Sec. 9-6b. Assistance to blind persons in the signing of petitions.
Sec. 9-6b. Assistance to blind persons in the signing of petitions. (a) Any provision of the general statutes to the contrary notwithstanding, a circulator of any petition
shall, without subjecting himself to the penalties of false statement, accept the signature
of an authorized agent, in the form and manner provided for in this section, who signs
a petition which is authorized pursuant to any provision of the general statutes or any
special act on behalf of a blind person, provided there is compliance with the procedures
prescribed in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Any person who is blind, as defined in section 1-1f, may cause his name to be
affixed to a petition which is authorized pursuant to any provision of the general statutes,
or any special act, provided an authorized agent reads aloud the full text of the petition
in the presence of the circulator, and the blind person consents to having his name appear
thereon. In the event a blind person is unable to write, his authorized agent may write
the name of such blind person followed by the word "by" and his own signature. Any
provision of the general statutes to the contrary notwithstanding, no authorized agent
who complies with the provisions of this subsection shall be prosecuted or subjected to
criminal liability. No circulator shall act as an authorized agent.
(P.A. 79-355.)
See Sec. 9-453a re petition for nomination for elective office.