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7		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 1036
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1036
8	6		January Session, 2019
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
	11	+	AND ELECTIONS
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	14	+	Introduced by:
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14	20		AN ACT CONCERNING RE GIONALISM FOR ELECTIONS.
15	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
16	22		Assembly convened:
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18	24		Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) There is established a study 1
19	25		group to (1) consider the feasibility of the regionalization of election 2
20	26		administration and the role of registrars of voters in such 3
21	27		regionalization, (2) examine opportunities for municipalities to 4
22	28		implement any such regionalization, and (3) develop best practices, 5
23	29		including identifying efficiencies, for the administration of elections. 6
24	30		(b) The study group shall consist of the following members: 7
25	31		(1) The Secretary of the State, or the Secretary's designee; 8
26	32		(2) Two appointed by the chairpersons of the joint standing 9
27	33		committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 10
28	34		relating to elections, in consultation with the ranking members of such 11
29	35		committee, each of whom shall be enrolled in a different political party 12
30		-	from the other; 13
31		-	(3) Two designated by the president of the Registrars of Voters 14
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	42	+	(3) Two appointed by the president of the Registrars of Voters 14
32	43		Association of Connecticut, each of whom shall be enrolled in a 15
33	44		different political party from the other; 16
34		-	(4) Two designated by the president of the Connecticut Town Clerks 17 Substitute Bill No. 1036
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	45	+	(4) Two appointed by the president of the Connecticut Town Clerks 17
41	46		Association, each of whom shall be enrolled in a different political 18
42	47		party from the other; 19
43	48		(5) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; 20
44	49		(6) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 21
45		-	(7) One appointed by the ~~majority~~ leader of the House of 22
	50	+	(7) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 22
46	51		Representatives; 23
47		-	(8) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 24
48		-	(9) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 25
49		-	Representatives; 26
50		-	(10) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 27
51		-	(11) One appointed by the Governor; and 28
52		-	(12) Two appointed by the Secretary of the State, one of whom shall 29
53		-	be admitted to the practice of law in this state and have expertise in the 30
54		-	election laws of this state, and the other of whom shall be a 31
55		-	representative of an organization with a mission of promoting voter 32
56		-	participation. 33
57		-	(c) All appointments or designations to the study group shall be 34
58		-	made not later than thirty days after the effective date of this section. 35
59		-	Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing or designating authority. 36
60		-	(d) The chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General 37
61		-	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to elections, in 38
62		-	consultation with the ranking members of such committee, shall select 39
63		-	a chairperson of the study group from among the members of the 40
64		-	study group. 41
65		-	(e) Not later than January 16, 2020, the study group shall submit a 42
66		-	report on its recommendations for the regionalization of election 43
67		-	administration to the joint standing committee of the General 44 Substitute Bill No. 1036
	52	+	(8) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 24
	53	+	(9) One appointed by the Governor; and 25
	54	+	(10) Two appointed by the Secretary of the State, one of whom shall 26
	55	+	be admitted to the practice of law in this state and have expertise in the 27
	56	+	election laws of this state, and the other of whom shall be a 28
	57	+	representative of an organization with a mission of promoting voter 29
	58	+	participation. 30
	59	+	(c) All appointments to the study group shall be made not later than 31
	60	+	thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 32
	61	+	filled by the appointing authority. 33
	62	+	(d) The chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General 34
	63	+	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to elections, in 35
	64	+	consultation with the ranking members of such committee, shall select 36
	65	+	a chairperson of the study group from among the members of the 37
	66	+	study group. 38
	67	+	(e) Not later than January 16, 2020, the study group shall submit a 39
	68	+	report on its recommendations for the regionalization of election 40
	69	+	administration to the joint standing committee of the General 41 Raised Bill No. 1036
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75		-	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 46
76		-	to the Governor and to the Secretary of the State. The study group shall 47
77		-	terminate on the date that it submits such report. 48
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	75	+	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to elections, in 42
	76	+	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 43
	77	+	to the Governor and to the Secretary of the State. The study group shall 44
	78	+	terminate on the date that it submits such report. 45
78	79		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
79	80		sections:
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81	82		Section 1 July 1, 2019 New section
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83		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
84		-	In Subsecs. (b)(3) and (b)(4), "appointed" was changed to "designated"
85		-	for consistency with standard drafting conventions, and in Subsec. (c),
86		-	conforming changes were made.
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88		-	GAE Joint Favorable Subst.
	84	+	Statement of Purpose:
	85	+	To examine the regionalization of election administration.
	86	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	87	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	88	+	not underlined.]
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