| 14 | | - | Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 9-229 of the general statutes is |
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| 15 | | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July |
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| 16 | | - | 1, 2019): |
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| 17 | | - | (c) The Secretary shall conduct certification sessions for moderators |
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| 18 | | - | and alternate moderators each year at times and places to be |
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| 19 | | - | determined by said Secretary, provided at least eight such sessions |
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| 20 | | - | shall be held each calendar year and at least one such session shall be |
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| 21 | | - | conducted prior to every primary. The Secretary shall certify each |
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| 22 | | - | person who successfully completes an instructional session or regional |
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| 23 | | - | instructional session, as the case may be, conducted in accordance with |
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| 24 | | - | the provisions of subsection (b) of this section and an examination |
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| 25 | | - | administered by the Secretary, as eligible to serve as moderator or |
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| 26 | | - | alternate moderator at any election or primary held during the time |
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| 27 | | - | such certification is effective, except the Secretary shall not certify any |
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| 28 | | - | person as moderator or alternate moderator who has been convicted of |
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| 29 | | - | or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, in a court of competent |
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| 30 | | - | jurisdiction, any [(1)] felony involving fraud, forgery, larceny, |
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| 31 | | - | embezzlement or bribery [,] or [(2)] any criminal offense under this Senate Bill No. 265 |
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| 26 | + | Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 9-229 of the general statutes is 1 |
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| 27 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2 |
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| 28 | + | 1, 2019): 3 |
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| 29 | + | (c) The Secretary shall conduct certification sessions for moderators 4 |
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| 30 | + | and alternate moderators each year at times and places to be 5 |
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| 31 | + | determined by said Secretary, provided at least eight such sessions 6 |
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| 32 | + | shall be held each calendar year and at least one such session shall be 7 |
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| 33 | + | conducted prior to every primary. The Secretary shall certify each 8 |
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| 34 | + | person who successfully completes an instructional session or regional 9 |
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| 35 | + | instructional session, as the case may be, conducted in accordance with 10 |
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| 36 | + | the provisions of subsection (b) of this section and an examination 11 |
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| 37 | + | administered by the Secretary, as eligible to serve as moderator or 12 |
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| 38 | + | alternate moderator at any election or primary held during the time 13 |
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| 39 | + | such certification is effective, except the Secretary shall not certify any 14 |
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| 40 | + | person as moderator or alternate moderator who has been convicted of 15 Committee Bill No. 265 |
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| 35 | | - | title. [Any] Before July 1, 2019, (1) any initial certification granted |
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| 36 | | - | under this subsection shall expire two years after the date of its |
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| 37 | | - | granting, [. Prior] and (2) prior to expiration of [the] an initial or [any] |
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| 38 | | - | subsequent certification, a moderator or alternate moderator may |
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| 39 | | - | undergo an abridged recertification process prescribed by the |
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| 40 | | - | Secretary, and upon successful completion thereof, such certification |
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| 41 | | - | shall be renewed for two years after the date of such completion. On |
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| 42 | | - | and after July 1, 2019, (A) any initial certification granted under this |
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| 43 | | - | subsection shall expire four years after the date of its granting, and (B) |
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| 44 | | - | prior to expiration of an initial or subsequent certification, a moderator |
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| 45 | | - | or alternate moderator may undergo an abridged recertification |
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| 46 | | - | process prescribed by the Secretary, and upon successful completion |
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| 47 | | - | thereof, such certification shall be renewed for four years after the date |
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| 48 | | - | of such completion. Only those persons who are certified in accordance |
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| 49 | | - | with this subsection shall be eligible to serve as moderators on election |
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| 50 | | - | or primary day, except as provided in subsection (d) of this section or |
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| 51 | | - | section 9-436. The Secretary of the State may adopt regulations, in |
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| 52 | | - | accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, as the Secretary deems |
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| 53 | | - | necessary to implement the certification process under this section. |
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| 47 | + | or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, in a court of competent 16 |
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| 48 | + | jurisdiction, any [(1)] felony involving fraud, forgery, larceny, 17 |
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| 49 | + | embezzlement or bribery [,] or [(2)] any criminal offense under this 18 |
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| 50 | + | title. [Any] Before July 1, 2019, (1) any initial certification granted 19 |
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| 51 | + | under this subsection shall expire two years after the date of its 20 |
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| 52 | + | granting, [. Prior] and (2) prior to expiration of [the] an initial or [any] 21 |
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| 53 | + | subsequent certification, a moderator or alternate moderator may 22 |
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| 54 | + | undergo an abridged recertification process prescribed by the 23 |
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| 55 | + | Secretary, and upon successful completion thereof, such certification 24 |
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| 56 | + | shall be renewed for two years after the date of such completion. On 25 |
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| 57 | + | and after July 1, 2019, (A) any initial certification granted under this 26 |
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| 58 | + | subsection shall expire four years after the date of its granting, and (B) 27 |
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| 59 | + | prior to expiration of an initial or subsequent certification, a moderator 28 |
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| 60 | + | or alternate moderator may undergo an abridged recertification 29 |
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| 61 | + | process prescribed by the Secretary, and upon successful completion 30 |
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| 62 | + | thereof, such certification shall be renewed for four years after the date 31 |
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| 63 | + | of such completion. Only those persons who are certified in accordance 32 |
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| 64 | + | with this subsection shall be eligible to serve as moderators on election 33 |
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| 65 | + | or primary day, except as provided in subsection (d) of this section or 34 |
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| 66 | + | section 9-436. The Secretary of the State may adopt regulations, in 35 |
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| 67 | + | accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, as the Secretary deems 36 |
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| 68 | + | necessary to implement the certification process under this section. 37 |
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| 69 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 70 | + | sections: |
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| 71 | + | |
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| 72 | + | Section 1 July 1, 2019 9-229(c) |
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| 73 | + | |
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| 74 | + | GAE Joint Favorable |
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