General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5405
February Session, 2010 LCO No. 1717
*01717_______GAE*
Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
(GAE)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 5405
February Session, 2010
LCO No. 1717
*01717_______GAE*
Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
(GAE)
AN ACT CONCERNING VERIFICATION OF ADDRESSES ON RETURNED ABSENTEE BALLOTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 9-140c of the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (m) as follows (Effective July 1, 2010):
(NEW) (m) No registrar of voters shall be required to purchase the National Change of Address System of the United States Postal Service solely for the purpose of verifying a return address on the outer envelope of an absentee ballot.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2010 9-140c
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2010
9-140c
Statement of Purpose:
To clarify that municipal registrars are not required to purchase the National Change of Address System of the United States Postal Service to verify addresses of returned absentee ballots.
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