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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 265
January Session, 2019
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
(GAE)
AN ACT CONCERNING CERTIFICATION OF MODERATORS AND
ALTERNATE MODERATORS .
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 9-229 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2
1, 2019): 3
(c) The Secretary shall conduct certification sessions for moderators 4
and alternate moderators each year at times and places to be 5
determined by said Secretary, provided at least eight such sessions 6
shall be held each calendar year and at least one such session shall be 7
conducted prior to every primary. The Secretary shall certify each 8
person who successfully completes an instructional session or regional 9
instructional session, as the case may be, conducted in accordance with 10
the provisions of subsection (b) of this section and an examination 11
administered by the Secretary, as eligible to serve as moderator or 12
alternate moderator at any election or primary held during the time 13
such certification is effective, except the Secretary shall not certify any 14
person as moderator or alternate moderator who has been convicted of 15
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or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, in a court of competent 16
jurisdiction, any [(1)] felony involving fraud, forgery, larceny, 17
embezzlement or bribery [,] or [(2)] any criminal offense under this 18
title. [Any] Before July 1, 2019, (1) any initial certification granted 19
under this subsection shall expire two years after the date of its 20
granting, [. Prior] and (2) prior to expiration of [the] an initial or [any] 21
subsequent certification, a moderator or alternate moderator may 22
undergo an abridged recertification process prescribed by the 23
Secretary, and upon successful completion thereof, such certification 24
shall be renewed for two years after the date of such completion. On 25
and after July 1, 2019, (A) any initial certification granted under this 26
subsection shall expire four years after the date of its granting, and (B) 27
prior to expiration of an initial or subsequent certification, a moderator 28
or alternate moderator may undergo an abridged recertification 29
process prescribed by the Secretary, and upon successful completion 30
thereof, such certification shall be renewed for four years after the date 31
of such completion. Only those persons who are certified in accordance 32
with this subsection shall be eligible to serve as moderators on election 33
or primary day, except as provided in subsection (d) of this section or 34
section 9-436. The Secretary of the State may adopt regulations, in 35
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, as the Secretary deems 36
necessary to implement the certification process under this section. 37
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2019 9-229(c)
Statement of Purpose:
To extend from two years to four years the time covered by
certifications for moderators and alternate moderators.
[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: SEN. FLEXER, 29th Dist.
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