Hours and places of voting.

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In each municipality or voting district, the polling places for primaries held under sections 9-382 to 9-450, inclusive, shall be the same as those used for the election to be held. When unaffiliated electors are authorized under section 9-431 to vote in the primary of either of two parties, both parties shall hold their primaries in the same room of each such polling place. 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.

(June, 1955, S. 603d; November, 1955, S. N87; September, 1957, P.A. 1, S. 5; 1958 Rev., S. 9-115; 1963, P.A. 17, S. 64; 297; P.A. 83-370, S. 1, 2; 83-475, S. 31, 43; P.A. 87-509, S. 18, 24; P.A. 88-162, S. 2, 4.)

History: 1963 acts restated previous provisions and changed opening of polls from 2 p.m. to noon; P.A. 83-370 prohibited the hours of voting in any municipality or part of a municipality in a district that includes two or more municipalities or parts of municipalities from commencing prior to twelve o'clock noon, unless all municipalities or parts of municipalities within the district establish the same hours of voting; P.A. 83-475 amended section to require uniform voting hours for primaries; P.A. 87-509 required, when unaffiliated electors authorized to vote in primary of either of two parties, both parties to hold primaries in same room of each polling place; P.A. 88-162 required polls to open for voting in all primaries at six o'clock a.m., instead of at twelve o'clock noon, effective July 1, 1989.

See Sec. 9-174b re notification concerning extension of polling place hours.


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