AN ACT CONCERNING THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE'S RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO VOTING AND ELECTIONS IN THIS STATE.
To (1) expand certain post-election procedures for the correction of returns to all towns rather than just those divided into voting districts, (2) provide for notice to the Secretary of the State in certain matters relating to state or federal voting rights, (3) require registrars of voters to designate areas designated for curbside voting at polling places, (4) allow for the correction of errors or omissions of timely-filed endorsement, nominating or other candidacy-related certificates that would operate to invalidate such certificates if not corrected, (5) prohibit for a period of time certain individuals convicted of crimes under title 9 of the general statutes from circulating primary and nominating petitions and absentee ballot applications, (6) establish a Translation Advisory Committee and require towns to submit translated election-related materials thereto, (7) provide for the Secretary's pre-approval of town's ballots and authority to order corrections in case of omissions or errors, (8) establish an election monitor in a town of a certain size for the 2025 and 2026 elections, (9) prohibit the commercial use of certain voter registration information, and (10) during the ninety days prior to an election or primary, allow the Secretary to go to Superior Court to seek a declaratory judgment on behalf of electors alleging aggrievement.
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| Text of Bill | |
| APP Joint Favorable [doc] | |
| JUD Joint Favorable [doc] | |
| File No. 673 [doc] | |
| GAE Joint Favorable [doc] | |
| Raised Bill [doc] |
| Committee Actions | |
| APP Joint Fav. Rpt | |
| APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | |
| JUD Joint Fav. Rpt | |
| JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | |
| GAE Joint Fav. Rpt | |
| GAE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) |
| Bill Analyses | |
| Bill Analysis For File Copy 673 |
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Bill History
| Date | Action Taken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/13/2025 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate | ||
| 5/13/2025 | No New File by Committee on Appropriations | ||
| 5/13/2025 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 5/13/2025 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 5/12/2025 | (APP) | Joint Favorable | |
| 5/8/2025 | Immediate Transmittal | ||
| 5/8/2025 | Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations | ||
| 5/7/2025 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate | ||
| 5/7/2025 | No New File by Committee on Judiciary | ||
| 5/7/2025 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 5/6/2025 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 5/6/2025 | (JUD) | Joint Favorable | |
| 5/1/2025 | Referred by Senate to Committee on Judiciary | ||
| 4/14/2025 | (LCO) | File Number 673 | |
| 4/14/2025 | Senate Calendar Number 362 | ||
| 4/14/2025 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate | ||
| 4/14/2025 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 4/7/2025 | (LCO) | Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/14/25 12:00 PM | |
| 3/27/2025 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 3/27/2025 | (GAE) | Joint Favorable | |
| 3/17/2025 | Public Hearing 03/21 | ||
| 3/14/2025 | Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections |
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