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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 53
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 336
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
SEN. WINFIELD, 10th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTORAL PRIVILEGES FOR
INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 9 of the general statutes be amended to (1) permit electors 1
who have been convicted of a felony and committed to confinement in 2
a correctional institution or facility or a community residence to retain 3
their electoral privileges, and (2) restore electoral privileges to 4
individuals presently so confined as a result of any such conviction. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To provide for restoration of electoral privileges to incarcerated
individuals and retention of such privileges by individuals who may
be incarcerated in the future.