General Assembly Raised Bill No. 250
February Session, 2016 LCO No. 1953
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
(GAE)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 250
February Session, 2016
LCO No. 1953
*01953_______GAE*
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
(GAE)
AN ACT CONCERNING HOURS OF ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 9-19j of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(d) Any person applying to register on election day under the provisions of subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of this section shall make application in accordance with the provisions of section 9-20, provided (1) on election day, the applicant shall appear in person not later than seven o'clock p.m. at the location designated by the registrars of voters for election day registration, (2) an applicant who is a student enrolled at an institution of higher education may submit a current photo identification card issued by said institution in lieu of the identification required by section 9-20, and (3) the applicant shall declare under oath that the applicant has not previously voted in the election. If the information that the applicant is required to provide under section 9-20 and subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of this section does not include proof of the applicant's residential address, the applicant shall also submit identification that shows the applicant's bona fide residence address, including, but not limited to, a learner's permit issued under section 14-36 or a utility bill that has the applicant's name and current address and that has a due date that is not later than thirty days after the election or, in the case of a student enrolled at an institution of higher education, a registration or fee statement from such institution that has the applicant's name and current address.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage 9-19j(d)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
from passage
9-19j(d)
Statement of Purpose:
To require that any individual wishing to register as an elector on election day in the town in which he or she wishes to cast his or her ballot shall appear in person not later than seven o'clock p.m. at the election day registration location.
[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.]