Sec. 9-247a. Candidates and immediate family members prohibited from transporting, preparing, repairing or maintaining voting machines. Exceptions.

      Sec. 9-247a. Candidates and immediate family members prohibited from transporting, preparing, repairing or maintaining voting machines. Exceptions. No candidate, as defined in section 9-601, or member of the immediate family, as defined in section 1-79, of a candidate shall transport, prepare, repair or maintain a voting machine. No provision of this section shall prohibit (1) a member of the immediate family of a candidate from serving as a moderator or (2) a candidate for the office of registrar of voters or a member of the immediate family of such a candidate from serving as a voting machine mechanic.

      (P.A. 93-384, S. 15; P.A. 94-203, S. 2, 12.)

      History: P.A. 94-203 added Subdiv. (2) allowing candidate for registrar or immediate family member of such a candidate to serve as voting machine mechanic and made a technical change, effective July 1, 1994.