| 1 | 1 | | General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6950 |
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| 2 | 2 | | January Session, 2015 LCO No. 4508 |
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| 3 | 3 | | *04508_______GAE* |
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| 4 | 4 | | Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS |
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| 5 | 5 | | Introduced by: |
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| 6 | 6 | | (GAE) |
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| 8 | 8 | | General Assembly |
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| 10 | 10 | | Raised Bill No. 6950 |
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| 12 | 12 | | January Session, 2015 |
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| 14 | 14 | | LCO No. 4508 |
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| 16 | 16 | | *04508_______GAE* |
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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 REFORMS TO ELECTION ADMINISTRATION. |
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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. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 9-242 of the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015): |
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| 30 | 30 | | (a) (1) For the purposes of this section, "overvote" means a vote cast by an elector for (A) more candidates for the same office than the elector is lawfully entitled to vote for such office, or (B) the same candidate more than once for a single office. |
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| 32 | 32 | | [(a)] (2) A voting tabulator approved by the Secretary of the State shall be so constructed as to provide facilities for voting for the candidates of at least nine different parties or organizations. It shall permit voting in absolute secrecy. It shall be provided with a lock by means of which any illegal movement of the voting or registering mechanism is absolutely prevented. Such tabulator shall be so constructed that an elector cannot vote for a candidate or on a proposition for whom or on which the elector is not lawfully entitled to vote. |
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| 34 | 34 | | (b) [It] Such tabulator shall be so constructed as to prevent an elector from [voting for more than one person for the same office, except when the elector is lawfully entitled to vote for more than one person for that office, and it shall afford the elector an opportunity to vote for only as many persons for that office as the elector is by law entitled to vote for, at the same time preventing the elector from voting for the same person twice. It shall be so constructed that all votes cast will be registered or recorded by the tabulator. In the event that a candidate is cross endorsed and an elector casts more than one vote for such candidate, such vote shall be attributed by the head moderator to the endorsing parties as provided for in this subsection. The head moderator shall (1) determine the percentage of all attributable votes the candidate received that are attributable to each endorsing party, (2) determine the number of ballots upon which an elector voted for the candidate more than once, and (3) apply the percentage determined under subdivision (1) of this subsection for an endorsing party to the total determined under subdivision (2) of this subsection. The resulting number from the calculation under subdivision (3) of this subsection shall be the number of votes the head moderator attributes to the endorsing party associated with the percentage used in the calculation under subdivision (3) of this subsection. The head moderator shall repeat the calculation in subdivision (3) of this subsection for each endorsing party. For any result under subdivision (3) of this subsection that is a fractional number, the head moderator shall round such result to the nearest whole number, provided a half number shall be rounded to the next highest whole number, and provided further that each such endorsing party with a percentage greater than zero under subdivision (1) of this subsection shall receive at least one such vote, with the remaining parties receiving a proportional reduction in votes, if necessary. If any vote remains that can not be evenly attributed to such parties, such vote shall be attributed to the endorsing party with the most votes] overvoting and afford such elector an opportunity to immediately revote if such elector has overvoted. |
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| 36 | 36 | | (c) (1) When any ballot cast by an elector in the polls contains an overvote for a candidate and such elector chooses not to cast a new ballot, such overvote shall be reported to the Secretary of the State as "undecided" for the indicated candidate. |
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| 38 | 38 | | (2) When any absentee ballot to be counted by such tabulator, pursuant to section 9-150d, contains an overvote for a candidate, such overvote shall be reported to the Secretary of the State as "undecided" for the indicated candidate. |
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| 40 | 40 | | [(c)] (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary of the State may approve a voting tabulator [which] that requires the elector in the polls to place the elector's ballot into the recording device and which meets the voluntary performance and test standards for voting systems adopted by (1) the Federal Election Commission on January 25, 1990, as amended from time to time, or (2) the Election Assistance Commission pursuant to the Help America Vote Act of 2002, P.L. 107-252, 42 USC 15481-85, as amended from time to time, whichever standards are most current at the time of the Secretary of the State's approval, and regulations which the Secretary of the State may adopt in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, provided the voting tabulator shall (A) warn the elector of overvotes, and (B) not record overvotes. [, and (C) not record more than one vote of an elector for the same person for an office. In the event that a candidate is cross endorsed and an elector casts more than one vote for such candidate, such vote shall be attributed by the head moderator to the endorsing parties as provided for in this subsection. The head moderator shall (i) determine the percentage of all attributable votes the candidate received that are attributable to each endorsing party, (ii) determine the number of ballots upon which an elector voted for the candidate more than once, and (iii) apply the percentage determined under subparagraph (C)(i) of this subsection for an endorsing party to the total determined under subparagraph (C)(ii) of this subsection. The resulting number from the calculation under subparagraph (C)(iii) of this subsection shall be the number of votes the head moderator attributes to the endorsing party associated with the percentage used in the calculation under subparagraph (C)(iii) of this subsection. The head moderator shall repeat the calculation in subparagraph (C)(iii) of this subsection for each endorsing party. For any result under subparagraph (C)(iii) of this subsection that is a fractional number, the head moderator shall round such result to the nearest whole number, provided a half number shall be rounded to the next highest whole number, and provided further that each such endorsing party with a percentage greater than zero under subparagraph (C)(i) of this subsection shall receive at least one such vote, with the remaining parties receiving a proportional reduction in votes, if necessary. If any vote remains that can not be evenly attributed to such parties, such vote shall be attributed to the endorsing party with the most votes.] |
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| 42 | 42 | | Sec. 2. Section 9-250 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015): |
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| 44 | 44 | | Ballots shall be printed in plain clear type and on material of such size as will fit the tabulator, and shall be furnished by the registrar of voters. The size and style of the type used to print the name of a political party on a ballot shall be identical with the size and style of the type used to print the names of all other political parties appearing on such ballot. The name of each major party candidate for a municipal office, as defined in section 9-372, except for the municipal offices of state senator and state representative, shall appear on the ballot as it appears on the registry list of the candidate's town of voting residence, except as provided in section 9-42a. The name of each major party candidate for a state or district office, as defined in section 9-372, or for the municipal office of state senator or state representative shall appear on the ballot as it appears on the certificate or statement of consent filed under section 9-388, subsection (b) of section 9-391, or section 9-400 or 9-409. The name of each minor party candidate shall appear on the ballot as it appears on the registry list in accordance with the provisions of section 9-452. The name of each nominating petition candidate shall appear on the ballot as it is verified by the town clerk on the application filed under section 9-453b. The size and style of the type used to print the name of a candidate on a ballot shall be identical with the size and style of the type used to print the names of all other candidates appearing on such ballot. Such ballot shall contain the names of the offices and the names of the candidates arranged thereon. The names of the political parties and party designations shall be arranged on the ballots and followed by the word "party", either in columns or horizontal rows as set forth in section 9-249a, immediately adjacent to the column or row occupied by the candidate or candidates of such political party or organization. The ballot shall be printed in such manner as to indicate how many candidates the elector may vote for each office, provided in the case of a town adopting the provisions of section 9-204a, such ballot shall indicate the maximum number of candidates who may be elected to such office from any party. If two or more candidates are to be elected to the same office for different terms, the term for which each is nominated shall be printed on the official ballot as a part of the title of the office. If, at any election, one candidate is to be elected for a full term and another to fill a vacancy, the official ballot containing the names of the candidates in the foregoing order shall, as a part of the title of the office, designate the term [which] that such candidates are severally nominated to fill. No column, under the name of any political party or independent organization, shall be printed on any official ballot [, which] that contains more candidates for any office than the number for which an elector may vote for that office. When a candidate is cross endorsed, the ballot shall indicate that the elector may vote only once for any such candidate. |
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| 46 | 46 | | Sec. 3. Section 9-314 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015): |
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| 48 | 48 | | (a) As used in this subsection, "moderator" means the moderator of each state election in each town not divided into voting districts and the head moderator in each town divided into voting districts. The moderator shall make out a duplicate list of the votes given in the moderator's town for each of the following officers: Presidential electors, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the State, Treasurer, Comptroller, Attorney General, United States senator, representative in Congress, state senator, judge of probate, state representative and registrars of voters when said officers are to be chosen. Said list shall include a statement of the total number of names on the official check list of such town and the total number checked as having voted. The moderator may transmit such list to the Secretary of the State by facsimile machine or other electronic means prescribed by the Secretary of the State, not later than midnight on election day. If the moderator transmits such list by such electronic means, the moderator shall also seal and deliver one of such lists to the Secretary of the State not later than the third day after the election. If the moderator does not transmit such list by such electronic means, the moderator shall seal and deliver one of such lists by hand [either (1)] to the Secretary of the State not later than six o'clock p.m. of the day after the election. [, or (2) to the state police not later than four o'clock p.m. of the day after the election, in which case the state police shall deliver it by hand to the Secretary of the State not later than six o'clock p.m. of the day after the election.] Any such moderator who fails to so deliver such list to [either] the Secretary of the State [or the state police] by the time required shall pay a late filing fee of fifty dollars. The moderator shall also deliver one of such lists to the clerk of such town on or before the day after such election. The Secretary of the State shall enter the returns in tabular form in books kept by the Secretary for that purpose and present a printed report of the same, with the name of, and the total number of votes received by, each of the candidates for said offices, to the General Assembly at its next session. |
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| 50 | 50 | | (b) As used in this subsection, "moderator" means the moderator of each municipal election in each town not divided into voting districts, and the head moderator in each town divided into voting districts. The moderator shall forthwith transmit to the Secretary of the State the results of the vote for each office contested at such election by facsimile machine or other electronic means prescribed by the Secretary of the State, not later than midnight on election day. If the moderator transmits such list by such electronic means, the moderator shall also seal and deliver one of such lists to the Secretary of the State not later than the third day after the election. If the moderator does not transmit such list by such electronic means, the moderator shall seal and deliver one of such lists by hand [either (1)] to the Secretary of the State not later than six o'clock p.m. of the day after the election. [, or (2) to the state police not later than four o'clock p.m. of the day after the election, in which case the state police shall deliver it by hand to the Secretary of the State not later than six o'clock p.m. of the day after the election.] Any such moderator who fails to so deliver such list to [either] the Secretary of the State [or the state police] by the time required shall pay a late filing fee of fifty dollars. Such moderator shall include in such return a statement of the total number of names on the official check list of such town and the total number checked as having voted. Such return shall be on a form prescribed by the Secretary of the State. |
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| 52 | 52 | | Sec. 4. Section 9-320f of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015): |
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| 54 | 54 | | (a) Not earlier than the fifteenth day after any election or primary and not later than two business days before the canvass of votes by the Secretary of the State, Treasurer and Comptroller, for any federal or state election or primary, or by the town clerk for any municipal election or primary, the registrars of voters shall conduct [a manual] an audit of the votes recorded in not less than ten per cent of the voting districts in the state, district or municipality, whichever is applicable. Such [manual] audit shall be noticed in advance and be open to public observation. Any election official who participates in the administration and conduct of an audit pursuant to this section shall be compensated by the municipality at the standard rate of pay established by such municipality for elections or primaries, as the case may be. |
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| 56 | 56 | | (b) The voting districts subject to the audit described in subsection (a) of this section shall be selected in a random drawing by the Secretary of the State and such selection process shall be open to the public. The offices subject to the audit pursuant to this section shall be, (1) in the case of an election where the office of presidential elector is on the ballot, all offices required to be audited by federal law, plus one additional office selected in a random drawing by the Secretary of the State, but in no case less than three offices, (2) in the case of an election where the office of Governor is on the ballot, all offices required to be audited by federal law, plus one additional office selected in a random drawing by the Secretary of the State, but in no case less than three offices, (3) in the case of a municipal election, three offices or twenty per cent of the number of offices on the ballot, whichever is greater, selected at random by the municipal clerk, and (4) in the case of a primary election, all offices required to be audited by federal law, plus one additional office, if any, but in no event less than twenty per cent of the offices on the ballot, selected in a random drawing by the municipal clerk. |
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| 58 | 58 | | (c) If a selected voting district has an office that is subject to recanvass or an election or primary contest pursuant to the general statutes, the Secretary shall select an alternative district, pursuant to the process described in subsection (b) of this section. |
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| 60 | 60 | | (d) The [manual] audit described in subsection (a) of this section shall consist of the [manual] tabulation of the paper ballots cast and counted by each voting tabulator subject to such audit. Once complete, the vote totals established pursuant to the [manual] tabulation shall be compared to the results reported by the voting tabulator on the day of the election or primary. The results of the [manual] tabulation shall be reported on a form prescribed by the Secretary of the State which shall include the total number of ballots counted, the total votes received by each candidate in question, the total votes received by each candidate in question on ballots that were properly completed by each voter and the total votes received by each candidate in question on ballots that were not properly completed by each voter. Such report shall be filed with the Secretary of the State who shall immediately forward such report to The University of Connecticut for analysis. The University of Connecticut shall file a written report with the Secretary of the State regarding such analysis that describes any discrepancies identified. After receipt of such report, the Secretary of the State shall file such report with the State Elections Enforcement Commission. |
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| 62 | 62 | | (e) For the purposes of this section, a ballot that has not been properly completed will be deemed to be a ballot on which (1) votes have been marked by the voter outside the vote targets, (2) votes have been marked by the voter using a manual marking device that cannot be read by the voting tabulator, or (3) in the judgment of the registrars of voters, the voter marked the ballot in such a manner that the voting tabulator may not have read the marks as votes cast. |
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| 64 | 64 | | (f) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 9-311, the Secretary of the State shall order a discrepancy recanvass of the returns of an election or primary for any office if a discrepancy, as defined in subsection (o) of this section, exists where the margin of victory in the race for such office is less than the amount of the discrepancy multiplied by the total number of voting districts where such race appeared on the ballot, provided in a year in which the Secretary of the State is a candidate for an office on the ballot and that office is subject to an audit as provided by this section, the State Elections Enforcement Commission shall order a discrepancy recanvass if a discrepancy, as defined by subsection (o) of this section, has occurred that could affect the outcome of the election or primary for such office. |
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| 66 | 66 | | (g) If The University of Connecticut report described in subsection (d) of this section indicates that a voting tabulator failed to record votes accurately and in the manner provided by the general statutes, the Secretary of the State shall require that the voting tabulator be examined and recertified by the Secretary of the State, or the Secretary's designee. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the Secretary of the State from requiring that a voting tabulator be examined and recertified. |
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| 68 | 68 | | (h) The audit report filed pursuant to subsection (d) of this section shall be open to public inspection and may be used as prima facie evidence of a discrepancy in any contest arising pursuant to chapter 149 or for any other cause of action arising from such election or primary. |
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| 70 | 70 | | (i) If the audit officials are unable to reconcile the [manual] count with the electronic vote tabulation and discrepancies, the Secretary of the State shall conduct such further investigation of the voting tabulator malfunction as may be necessary for the purpose of reviewing whether or not to decertify the voting tabulator or tabulators in question or to order the voting tabulator to be examined and recertified pursuant to subsection (g) of this section. Any report produced by the Secretary of the State as a result of such investigation shall be filed with the State Elections Enforcement Commission and the commission may initiate such further investigation in accordance with subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 9-7b as may be required to determine if any violations of the general statutes concerning election law have been committed. |
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| 72 | 72 | | (j) The individual paper ballots used at an election or primary shall be carefully preserved and returned in their designated receptacle in accordance with the requirements of section 9-266 or 9-310, whichever is applicable. |
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| 74 | 74 | | (k) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude any candidate or elector from seeking additional remedies pursuant to chapter 149. |
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| 76 | 76 | | (l) After an election or primary, any voting tabulator may be kept locked for a period longer than that prescribed by sections 9-266, 9-310 and 9-447, if such an extended period is ordered by either a court of competent jurisdiction, the Secretary of the State or the State Elections Enforcement Commission. Either the court or the Secretary of the State may order an audit of such voting tabulator to be conducted by such persons as the court or the Secretary of the State may designate, provided the State Elections Enforcement Commission may order such an audit under the circumstances prescribed in subsection (f) of this section. If the machine utilized in such election or primary is an optical scan voting system, such order to lock such machine shall include the tabulator, memory card and all other components and processes utilized in the programming of such machine. |
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| 78 | 78 | | (m) The Secretary of the State may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, as may be necessary for the conduct of the [manual] tabulation of the paper ballots described in subsection (a) of this section and to establish guidelines for expanded audits when there are differences between the manual and tabulator counts. |
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| 80 | 80 | | (n) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Secretary of the State shall have access to the code in any voting machine whenever any problem is discovered as a result of the audit described in subsection (a) of this section. |
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| 82 | 82 | | (o) As used in this section, "discrepancy" means any difference in vote totals between tabulator and manual counts in a voting district that exceeds one-half of one per cent of the lesser amount of the vote totals between tabulator and manual counts where such differences cannot be resolved through an accounting of ballots that were not marked properly in accordance with subsection (e) of this section, "state election" means "state election", as defined in section 9-1, and "municipal election" means a municipal election held pursuant to section 9-164. |
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| 84 | 84 | | Sec. 5. Section 9-192a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015): |
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| 86 | 86 | | (a) There is created a committee for the purpose of establishing programs and procedures for training, examining and certifying registrars of voters, deputy registrars of voters and permanent assistants, as described in section 9-192. The committee shall consist of six members, one of whom shall be from the office of the Secretary of the State, one of whom shall be from the State Elections Enforcement Commission, and four of whom shall be registrars of voters. The Secretary of the State shall appoint the registrars of voters, in consultation with the Registrars of Voters Association of Connecticut, or its successor organization. The committee members shall serve without pay. The Secretary of the State shall determine the length of the terms of the initial members, in accordance with the following: Two of such members shall serve for a one-year term; two of such members shall serve for a two-year term; and two of such members shall serve for a four-year term. Thereafter, all members shall serve for four-year terms. The committee shall select a chairperson, who shall be one of the registrars who is a member of the committee. |
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| 88 | 88 | | (b) The committee shall adopt criteria for the training, examination and certification requirements of registrars, deputies and permanent assistants. In the adoption of such criteria, the committee (1) shall consider whether the prescribed training leading to certification may, in part, be satisfied through participation in the required two conferences a year called by the Secretary of the State, pursuant to section 9-6, for purposes of discussing the election laws, procedures or matters related to election laws and procedures, and (2) may recommend programs at one or more institutions of higher education that satisfy such criteria. [Any] Each registrar of voters [, deputy or permanent assistant may] shall, not later than January 1, 2017, participate in the course of training prescribed by the committee and, upon completing such training and successfully completing any examination or examinations prescribed by the committee, shall be recommended by the committee to the Secretary of the State as a candidate for certification as a certified Connecticut registrar of voters. Any deputy registrar or assistant registrar may also participate in such course of training and be so recommended for certification. The Secretary of the State shall certify any such qualified, recommended candidate as a certified Connecticut registrar of voters. The Secretary of the State may rescind any such certificate only upon a finding, by a majority of the committee, of sufficient cause as defined by the criteria adopted pursuant to this subsection. [No provision of this subsection shall require any registrar of voters, deputy or permanent assistant to be a certified registrar of voters.] |
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| 90 | 90 | | (c) The committee shall also (1) develop a training program in election procedures for poll workers, and (2) develop an election law and procedures training program and guide for registrars, deputy registrars and assistant registrars. The training program developed under subdivision (2) of this [section] subsection shall provide for training to be conducted by trained registrars or former registrars hired for such purpose by the Secretary of the State. The committee shall submit such training programs and training guide to the Secretary of the State, who shall approve or modify the programs and guide. |
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| 92 | 92 | | Sec. 6. Section 9-235d of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015): |
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| 94 | 94 | | (a) Notwithstanding any provision of sections 9-233, 9-235 and 9-258 to the contrary, a United States citizen who is sixteen or seventeen years of age and a bona fide resident of a town may be (1) appointed as a challenger or unofficial checker in an election, or (2) appointed as a checker, translator, ballot clerk or voting tabulator tender in an election after (A) attending poll worker training, and (B) receiving the written permission of a parent, guardian or the principal of the school that the citizen attends if the citizen is a secondary school student and the citizen is to be appointed to work on a day when such school is in session. |
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| 96 | 96 | | (b) Notwithstanding any provision of section 9-436 or 9-436a to the contrary, a United States citizen who is sixteen or seventeen years of age and a bona fide resident of a town or political subdivision holding a primary may be (1) appointed as a challenger or candidate checker in the primary, or (2) appointed as a checker, translator, ballot clerk or voting tabulator tender in a primary after (A) attending poll worker training, and (B) receiving the written permission of a parent, guardian or the principal of the school that the citizen attends if the citizen is a secondary school student and the citizen is to be appointed to work on a day when such school is in session. |
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| 98 | 98 | | Sec. 7. Subsection (a) of section 9-17 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015): |
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| 100 | 100 | | (a) For the purposes of this section, "primary day" means the day that a primary for state, district and municipal offices is being held in accordance with section 9-423, and "election day" means the day of each regular election. (1) The registrars of voters of each town shall hold sessions to examine the qualifications of electors and admit those found qualified on the dates and at the times set forth in this section. Such sessions shall be held on the following days during the hours indicated, except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection: |
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| 104 | 104 | | T1 Day Hours |
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| 105 | 105 | | T2 Fourteenth day |
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| 106 | 106 | | T3 before primary day ………………. any two hours between |
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| 107 | 107 | | T4 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. |
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| 108 | 108 | | T5 [Saturday of third week |
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| 109 | 109 | | T6 before election day .………………. 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.] |
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| 110 | 110 | | T7 Seventh day |
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| 111 | 111 | | T8 before election day .………………. 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
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| 113 | 113 | | T1 |
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| 115 | 115 | | Day |
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| 117 | 117 | | Hours |
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| 119 | 119 | | T2 |
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| 121 | 121 | | Fourteenth day |
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| 123 | 123 | | T3 |
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| 125 | 125 | | before primary day ………………. |
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| 127 | 127 | | any two hours between |
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| 129 | 129 | | T4 |
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| 131 | 131 | | 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. |
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| 133 | 133 | | T5 |
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| 135 | 135 | | [Saturday of third week |
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| 137 | 137 | | T6 |
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| 139 | 139 | | before election day .………………. |
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| 141 | 141 | | 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.] |
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| 143 | 143 | | T7 |
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| 145 | 145 | | Seventh day |
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| 147 | 147 | | T8 |
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| 149 | 149 | | before election day .………………. |
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| 151 | 151 | | 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
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| 153 | 153 | | The session of the registrars of voters on the seventh day before election day shall be the last regular session for the admission of electors prior to an election, as defined in subsection (y) of section 9-1. (2) No town having a population of less than twenty-five thousand persons shall be required to hold sessions for admission of electors on the fourteenth day before primary day. |
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| 158 | 158 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: |
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| 159 | 159 | | Section 1 July 1, 2015 9-242(a) to (c) |
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| 160 | 160 | | Sec. 2 July 1, 2015 9-250 |
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| 161 | 161 | | Sec. 3 July 1, 2015 9-314 |
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| 162 | 162 | | Sec. 4 July 1, 2015 9-320f |
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| 163 | 163 | | Sec. 5 July 1, 2015 9-192a |
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| 164 | 164 | | Sec. 6 July 1, 2015 9-235d |
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| 165 | 165 | | Sec. 7 July 1, 2015 9-17(a) |
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| 167 | 167 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: |
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| 169 | 169 | | Section 1 |
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| 171 | 171 | | July 1, 2015 |
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| 172 | 172 | | |
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| 173 | 173 | | 9-242(a) to (c) |
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| 175 | 175 | | Sec. 2 |
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| 177 | 177 | | July 1, 2015 |
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| 179 | 179 | | 9-250 |
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| 181 | 181 | | Sec. 3 |
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| 183 | 183 | | July 1, 2015 |
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| 185 | 185 | | 9-314 |
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| 186 | 186 | | |
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| 187 | 187 | | Sec. 4 |
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| 188 | 188 | | |
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| 189 | 189 | | July 1, 2015 |
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| 190 | 190 | | |
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| 191 | 191 | | 9-320f |
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| 193 | 193 | | Sec. 5 |
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| 195 | 195 | | July 1, 2015 |
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| 197 | 197 | | 9-192a |
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| 199 | 199 | | Sec. 6 |
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| 200 | 200 | | |
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| 201 | 201 | | July 1, 2015 |
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| 203 | 203 | | 9-235d |
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| 205 | 205 | | Sec. 7 |
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| 207 | 207 | | July 1, 2015 |
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| 208 | 208 | | |
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| 209 | 209 | | 9-17(a) |
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| 210 | 210 | | |
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| 211 | 211 | | Statement of Purpose: |
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| 213 | 213 | | To (1) clarify voter preference on a ballot when a candidate appears multiple times or opposing candidates for an office each receive votes, (2) reflect the further use of technology in transmitting election results and conducting post-election audits, (3) ensure uniform professional standards and qualifications for those responsible for election administration, and (4) realize cost savings by eliminating one mandatory registrars of voters session. |
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| 215 | 215 | | [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.] |
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