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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6047
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 6608
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
(GAE)
AN ACT CONCERNING BA LLOTS USED AT POLLING PLAC ES THAT
SERVE MULTIPLE VOTIN G DISTRICTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 9-250 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 2
Ballots shall be furnished by the registrar of voters and shall be 3
printed (1) in plain clear type, and (2) on material of such size as will 4
fit the tabulator [, and shall be furnished by the registrar of voters] and, 5
in the case of ballots used at a single polling place designated to serve 6
multiple voting districts, of such color as to differentiate the ballots for 7
each voting district from the ballots for each other voting district. The 8
size and style of the type used to print the name of a political party on 9
a ballot shall be identical with the size and style of the type used to 10
print the names of all other political parties appearing on such ballot. 11
The name of each major party candidate for a municipal office, as 12
defined in section 9-372, except for the municipal offices of state 13
senator and state representative, shall appear on the ballot as 14
authorized by each candidate. The name of each major party candidate 15
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for a state or district office, as defined in section 9-372, or for the 16
municipal office of state senator or state representative shall appear on 17
the ballot as it appears on the certificate or statement of consent filed 18
under section 9-388, subsection (b) of section 9-391, or section 9-400 or 19
9-409. The name of each minor party candidate shall appear on the 20
ballot as authorized by each candidate. The name of each nominating 21
petition candidate shall appear on the ballot as it is verified by the 22
town clerk on the application filed under section 9-453b. The size and 23
style of the type used to print the name of a candidate on a ballot shall 24
be identical with the size and style of the type used to print the names 25
of all other candidates appearing on such ballot. Such ballot shall 26
contain the names of the offices and the names of the candidates 27
arranged thereon. The names of the political parties and party 28
designations shall be arranged on the ballots and followed by the word 29
"party", either in columns or horizontal rows as set forth in section 9-30
249a, immediately adjacent to the column or row occupied by the 31
candidate or candidates of such political party or organization. The 32
ballot shall be printed in such manner as to indicate how many 33
candidates the elector may vote for each office, provided in the case of 34
a town adopting the provisions of section 9-204a, such ballot shall 35
indicate the maximum number of candidates who may be elected to 36
such office from any party. If two or more candidates are to be elected 37
to the same office for different terms, the term for which each is 38
nominated shall be printed on the official ballot as a part of the title of 39
the office. If, at any election, one candidate is to be elected for a full 40
term and another to fill a vacancy, the official ballot containing the 41
names of the candidates in the foregoing order shall, as a part of the 42
title of the office, designate the term which such candidates are 43
severally nominated to fill. No column, under the name of any political 44
party or independent organization, shall be printed on any official 45
ballot, which contains more candidates for any office than the number 46
for which an elector may vote for that office. 47
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2019 9-250
Statement of Purpose:
To differentiate voting districts' ballots by color when multiple voting
districts are served by a single polling place.
[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.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. YOUNG, 120th Dist.; REP. ELLIOTT, 88th Dist.
REP. TERCYAK, 26th Dist.
H.B. 6047