General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 653 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 940 Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections Introduced by: SEN. RORABACK, 30th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 653 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 940 Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections Introduced by: SEN. RORABACK, 30th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING SECRET BALLOTS AND THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 1-210 of the general statutes be amended to clarify that the secret ballots used for the election of an officer of a volunteer fire department are not subject to disclosure. Statement of Purpose: To permit members of a volunteer fire department to elect officers by secret ballot without having their votes disclosed.