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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 155
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 1015
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
SEN. HASKELL, 26th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTORAL PRIVILEGES OF PAROLEES
AND CERTAIN 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 all 1
future felony convicts committed to confinement in a correctional 2
institution or facility or a community residence to retain electoral 3
privileges, (2) restore such privileges to felony convicts presently so 4
confined, and (3) restore such privileges to felony convicts released 5
from such confinement but who may not have been discharged from 6
parole. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To provide for restoration of electoral privileges to parolees and
individuals incarcerated as a result of felony convictions, and for
retention of such privileges by individuals who may be so incarcerated
in the future.