Connecticut 2013 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06104 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/24/2013

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6104
January Session, 2013  LCO No. 2251
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 6104 

January Session, 2013

LCO No. 2251

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS 

Introduced by:

REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR EARLY VOTING IN NEW HAVEN.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 9 of the general statutes be amended to provide for a pilot program to allow, develop and provide funding for the city of New Haven to: (1) Designate multiple early voting locations across the city, (2) develop a centralized voter database for purposes of allowing all registered voters to vote at any of the multiple designated early voting locations throughout the city, and (3) develop a mobile vehicle that travels throughout city for purposes of registering voters in advance of the early voting period, and then during the early voting period and election day, that can be used to help improve access to voting locations throughout the city.

Statement of Purpose: 

To improve voter turnout and enhance access and ease of voting.