Sec. 9-234. Presence of registrars. Checkers.

      Sec. 9-234. Presence of registrars. Checkers. Each registrar shall be present during the taking of the vote at any regular or special state or municipal election in his town or district. The assistants in their respective districts shall, when requested by either registrar, be present at the taking of any such vote and discharge the duties of registrars. Each registrar shall appoint some suitable person to check the list in each district, unless the municipality has established two shifts for election officials under the provisions of section 9-258a, in which case each such registrar shall appoint one such person for each district for each shift. Each such person, who is so appointed checker, shall check the name of each elector thereon when he offers his vote, and no voting machine tender shall permit any vote to be cast upon the voting machine until the name has been so checked.

      (1949 Rev., S. 1069; 1953, S. 711d; 1969, P.A. 500, S. 3.)

      History: 1969 act provided for appointment of checkers for each established shift.

      See Sec. 9-267 re removal of checkers for incompetence.

      Registry list is evidence of domicile and the checking thereof of fact of voting; overruling 21 C. 101. 67 C. 459.