Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05818 Compare Versions

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	3	+	LCO No. 3250 1 of 1
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4		-	LCO No. 3793 1 of 3
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6		-	General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5818
	5	+	General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5818
7	6		January Session, 2019
8		-	LCO No. ~~3793~~
	7	+	LCO No. 3250
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10	9
11	10		Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
12	11		AND ELECTIONS
13	12
14	13
15	14		Introduced by:
16		-	(GAE)
	15	+	REP. PORTER, 94th Dist.
	16	+	REP. BAKER, 124th Dist.
	17	+	REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist.
	18	+	REP. ELLIOTT, 88th Dist.
	19	+	REP. GIBSON, 15th Dist.
	20	+	REP. HALL, 7th Dist.
	21	+	REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist.
	22	+	SEN. MCCRORY, 2nd Dist.
	23	+	REP. MCGEE, 5th Dist.
	24	+	SEN. MOORE, 22nd Dist.
	25	+	REP. REYES, 75th Dist.
	26	+	REP. SANCHEZ, 25th Dist.
	27	+	REP. STALLWORTH, 126th Dist.
	28	+	REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist.
	29	+	SEN. WINFIELD, 10th Dist.
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20	33		AN ACT EXTENDING THE HOURS OF ELECTION DAY
21	34		REGISTRATION.
22	35		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	36		Assembly convened:
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25		-	Section 1. Section 9-174 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
26		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2
27		-	(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute, special 3
28		-	act or municipal charter to the contrary, at any regular election, or at 4
29		-	any special election held to fill a vacancy in a state, district or 5
30		-	municipal office, the polls shall remain open for voting from six o'clock 6
31		-	a.m. until eight o'clock p.m. No elector shall be permitted to cast his 7
32		-	vote after the hour prescribed for the closing of the polls in any 8
33		-	election unless such elector is in line at eight o'clock p.m. An election 9
34		-	official or a police official of the municipality, who is designated by the 10
35		-	moderator, shall be placed at the end of the line at eight o'clock p.m. 11
36		-	Such official shall not allow any electors who were not in such line at 12
37		-	eight o'clock p.m. to enter such line. 13
38		-	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute, special 14
39		-	Committee Bill No. 5818
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41		-
42		-	LCO No. 3793 2 of 3
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44		-	act or municipal charter to the contrary, at any regular election, the 15
45		-	location designated for election day registration pursuant to 16
46		-	subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 9-19j shall remain open for 17
47		-	election day registration and voting from six o'clock a.m. until eight 18
48		-	o'clock p.m. No applicant for election day registration shall be 19
49		-	admitted as an elector or permitted to cast such applicant's vote after 20
50		-	the hour prescribed for the closing of the location designated for such 21
51		-	purposes in any regular election unless such applicant is in line at 22
52		-	eight o'clock p.m. An election official or a police official of the 23
53		-	municipality, who is appointed by the registrars of voters, shall be 24
54		-	placed at the end of the line at eight o'clock p.m. Such official shall not 25
55		-	allow any applicants for election day registration who were not in such 26
56		-	line at eight o'clock p.m. to enter such line. 27
57		-	Sec. 2. Subsection (d) of section 9-19j of the general statutes is 28
58		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 29
59		-	passage): 30
60		-	(d) Any person applying to register on election day under the 31
61		-	provisions of subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of this section shall make 32
62		-	application in accordance with the provisions of section 9-20, provided 33
63		-	(1) on election day, the applicant shall appear in person not later than 34
64		-	eight o'clock p.m., in accordance with subsection (b) of section 9-174, as 35
65		-	amended by this act, at the location designated by the registrars of 36
66		-	voters for election day registration, (2) an applicant who is a student 37
67		-	enrolled at an institution of higher education may submit a current 38
68		-	photo identification card issued by [said] such institution in lieu of the 39
69		-	identification required by section 9-20, and (3) the applicant shall 40
70		-	declare under oath that the applicant has not previously voted in the 41
71		-	election. If the information that the applicant is required to provide 42
72		-	under section 9-20 and subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of this section 43
73		-	does not include proof of the applicant's residential address, the 44
74		-	applicant shall also submit identification that shows the applicant's 45
75		-	bona fide residence address, including, but not limited to, a learner's 46
76		-	permit issued under section 14-36 or a utility bill that has the 47
77		-	Committee Bill No. 5818
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80		-	LCO No. 3793 3 of 3
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82		-	applicant's name and current address and that has a due date that is 48
83		-	not later than thirty days after the election or, in the case of a student 49
84		-	enrolled at an institution of higher education, a registration or fee 50
85		-	statement from such institution that has the applicant's name and 51
86		-	current address. 52
87		-	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
88		-	sections:
89		-
90		-	Section 1 from passage 9-174
91		-	Sec. 2 from passage 9-19j(d)
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	38	+	That title 9 of the general statutes be amended to provide that 1
	39	+	applicants in line for election day registration prior to eight o'clock 2
	40	+	p.m. shall be admitted as electors and permitted to cast a vote in a 3
	41	+	regular election. 4
93	42		Statement of Purpose:
94	43		To permit applicants in line for election day registration prior to eight
95	44		o'clock p.m. to be admitted as electors and cast a vote in a regular
96	45		election.
97		-	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
98		-	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
99		-	not underlined.]
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101		-	Co-Sponsors: REP. PORTER, 94th Dist.; REP. BAKER, 124th Dist.
102		-	REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist.; REP. ELLIOTT, 88th Dist.
103		-	REP. GIBSON, 15th Dist.; REP. HALL, 7th Dist.
104		-	REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist.; SEN. MCCRORY, 2nd Dist.
105		-	REP. MCGEE, 5th Dist.; SEN. MOORE, 22nd Dist.
106		-	REP. REYES, 75th Dist.; REP. SANCHEZ, 25th Dist.
107		-	REP. STALLWORTH, 126th Dist.; REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist.
108		-	SEN. WINFIELD, 10th Dist.
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110		-	H.B. 5818
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