General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5551
February Session, 2014 LCO No. 2499
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
(GAE)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 5551
February Session, 2014
LCO No. 2499
*02499_______GAE*
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
(GAE)
AN ACT REQUIRING A REVIEW OF THE COMPUTERIZED VOTER-TALLY SYSTEM BY THE AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Auditors of Public Accounts shall conduct a review of the computerized vote-tally system developed by the Secretary of the State and used by thirty-two municipalities for the November 5, 2013, municipal elections. The auditors shall examine the efficiency, effectiveness and general performance of such system in expediting and accurately tallying results of the elections and any other factors concerning the Secretary's ability to reduce the amount of time in which election results are made available to the public. Not later than January 1, 2015, the auditors shall report their findings to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to elections, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
from passage
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To require the Auditors of Public Accounts to examine the computerized vote-tally system employed in the November, 2013, municipal elections for efficiency and general performance.
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