Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-153c
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Sec. 9-153c. (Formerly Sec. 9-136b). Procedure in case of omission or error in printing or issuing of ballot.
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(b) Any additional absentee voting sets issued to applicants under this section shall be issued in consecutive ascending numerical order based upon the serial number appearing on the outer envelope for return of ballots to the municipal clerk, and the clerk shall keep a record of such numbers by making a notation on, or attaching a memorandum to, the applicant's original application for an absentee ballot.
(c) The municipal clerk shall keep a list containing the name, address and voting district of each absentee ballot applicant who has been issued more than one absentee ballot under this section and the serial number appearing on the outer envelope of each absentee voting set so issued. The list shall be kept with the list required under section 9-140 .
(d) If more than one ballot is received from an applicant who has been sent a correct ballot under subsection (a) of this section, the ballot last received by the municipal clerk shall be counted if no ballot of such applicant has already been counted. For all ballots of such applicant that are not counted, the municipal clerk shall inscribe the word “rejected” and note the reasons for rejection on the outer envelope and shall seal them, unopened, in a package and retain them in a safe place until delivered in accordance with section 9-140c .
(c) The municipal clerk shall keep a list containing the name, address and voting district of each absentee ballot applicant who has been issued more than one absentee ballot under this section and the serial number appearing on the outer envelope of each absentee voting set so issued. The list shall be kept with the list required under section 9-140 .
(d) If more than one ballot is received from an applicant who has been sent a correct ballot under subsection (a) of this section, the ballot last received by the municipal clerk shall be counted if no ballot of such applicant has already been counted. For all ballots of such applicant that are not counted, the municipal clerk shall inscribe the word “rejected” and note the reasons for rejection on the outer envelope and shall seal them, unopened, in a package and retain them in a safe place until delivered in accordance with section 9-140c .
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