General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5986
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1947
Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
REP. KIRKLEY-BEY, 5th Dist. REP. GONZALEZ, 3rd Dist. REP. MCCRORY, 7th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5986
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 1947
Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
REP. KIRKLEY-BEY, 5th Dist.
REP. GONZALEZ, 3rd Dist.
REP. MCCRORY, 7th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 9 of the general statutes be amended to require a registrar of voters in Hartford, Bridgeport or New Haven, who campaigns for a seat on a town committee or any other office, to recuse himself or herself from their duties as registrar during those election campaigns.
Statement of Purpose:
To prevent a conflict of interest in the registrar of voters' office during a town committee election or other election.