General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 57
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 649
*00649*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 57
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 649
*00649*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.
AN ACT PROVIDING A HARDSHIP EXEMPTION FROM JURY SERVICE TO REGISTRARS OF VOTERS AND DEPUTY REGISTRARS OF VOTERS DURING THE TIME PERIOD THAT AN ELECTION IS TO BE HELD.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 51-217a of the general statutes be amended to provide that a court shall have authority to excuse a prospective juror from jury service upon a finding that: (1) Such prospective juror is a registrar of voters or a deputy registrar of voters, and (2) the prospective jury service would occur within three business days prior to, or five business days following, an election.
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that registrars of voters and deputy registrars of voters are not required to serve as jurors in the immediate days preceding and following an election.