Connecticut 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00653 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/21/2011

                            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.