Connecticut 2014 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05492 Compare Versions

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1	1		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5492
2	2		February Session, 2014 LCO No. 2224
3		-	_____~~HB05492GAE~~__~~_032014____~~
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4	4		Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
5	5		Introduced by:
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8	8		General Assembly
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10	10		Raised Bill No. 5492
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12	12		February Session, 2014
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14	14		LCO No. 2224
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16		-	_____~~HB05492GAE~~__~~_032014____~~
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18	18		Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
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20	20		Introduced by:
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22	22		(GAE)
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24	24		AN ACT CONCERNING A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR THE USE OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT FOR CONDUCTING AUDITS.
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26	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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28	28		Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of title 9 of the general statutes, the Secretary of the State, in consultation and coordination with The University of Connecticut, may authorize, as a demonstration project, the use of electronic equipment for the purpose of conducting any audit required pursuant to section 9-320f of the general statutes for any primary and general election held in 2014 in at least three towns, provided (1) (A) the legislative body of any such town or, in the case of a town in which the legislative body is a town meeting, the board of selectmen, and (B) the registrars of voters for the town approve the use of such equipment, and (2) the Secretary prescribes specifications for the (A) testing, set-up and operation of the equipment, and (B) training of election officials in the use of the equipment.
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30	30		(b) Not later than February 1, 2015, the Secretary shall submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, a report and recommendations for implementation, if any, of audit procedures demonstrated through the project pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to elections.
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32	32		(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as precluding any candidate or elector from seeking additional remedies pursuant to chapter 149 of the general statutes as a result of any information obtained pursuant to an audit required and held pursuant to this section and section 9-320f of the general statutes.
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37	37		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
38	38		Section 1 from passage New section
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40	40		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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42	42		Section 1
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44	44		from passage
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46	46		New section
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	48	+	Statement of Purpose:
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	50	+	To establish a demonstration project for the use of electronic equipment for the purpose of performing an audit of a primary or general election.
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50		-	GAE Joint Favorable
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54		-	Joint Favorable
	52	+	[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.]