General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 779
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1754
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 779
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 1754
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING OVERVOTING OF CROSS-ENDORSED CANDIDATES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 9-242 of the general statutes be amended to provide that when a ballot registers more than one vote for the same candidate who is cross endorsed by two parties, the tabulating machine shall not accept the ballot as an "overvote" and the voter shall be instructed to fill out a new ballot.
Statement of Purpose:
To prevent "overvoting" of cross-endorsed candidates.