| Old | New | Differences | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 433 | |
| 2 | - | January Session, 2013 *_____SB00433GAE___030513____* | |
| 1 | + | General Assembly Raised Bill No. 433 | |
| 2 | + | January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2117 | |
| 3 | + | *02117_______GAE* | |
| 4 | + | Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS | |
| 5 | + | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | + | (GAE) | |
| 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 8 | General Assembly | |
| 5 | 9 | ||
| 6 | - | ||
| 10 | + | Raised Bill No. 433 | |
| 7 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 12 | January Session, 2013 | |
| 9 | 13 | ||
| 10 | - | *_____SB00433GAE___030513____* | |
| 14 | + | LCO No. 2117 | |
| 15 | + | ||
| 16 | + | *02117_______GAE* | |
| 17 | + | ||
| 18 | + | Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS | |
| 19 | + | ||
| 20 | + | Introduced by: | |
| 21 | + | ||
| 22 | + | (GAE) | |
| 11 | 23 | ||
| 12 | 24 | AN ACT CONCERNING A CONNECTICUT DEMOCRACY INDEX. | |
| 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
| 15 | 27 | ||
| 16 | - | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Secretary of the State shall develop a Connecticut Democracy Index for the evaluation of | |
| 28 | + | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Secretary of the State shall develop a Connecticut Democracy Index for the evaluation of elections held on or after January 1, 2014, for federal, state and municipal offices. In preparation of the index, the Secretary shall establish and operate a data collection system to collect and measure data, as described in subsection (c) of this section. The Secretary shall update such index after each election and make such index available to the public through the Internet. | |
| 17 | 29 | ||
| 18 | - | (b) The Secretary of the State shall design the index in a manner that (1) provides assistance to the Secretary and the municipalities in the administration of | |
| 30 | + | (b) The Secretary of the State shall design the index in a manner that (1) provides assistance to the Secretary and the municipalities in the administration of elections for federal, state and municipal offices, and (2) presents data on a town-by-town basis, in a manner designed to demonstrate administration practices that (A) ensure the right of individuals to vote, (B) improve the quality of voter access to polls and the quality of voter services, and (C) secure the accuracy and integrity of elections. | |
| 19 | 31 | ||
| 20 | - | (c) The Secretary of the State shall determine which data to collect for the Connecticut Democracy Index. The Secretary shall analyze such data, using results-based accountability principles, to determine the effectiveness of the administration of | |
| 32 | + | (c) The Secretary of the State shall determine which data to collect for the Connecticut Democracy Index. The Secretary shall analyze such data, using results-based accountability principles, to determine the effectiveness of the administration of elections for federal, state or municipal offices. | |
| 21 | 33 | ||
| 22 | - | (d) Not later than | |
| 34 | + | (d) Not later than nine months following an election day in 2014 and in any year thereafter, the Secretary of the State shall report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to elections and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, and to the chief elected officials and registrars of voters of each municipality. Such report shall include any recommendations for (1) improving the types of election data that are collected and included in the Connecticut Democracy Index, and (2) legislation or administrative action to improve state and municipal performance in the administration of elections for federal, state and municipal offices, as determined based on a town-by-town comparison of such election data. | |
| 23 | 35 | ||
| 24 | 36 | (e) The Secretary of the State may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes to implement the provisions of this section. | |
| 25 | 37 | ||
| 26 | 38 | ||
| 27 | 39 | ||
| 28 | 40 | ||
| 29 | 41 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 30 | 42 | Section 1 from passage New section | |
| 31 | 43 | ||
| 32 | 44 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 33 | 45 | ||
| 34 | 46 | Section 1 | |
| 35 | 47 | ||
| 36 | 48 | from passage | |
| 37 | 49 | ||
| 38 | 50 | New section | |
| 39 | 51 | ||
| 52 | + | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 40 | 53 | ||
| 54 | + | To require the Secretary of the State to develop a Connecticut Democracy Index for the evaluation of elections. | |
| 41 | 55 | ||
| 42 | - | GAE Joint Favorable Subst. | |
| 43 | - | ||
| 44 | - | GAE | |
| 45 | - | ||
| 46 | - | Joint Favorable Subst. | |
| 56 | + | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] |