1953, S. 560d; 1957, P.A. 442, S. 10; P.A. 77-298, S. 9; P.A. 85-207, S. 2; P.A. 87-509, S. 5, 24; P.A. 94-109, S. 1, 2; 94-121, S. 30, 33; P.A. 07-194, S. 43.)

History: P.A. 77-298 deleted reference to enrollment sessions and provided for erasure or transfer to enrollment list of another party and for recording of effective date of transfer; P.A. 85-207 amended section to prohibit an elector who voluntarily cancelled his rights from enrolling in a political party until six months after the cancellation; P.A. 87-509 required that, if elector makes application for erasure and municipality is having a primary, elector's name shall be placed on list of unaffiliated electors together with date of eligibility to vote in primary and provided that, if elector removes name from lists in accordance with Sec. 9-35b, elector not entitled to vote in any primary for six months after removal; P.A. 94-109 shortened, from six months to three months, the period during which elector is not entitled to vote in caucus or primary and is not entitled to privileges of enrollment following erasure, transfer or removal, effective January 1, 1995; P.A. 94-121 substituted “an application form for admission as an elector” for “a form prescribed by the secretary of the state”, deleted requirement that provisions of Sec. 9-56 relating to new enrollments apply to applications for erasure or transfer made under provisions of section, and added provision requiring registrars to state on notice of acceptance the date enrollment privileges take effect, if delayed, effective January 1, 1995; P.A. 07-194 added prohibition re participating in a caucus or primary, or in appointing members to board or commission or being appointed as member of board or commission that is political in nature.

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