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7	5		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1049
8	6		January Session, 2019
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13		-	~~ADMINISTRATION~~ AND ELECTIONS
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21	20		AN ACT CONCERNING MO DERN ELECTIONS.
22	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	22		Assembly convened:
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25	24		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Secretary of the State 1
26	25		shall develop and implement a system through which the Secretary 2
27	26		may permit any person to submit an electronic signature for the 3
28	27		purpose of signing any form or application pursuant to chapters 141 to 4
29	28		154, inclusive, of the general statutes. The Secretary may include in, or 5
30	29		exclude from, such system any such form or application. 6
31	30		Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any such form or 7
32	31		application on which any such electronic signature appears shall be 8
33	32		deemed to have been signed in the original. 9
34	33		Sec. 2. Subsection (k) of section 9-140 of the general statutes is 10
35	34		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 11
36	35		passage): 12
37	36		(k) (1) (A) [A] Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this 13
38		-	subsection, a person shall register with the [town] municipal clerk 14
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	43	+	before distributing five or more absentee ballot applications for an 15
46	44		election, primary or referendum, not including applications 16
47	45		distributed to such person's immediate family. Such requirement shall 17
48	46		not apply to a person who is the designee of an applicant. 18
49	47		[(2)] (B) Any person who distributes absentee ballot applications 19
50	48		pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall maintain a list 20
51	49		of the names and addresses of prospective absentee ballot applicants 21
52	50		who receive such applications, and shall file such list with the [town] 22
53	51		municipal clerk prior to the date of the primary, election or 23
54	52		referendum for which the applications were so distributed. 24
55	53		(2) The Secretary of the State shall develop an online system 25
56	54		through which a person may register to distribute absentee ballot 26
57	55		applications for an election, primary or referendum. Such system shall 27
58	56		provide a unique identifier for each such person, which unique 28
59	57		identifier shall appear on each such application that may be 29
60	58		distributed. The information of any person registering through such 30
61	59		system shall be transmitted to the appropriate municipal clerk, who 31
62	60		shall provide such applications to such person. Any such person 32
63	61		registering through such system shall be deemed to have fully 33
64	62		complied with the provisions of this subsection. 34
65	63		(3) Any person who distributes absentee ballot applications and 35
66	64		receives an executed application shall forthwith file the application 36
67	65		with the [town] municipal clerk. 37
68	66		Sec. 3. Section 9-324 of the general statutes is repealed and the 38
69	67		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 39
70	68		(a) Any elector or candidate who claims that such elector or 40
71	69		candidate is aggrieved by any ruling of any election official in 41
72	70		connection with any election for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 42
73	71		Secretary of the State, State Treasurer, Attorney General, State 43
74	72		Comptroller or judge of probate, held in such elector's or candidate's 44
75	73		town, or that there has been a mistake in the count of the votes cast at 45
76	74		such election for candidates for said offices or any of them, at any 46 Raised Bill No. 1049
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83	80		voting district in such elector's or candidate's town, or any candidate 47
84	81		for such an office who claims that such candidate is aggrieved by a 48
85	82		violation of any provision of section 9-355, 9-357 to 9-361, inclusive, 9-49
86	83		364, 9-364a or 9-365 in the casting of absentee ballots at such election or 50
87	84		any candidate for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 51
88	85		Secretary of the State, State Treasurer, Attorney General or State 52
89	86		Comptroller, who claims that such candidate is aggrieved by a 53
90	87		violation of any provision of sections 9-700 to 9-716, inclusive, may 54
91	88		bring such elector's or candidate's complaint to any judge of the 55
92	89		[Superior Court, in which such] superior court for the judicial district 56
93	90		of Hartford. Such elector or candidate shall set out in the complaint the 57
94	91		claimed errors of such election official, the claimed errors in the count 58
95	92		or the claimed violations of said sections. In any action brought 59
96	93		pursuant to the provisions of this section, the complainant shall send a 60
97	94		copy of the complaint by first-class mail, or deliver a copy of the 61
98	95		complaint by hand, to the State Elections Enforcement Commission. If 62
99	96		such complaint is made prior to such election, such judge shall proceed 63
100	97		expeditiously to render judgment on the complaint and shall cause 64
101	98		notice of the hearing to be given to the Secretary of the State and the 65
102	99		State Elections Enforcement Commission. If such complaint is made 66
103	100		subsequent to the election, it shall be brought not later than fourteen 67
104	101		days after the election or, if such complaint is brought in response to 68
105	102		the manual tabulation of paper ballots authorized pursuant to section 69
106	103		9-320f, such complaint shall be brought not later than seven days after 70
107	104		the close of any such manual tabulation. [and, in either such 71
108	105		circumstance, such] 72
109	106		(b) Such judge shall forthwith order a hearing to be had upon such 73
110	107		complaint, upon a day not more than five nor less than three days 74
111	108		from the making of such order, and shall cause notice of not less than 75
112	109		three nor more than five days to be given to any candidate or 76
113	110		candidates whose election may be affected by the decision upon such 77
114	111		hearing, to such election official, the Secretary of the State, the State 78
115	112		Elections Enforcement Commission and to any other party or parties 79
116	113		whom such judge deems proper parties thereto, of the time and place 80 Raised Bill No. 1049
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123	119		for the hearing upon such complaint. Such judge shall, on the day 81
124	120		fixed for such hearing and without unnecessary delay, proceed to hear 82
125	121		the parties. If sufficient reason is shown, such judge may order any 83
126	122		voting tabulators to be unlocked or any ballot boxes to be opened and 84
127	123		a recount of the votes cast, including absentee ballots, to be made. Such 85
128	124		judge shall thereupon, in case such judge finds any error in the rulings 86
129	125		of the election official, any mistake in the count of the votes or any 87
130	126		violation of said sections, certify the result of such judge's finding or 88
131	127		decision to the Secretary of the State before the fifteenth day of the next 89
132	128		succeeding December. Such judge may order a new election or a 90
133	129		change in the existing election schedule. 91
134	130		(c) Such certificate of such judge of such judge's finding or decision 92
135	131		shall be final and conclusive upon all questions relating to errors in the 93
136	132		rulings of such election officials, to the correctness of such count, and, 94
137	133		for the purposes of this section only, such claimed violations, and shall 95
138	134		operate to correct the returns of the moderators or presiding officers, 96
139	135		so as to conform to such finding or decision, unless the same is 97
140	136		appealed from as provided in section 9-325, as amended by this act. 98
141	137		Sec. 4. Section 9-325 of the general statutes is repealed and the 99
142	138		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 100
143	139		If, upon any such hearing by a judge of the [Superior Court] 101
144	140		superior court for the judicial district of Hartford, any question of law 102
145	141		is raised which any party to the complaint claims should be reviewed 103
146	142		by the Supreme Court, such judge, instead of filing the certificate of his 104
147	143		finding or decision with the Secretary of the State, shall transmit the 105
148	144		same, including therein such questions of law, together with a proper 106
149	145		finding of facts, to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who shall 107
150	146		thereupon call a special session of [said court] the Supreme Court for 108
151	147		the purpose of an immediate hearing upon the questions of law so 109
152	148		certified. A copy of the finding and decision so certified by the judge of 110
153	149		the [Superior Court] superior court for the judicial district of Hartford, 111
154	150		together with the decision of the Supreme Court, on the questions of 112
155	151		law therein certified, shall be attested by the clerk of the Supreme 113 Raised Bill No. 1049
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162	157		Court, and by him transmitted to the Secretary of the State forthwith. 114
163	158		The finding and decision of the judge of the [Superior Court] superior 115
164	159		court for the judicial district of Hartford, together with the decision of 116
165	160		the Supreme Court on the questions of law thus certified, shall be final 117
166	161		and conclusive upon all questions relating to errors in the rulings of 118
167	162		the election officials and to the correctness of such count and shall 119
168	163		operate to correct the returns of the moderators or presiding officers so 120
169	164		as to conform to such [decision of said court] decisions. Nothing in this 121
170	165		section shall be considered as prohibiting an appeal to the Supreme 122
171	166		Court from a final judgment of the [Superior Court] superior court for 123
172	167		the judicial district of Hartford. The judges of the Supreme Court may 124
173	168		establish rules of procedure for the speedy and inexpensive hearing of 125
174	169		such appeals within fifteen days of such judgment of a judge of the 126
175	170		[Superior Court] superior court for the judicial district of Hartford. 127
176	171		Sec. 5. Section 9-328 of the general statutes is repealed and the 128
177	172		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 129
178	173		(a) Any elector or candidate claiming to have been aggrieved by any 130
179	174		ruling of any election official in connection with an election for any 131
180	175		municipal office or a primary for justice of the peace, or any elector or 132
181	176		candidate claiming that there has been a mistake in the count of votes 133
182	177		cast for any such office at such election or primary, or any candidate in 134
183	178		such an election or primary claiming that he is aggrieved by a violation 135
184	179		of any provision of sections 9-355, 9-357 to 9-361, inclusive, 9-364, 9-136
185	180		364a or 9-365 in the casting of absentee ballots at such election or 137
186	181		primary, may bring a complaint to any judge of the [Superior Court] 138
187	182		superior court for the judicial district of Hartford for relief therefrom. 139
188	183		In any action brought pursuant to the provisions of this section, the 140
189	184		complainant shall send a copy of the complaint by first-class mail, or 141
190	185		deliver a copy of the complaint by hand, to the State Elections 142
191	186		Enforcement Commission. If such complaint is made prior to such 143
192	187		election or primary, such judge shall proceed expeditiously to render 144
193	188		judgment on the complaint and shall cause notice of the hearing to be 145
194		-	given to the Secretary of the State and the State Elections Enforcement 146 Raised Bill No. 1049
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202	196		primary, it shall be brought not later than fourteen days after such 148
203	197		election or primary, except that if such complaint is brought in 149
204	198		response to the manual tabulation of paper ballots, authorized 150
205	199		pursuant to section 9-320f, such complaint shall be brought not later 151
206	200		than seven days after the close of any such manual tabulation, to any 152
207	201		judge of the [Superior Court] superior court for the judicial district of 153
208	202		Hartford, in which he shall set out the claimed errors of the election 154
209	203		official, the claimed errors in the count or the claimed violations of said 155
210	204		sections. 156
211	205		(b) Such judge shall forthwith order a hearing to be had upon such 157
212	206		complaint, upon a day not more than five nor less than three days 158
213	207		from the making of such order, and shall cause notice of not less than 159
214	208		three nor more than five days to be given to any candidate or 160
215	209		candidates whose election or nomination may be affected by the 161
216	210		decision upon such hearing, to such election official, the Secretary of 162
217	211		the State, the State Elections Enforcement Commission and to any 163
218	212		other party or parties whom such judge deems proper parties thereto, 164
219	213		of the time and place for the hearing upon such complaint. Such judge 165
220	214		shall, on the day fixed for such hearing and without unnecessary 166
221	215		delay, proceed to hear the parties. If sufficient reason is shown, he may 167
222	216		order any voting tabulators to be unlocked or any ballot boxes to be 168
223	217		opened and a recount of the votes cast, including absentee ballots, to 169
224	218		be made. Such judge shall thereupon, if he finds any error in the 170
225	219		rulings of the election official or any mistake in the count of the votes, 171
226	220		certify the result of his finding or decision to the Secretary of the State 172
227	221		before the tenth day succeeding the conclusion of the hearing. Such 173
228	222		judge may order a new election or primary or a change in the existing 174
229	223		election schedule. 175
230	224		(c) Such certificate of such judge of his finding or decision shall be 176
231	225		final and conclusive upon all questions relating to errors in the ruling 177
232	226		of such election officials, to the correctness of such count, and, for the 178
233		-	purposes of this section only, such claimed violations, and shall 179 Raised Bill No. 1049
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242	235		shall not affect the right of appeal to the Supreme Court and it shall 182
243	236		not prevent such judge from reserving such questions of law for the 183
244	237		advice of the Supreme Court as provided in section 9-325, as amended 184
245	238		by this act. Such judge may, if necessary, issue [his] a writ of 185
246	239		mandamus, requiring the adverse party and those under him to 186
247	240		deliver to the complainant the appurtenances of such office, and shall 187
248	241		cause his finding and [decree] decision to be entered on the records of 188
249	242		the Superior Court in the proper judicial district. 189
250	243		Sec. 6. Section 9-329a of the general statutes is repealed and the 190
251	244		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 191
252	245		(a) Any (1) elector or candidate aggrieved by a ruling of an election 192
253	246		official in connection with any primary held pursuant to (A) section 9-193
254	247		423, 9-425 or 9-464, or (B) a special act, (2) elector or candidate who 194
255	248		alleges that there has been a mistake in the count of the votes cast at 195
256	249		such primary, or (3) candidate in such a primary who alleges that he is 196
257	250		aggrieved by a violation of any provision of sections 9-355, 9-357 to 9-197
258	251		361, inclusive, 9-364, 9-364a or 9-365 in the casting of absentee ballots 198
259	252		at such primary, may bring his complaint to any judge of the [Superior 199
260	253		Court] superior court for the judicial district of Hartford for 200
261	254		appropriate action. In any action brought pursuant to the provisions of 201
262	255		this section, the complainant shall file a certification attached to the 202
263	256		complaint indicating that a copy of the complaint has been sent by 203
264	257		first-class mail or delivered to the State Elections Enforcement 204
265	258		Commission. If such complaint is made prior to such primary such 205
266	259		judge shall proceed expeditiously to render judgment on the complaint 206
267	260		and shall cause notice of the hearing to be given to the Secretary of the 207
268	261		State and the State Elections Enforcement Commission. If such 208
269	262		complaint is made subsequent to such primary it shall be brought, not 209
270	263		later than fourteen days after such primary, or if such complaint is 210
271	264		brought in response to the manual tabulation of paper ballots, 211
272		-	described in section 9-320f, such complaint shall be brought, not later 212 Raised Bill No. 1049
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	266	+	than seven days after the close of any such manual tabulation, to any 213
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282	274		(b) Such judge shall forthwith order a hearing to be held upon such 216
283	275		complaint upon a day not more than five nor less than three days after 217
284	276		the making of such order, and shall cause notice of not less than three 218
285	277		days to be given to any candidate or candidates in any way directly 219
286	278		affected by the decision upon such hearing, to such election official, to 220
287	279		the Secretary of the State, the State Elections Enforcement Commission 221
288	280		and to any other person or persons, whom such judge deems proper 222
289	281		parties thereto, of the time and place of the hearing upon such 223
290	282		complaint. Such judge shall, on the day fixed for such hearing, and 224
291	283		without delay, proceed to hear the parties and determine the result. If, 225
292	284		after hearing, sufficient reason is shown, such judge may order any 226
293	285		voting tabulators to be unlocked or any ballot boxes to be opened and 227
294	286		a recount of the votes cast, including absentee ballots, to be made. Such 228
295	287		judge shall thereupon, if he finds any error in the ruling of the election 229
296	288		official, any mistake in the count of the votes or any violation of said 230
297	289		sections, certify the result of his finding or decision to the Secretary of 231
298	290		the State before the tenth day following the conclusion of the hearing. 232
299	291		Such judge may (1) determine the result of such primary; (2) order a 233
300	292		change in the existing primary schedule; or (3) order a new primary if 234
301	293		he finds that but for the error in the ruling of the election official, any 235
302	294		mistake in the count of the votes or any violation of said sections, the 236
303	295		result of such primary might have been different and he is unable to 237
304	296		determine the result of such primary. 238
305	297		(c) The certification by the judge of his finding or decision shall be 239
306	298		final and conclusive upon all questions relating to errors in the ruling 240
307	299		of such election official, to the correctness of such count, and, for the 241
308	300		purposes of this section only, such alleged violations, and shall operate 242
309	301		to correct any returns or certificates filed by the election officials, 243
310	302		unless the same is appealed from as provided in section 9-325, as 244
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318	304		such [Superior Court] order of the superior court for the judicial 246
319	305		district of Hartford, the result of such new primary shall be final and 247
320	306		conclusive unless a complaint is brought pursuant to this section. The 248
321		-	clerk of the court shall forthwith transmit a copy of such findings and 249
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323	314		Sec. 7. Section 9-329b of the general statutes is repealed and the 251
324	315		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 252
325	316		At any time prior to a primary held pursuant to sections 9-423, 9-425 253
326	317		and 9-464, or a special act or prior to any election, the [Superior Court] 254
327	318		superior court for the judicial district of Hartford may issue an order 255
328	319		removing a candidate from a ballot where it is shown that [said] such 256
329	320		candidate is improperly on the ballot. 257
330	321		Sec. 8. Section 9-388 of the general statutes is repealed and the 258
331	322		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 259
332	323		(a) Whenever a convention of a political party is held for the 260
333	324		endorsement of candidates for nomination to state or district office, 261
334	325		each candidate endorsed at such convention shall file with the 262
335	326		Secretary of the State a certificate, signed by him, stating that he was 263
336	327		endorsed by such convention, his name as he authorizes it to appear 264
337	328		on the ballot, his full residence address and the title and district, if 265
338	329		applicable, of the office for which he was endorsed. Such certificate 266
339	330		shall be attested by either (1) the chairman or presiding officer, or (2) 267
340	331		the secretary of such convention and shall be received by the Secretary 268
341	332		of the State not later than four o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day after 269
342	333		the close of such convention. Such certificate shall either be mailed to 270
343	334		the Secretary of the State by certified mail, return receipt requested, or 271
344	335		delivered in person, in which case a receipt indicating the date and 272
345	336		time of delivery shall be provided by the Secretary of the State to the 273
346	337		person making delivery. If a certificate of a party's endorsement for a 274
347	338		particular state or district office is not received by the Secretary of the 275
348	339		State by such time, such certificate shall be invalid and such party, for 276
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356	341		416a, shall be deemed to have made no endorsement of any candidate 278
357	342		for such office. If applicable, the chairman of a party's state convention 279
358	343		shall, forthwith upon the close of such convention, file with the 280
359		-	Secretary of the State the names and full residence addresses of 281
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360	350		persons selected by such convention as the nominees of such party for 282
361	351		electors of President and Vice-President of the United States in 283
362	352		accordance with the provisions of section 9-175. 284
363	353		(b) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, in the 285
364	354		case of an error or omission in any such certificate of a party's 286
365	355		endorsement, which error or omission would operate to invalidate 287
366	356		such endorsement and which certificate is timely filed pursuant to 288
367	357		subsection (a) of this section, the candidate so certified or an individual 289
368	358		authorized to act on behalf of such candidate may correct such error or 290
369	359		omission by appearing in person at the office of the Secretary of the 291
370	360		State not later than four o'clock p.m. on the nineteenth day after the 292
371	361		close of the state or district convention, as applicable, and amending 293
372	362		such certificate to make such correction, provided neither failure of 294
373	363		such candidate to timely file such certificate pursuant to subsection (a) 295
374	364		of this section nor failure of the chairman, presiding officer or secretary 296
375	365		of the convention, as applicable, to attest such certificate shall be an 297
376	366		error or omission that may be corrected pursuant to this subsection. If 298
377	367		such candidate or individual does not appear to so amend such 299
378	368		certificate by such time, such certificate shall be invalid and such party, 300
379	369		for the purposes of sections 9-416 and 9-416a, shall be deemed to have 301
380	370		made no such endorsement. 302
381	371		(2) The Secretary of the State may amend a certificate of a party's 303
382	372		endorsement to correct any error or omission deemed by the Secretary 304
383	373		to be harmless, and shall keep a record of any such amendment made 305
384	374		pursuant to this subdivision. Nothing in this subdivision shall be 306
385	375		construed to require the Secretary to affirmatively attempt to identify 307
386	376		any error or omission in any such certificate. 308
387	377		Sec. 9. Subsection (c) of section 9-391 of the general statutes is 309
388		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 310 Raised Bill No. 1049
	378	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 310
	379	+	passage): 311
	380	+	(c) (1) Each endorsement of a candidate to run in a primary for the 312
	381	+	nomination of candidates for a municipal office to be voted upon at a 313 Raised Bill No. 1049
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396		-	(c) (1) Each endorsement of a candidate to run in a primary for the 312
397		-	nomination of candidates for a municipal office to be voted upon at a 313
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398	387		state election shall be made under the provisions of section 9-390 not 314
399	388		earlier than the eighty-fourth day or later than the seventy-seventh day 315
400	389		preceding the day of such primary. Each certification to be filed under 316
401	390		this subsection shall be received by the Secretary of the State not later 317
402	391		than four o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day after the close of the town 318
403	392		committee meeting, caucus or convention, as the case may be. If such a 319
404	393		certificate of a party's endorsement is not received by the Secretary of 320
405	394		the State by such time, such certificate shall be invalid and such party, 321
406	395		for the purposes of sections 9-417 and 9-418, shall be deemed to have 322
407	396		neither made nor certified any endorsement of any candidate for such 323
408	397		office. The candidate so endorsed for a municipal office to be voted 324
409	398		upon at a state election, other than the office of justice of the peace, 325
410	399		shall file with the Secretary of the State a certificate, signed by that 326
411	400		candidate, stating that such candidate was so endorsed, the candidate's 327
412	401		name as the candidate authorizes it to appear on the ballot, the 328
413	402		candidate's full street address and the title and district of the office for 329
414	403		which the candidate was endorsed. Such certificate may be filed by a 330
415	404		candidate whose name appears upon the last-completed enrollment 331
416	405		list of such party within the senatorial district within which the 332
417	406		candidate is endorsed to run for nomination in the case of the 333
418	407		municipal office of state senator, or the assembly district within which 334
419	408		the candidate is endorsed to run for nomination in the case of the 335
420	409		municipal office of state representative, or the municipality or political 336
421	410		subdivision within which the candidate is to run for nomination for 337
422	411		other municipal offices to be voted on at a state election. Such 338
423	412		certificate shall be attested by either the chairperson or presiding 339
424	413		officer or the secretary of the town committee, caucus or convention 340
425	414		which made such endorsement. The endorsement of any candidate for 341
426	415		the office of justice of the peace shall be certified to the clerk of the 342
427	416		municipality by either the chairperson or presiding officer or the 343
428		-	secretary of the town committee, caucus or convention, and shall 344 Raised Bill No. 1049
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435	418		contain the name and street address of each candidate so endorsed and 345
436	419		the title of the office for which each such candidate is endorsed. Such 346
437	420		certification shall be made on a form prescribed by the Secretary of the 347
438		-	State or on such other form as may comply with the provisions of this 348
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439	427		subsection. 349
440	428		(2) (A) In the case of an error or omission in any such certificate of a 350
441	429		party's endorsement, which error or omission would operate to 351
442	430		invalidate such endorsement and which certificate is timely filed 352
443	431		pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, the candidate so 353
444	432		certified or an individual authorized to act on behalf of such candidate 354
445	433		may correct such error or omission by appearing in person at the office 355
446	434		of the Secretary of the State not later than four o'clock p.m. on the 356
447	435		nineteenth day after the close of the town committee meeting, caucus 357
448	436		or convention, as the case may be, and amending such certificate to 358
449	437		make such correction, provided neither failure of such candidate to 359
450	438		timely file such certificate pursuant to subdivision (1) of this 360
451	439		subsection nor failure of the chairperson, presiding officer or secretary 361
452	440		of the town committee, caucus or convention to attest such certificate 362
453	441		shall be an error or omission that may be corrected pursuant to this 363
454	442		subdivision. If such candidate or individual does not appear to so 364
455	443		amend such certificate by such time, such certificate shall be invalid 365
456	444		and such party, for the purposes of sections 9-417 and 9-418, shall be 366
457	445		deemed to have neither made nor certified such endorsement. 367
458	446		(B) The Secretary of the State may amend a certificate of a party's 368
459	447		endorsement to correct any error or omission deemed by the Secretary 369
460	448		to be harmless, and shall keep a record of any such amendment made 370
461	449		pursuant to this subparagraph. Nothing in this subparagraph shall be 371
462	450		construed to require the Secretary to affirmatively attempt to identify 372
463	451		any error or omission in any such certificate. 373
464	452		Sec. 10. Section 9-400 of the general statutes is repealed and the 374
465	453		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 375
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473	455		may be filed by or on behalf of any person whose name appears upon 377
474	456		the last-completed enrollment list of such party in any municipality 378
475	457		within the state and who has either (1) received at least fifteen per cent 379
476		-	of the votes of the convention delegates present and voting on any roll-380
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477	464		call vote taken on the endorsement or proposed endorsement of a 381
478	465		candidate for such state office, whether or not the party-endorsed 382
479	466		candidate for such office received a unanimous vote on the last ballot, 383
480	467		or (2) circulated a petition and obtained the signatures of at least two 384
481	468		per cent of the enrolled members of such party in the state, in 385
482	469		accordance with the provisions of sections 9-404a to 9-404c, inclusive. 386
483	470		Candidacies described in subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be 387
484	471		filed by submitting to the Secretary of the State not later than four 388
485	472		o'clock p.m. on the fourteenth day following the close of the state 389
486	473		convention, a certificate, signed by such candidate and attested by 390
487	474		either (A) the chairman or presiding officer, or (B) the secretary of the 391
488	475		convention, that such candidate received at least fifteen per cent of 392
489	476		such votes, and that such candidate consents to be a candidate in a 393
490	477		primary of such party for such state office. Such certificate shall specify 394
491	478		the candidate's name as the candidate authorizes it to appear on the 395
492	479		ballot, the candidate's full residence address and the title of the office 396
493	480		for which the candidacy is being filed. If such certificate for a state 397
494	481		office is not received by the Secretary of the State by such time, such 398
495	482		certificate shall be invalid and such person, for the purposes of sections 399
496	483		9-416 and 9-416a, shall be deemed to have made no valid certification 400
497	484		of candidacy for nomination by a political party [for] to such state 401
498	485		office. A single such certificate or petition for state office may be filed 402
499	486		on behalf of two or more candidates for different state offices who 403
500	487		consent to have their names appear on a single row of the primary 404
501	488		ballot under subsection (b) of section 9-437. Candidacies described in 405
502	489		subdivision (2) of this subsection shall be filed by submitting said 406
503	490		petition not later than four o'clock p.m. on the sixty-third day 407
504	491		preceding the day of the primary for such office to the registrar of 408
505	492		voters of the towns in which the respective petition pages were 409
506	493		circulated. Each registrar shall file each page of such petition with the 410
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514	495		404c. A petition filed by or on behalf of a candidate for state office shall 412
515	496		be invalid for such candidate if such candidate is certified as the party-413
516	497		endorsed candidate pursuant to section 9-388, as amended by this act, 414
517		-	or as receiving at least fifteen per cent of the convention vote for such 415
	498	+	or as receiving at least fifteen per cent of the convention vote for such 415 Raised Bill No. 1049
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518	504		office pursuant to this subsection. Except as provided in section 9-416a, 416
519	505		upon the expiration of the time period for party endorsement and 417
520	506		circulation and tabulation of petitions and signatures, if any, if one or 418
521	507		more candidacies for such state office have been filed pursuant to the 419
522	508		provisions of this section, the Secretary of the State shall notify all 420
523	509		town clerks and registrars of voters in accordance with the provisions 421
524	510		of section 9-433, that a primary for such state office shall be held in 422
525	511		each municipality in accordance with the provisions of section 9-415. 423
526	512		(b) A candidacy for nomination by a political party to a district 424
527	513		office may be filed by or on behalf of any person whose name appears 425
528	514		upon the last-completed enrollment list of such party within the 426
529	515		district the person seeks to represent that is in the office of the 427
530	516		Secretary of the State at the end of the last day prior to the convention 428
531	517		for the party from which the person seeks nomination and who has 429
532	518		either (1) received at least fifteen per cent of the votes of the 430
533	519		convention delegates present and voting on any roll-call vote taken on 431
534	520		the endorsement or proposed endorsement of a candidate for such 432
535	521		district office, whether or not the party-endorsed candidate for such 433
536	522		office received a unanimous vote on the last ballot, or (2) circulated a 434
537	523		petition and obtained the signatures of at least two per cent of the 435
538	524		enrolled members of such party in the district for the district office of 436
539	525		representative in Congress, and at least five per cent of the enrolled 437
540	526		members of such party in the district for the district offices of state 438
541	527		senator, state representative and judge of probate, in accordance with 439
542	528		the provisions of sections 9-404a to 9-404c, inclusive. Candidacies 440
543	529		described in subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be filed by 441
544	530		submitting to the Secretary of the State not later than four o'clock p.m. 442
545	531		on the fourteenth day following the close of the district convention, a 443
546	532		certificate, signed by such candidate and attested by either (A) the 444
547		-	chairman or presiding officer, or (B) the secretary of the convention, 445 Raised Bill No. 1049
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554	534		that such candidate received at least fifteen per cent of such votes, and 446
555	535		that the candidate consents to be a candidate in a primary of such 447
556	536		party for such district office. Such certificate shall specify the 448
557		-	candidate's name as the candidate authorizes it to appear on the ballot, 449
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558	543		the candidate's full residence address and the title and district of the 450
559	544		office for which the candidacy is being filed. If such certificate for a 451
560	545		district office is not received by the Secretary of the State by such time, 452
561	546		such certificate shall be invalid and such person, for the purposes of 453
562	547		sections 9-416 and 9-416a, shall be deemed to have made no valid 454
563	548		certification of candidacy for nomination by a political party [for] to 455
564	549		such district office. Candidacies described in subdivision (2) of this 456
565	550		subsection shall be filed by submitting said petition not later than four 457
566	551		o'clock p.m. on the sixty-third day preceding the day of the primary 458
567	552		for such office to the registrar of voters of the towns in which the 459
568	553		respective petition pages were circulated. Each registrar shall file each 460
569	554		page of such petition with the Secretary in accordance with the 461
570	555		provisions of section 9-404c. A petition may only be filed by or on 462
571	556		behalf of a candidate for the district office of state senator, state 463
572	557		representative or judge of probate who is not certified as the party-464
573	558		endorsed candidate pursuant to section 9-388, as amended by this act, 465
574	559		or as receiving at least fifteen per cent of the convention vote for such 466
575	560		office pursuant to this subsection. A petition filed by or on behalf of a 467
576	561		candidate for the district office of representative in Congress shall be 468
577	562		invalid if said candidate is certified as the party-endorsed candidate 469
578	563		pursuant to section 9-388, as amended by this act, or as receiving at 470
579	564		least fifteen per cent of the convention vote for such office pursuant to 471
580	565		this subsection. Except as provided in section 9-416a, upon the 472
581	566		expiration of the time period for party endorsement and circulation 473
582	567		and tabulation of petitions and signatures, if any, if one or more 474
583	568		candidacies for such district office have been filed pursuant to the 475
584	569		provisions of this section, the Secretary of the State shall notify all 476
585	570		town clerks within the district, in accordance with the provisions of 477
586	571		section 9-433, that a primary for such district office shall be held in 478
587	572		each municipality and each part of a municipality within the district in 479
588		-	accordance with the provisions of section 9-415. 480 Raised Bill No. 1049
	573	+	accordance with the provisions of section 9-415. 480
	574	+	(c) (1) In the case of an error or omission in any such certificate of 481
	575	+	candidacy for nomination by a political party, which error or omission 482
	576	+	would operate to invalidate such candidacy and which certificate is 483 Raised Bill No. 1049
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595		-	(c) (1) In the case of an error or omission in any such certificate of 481
596		-	candidacy for nomination by a political party, which error or omission 482
597		-	would operate to invalidate such candidacy and which certificate is 483
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598	582		timely filed pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this section, as 484
599	583		applicable, the person so certified or an agent of such person may 485
600	584		correct such error or omission by appearing in person at the office of 486
601	585		the Secretary of the State not later than four o'clock p.m. on the 487
602	586		nineteenth day after the close of the state or district convention, as 488
603	587		applicable, and amending such certificate to make such correction, 489
604	588		provided neither failure of such person to timely file such certificate 490
605	589		pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this section nor failure of the 491
606	590		chairperson, presiding officer or secretary of the convention to attest 492
607	591		such certificate shall be an error or omission that may be corrected 493
608	592		pursuant to this subsection. If such person or agent does not appear to 494
609	593		so amend such certificate by such time, such certificate shall be invalid 495
610	594		and such person, for the purposes of sections 9-416 and 9-416a, shall be 496
611	595		deemed to have made no valid certification of candidacy for 497
612	596		nomination by a political party. As used in this subsection, "agent" 498
613	597		means an individual authorized to act on behalf of a person. 499
614	598		(2) The Secretary of the State may amend a certificate of candidacy 500
615	599		for nomination to correct any error or omission deemed by the 501
616	600		Secretary to be harmless, and shall keep a record of any such 502
617	601		amendment made pursuant to this subdivision. Nothing in this 503
618	602		subdivision shall be construed to require the Secretary to affirmatively 504
619	603		attempt to identify any error or omission in any such certificate. 505
620	604		[(c)] (d) For the purposes of this section, the number of enrolled 506
621	605		members of a party shall be determined by the latest enrollment 507
622	606		records in the office of the Secretary of the State prior to the earliest 508
623	607		date that primary petitions were available. The names of electors on 509
624	608		the inactive registry list compiled under section 9-35 shall not be 510
625	609		counted for purposes of computing the number of petition signatures 511
626	610		required under this section, as provided in section 9-35c. 512
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	612	+	accordance with the provisions of this section, the office or office 514
	613	+	facilities of the registrars of voters shall open not later than one o'clock 515
	614	+	p.m., and remain open until at least four o'clock p.m., and such 516 Raised Bill No. 1049
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634		-	accordance with the provisions of this section, the office or office 514
635		-	facilities of the registrars of voters shall open not later than one o'clock 515
636		-	p.m., and remain open until at least four o'clock p.m., and such 516
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637	620		registrars or the deputy or assistant registrars shall be present. 517
638	621		Sec. 11. Section 9-452 of the general statutes is repealed and the 518
639	622		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 519
640	623		(a) All minor parties nominating candidates for any elective office 520
641	624		shall make such nominations and certify and file a list of such 521
642	625		nominations, as required by this section, not later than the sixty-second 522
643	626		day prior to the day of the election at which such candidates are to be 523
644	627		voted for. A list of nominees in printed or typewritten form that 524
645	628		includes each candidate's name as authorized by each candidate to 525
646	629		appear on the ballot, the signature of each candidate, the full street 526
647	630		address of each candidate and the title and district of the office for 527
648	631		which each candidate is nominated shall be certified by the presiding 528
649	632		officer of the committee, meeting or other authority making such 529
650	633		nomination and shall be filed by such presiding officer with the 530
651	634		Secretary of the State, in the case of any state, district or municipal 531
652	635		office to be voted upon at a state election, or with the clerk of the 532
653	636		municipality, in the case of any municipal office to be voted upon at a 533
654	637		municipal election, not later than the sixty-second day prior to the day 534
655	638		of the election. The registrars of voters of such municipality shall 535
656	639		promptly verify and correct the names on any such list filed with him, 536
657	640		or the names of nominees forwarded to the clerk of the municipality 537
658	641		by the Secretary of the State, in accordance with the registry list of such 538
659	642		municipality and endorse the same as having been so verified and 539
660	643		corrected. For purposes of this section, a list of nominations shall be 540
661	644		deemed to be filed when it is received by the Secretary of the State or 541
662	645		clerk of the municipality, as appropriate. If such certificate of a party's 542
663	646		nomination is not received by the Secretary of the State or clerk of the 543
664	647		municipality, as appropriate, by such time, such certificate shall be 544
665	648		invalid and such party, for the purposes of sections 9-460, 9-461 and 9-545
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673	650		nomination of any candidate for such office. A candidacy for 547
674	651		nomination by a minor party to a district or municipal office may be 548
675	652		filed on behalf of any person whose name appears on the last-549
676		-	completed registry list of the district or municipality represented by 550
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677	659		such office, as the case may be. A candidacy for nomination by a minor 551
678	660		party to a state office may be filed on behalf of any person whose name 552
679	661		appears on the last-completed registry list of the state. 553
680	662		(b) (1) In the case of an error or omission in any such certificate of 554
681	663		nomination for any state, district or municipal office to be voted upon 555
682	664		at a state election, which error or omission would operate to invalidate 556
683	665		such nomination and which certificate is timely filed pursuant to 557
684	666		subsection (a) of this section, the candidate so certified or an individual 558
685	667		authorized to act on behalf of such candidate may correct such error or 559
686	668		omission by appearing in person at the office of the Secretary of the 560
687	669		State not later than four o'clock p.m. on the fifty-seventh day prior to 561
688	670		the day of the election and amending such certificate to make such 562
689	671		correction, provided neither failure of the presiding officer of the 563
690	672		committee, meeting or other authority to timely file such certificate 564
691	673		pursuant to subsection (a) of this section nor failure of the candidate to 565
692	674		sign such certificate shall be an error or omission that may be corrected 566
693	675		pursuant to this subsection. If such candidate or individual does not 567
694	676		appear to so amend such certificate by such time, such certificate shall 568
695	677		be invalid and such party, for the purposes of sections 9-460, 9-461 and 569
696	678		9-462, shall be deemed to have neither made nor certified any such 570
697	679		nomination. 571
698	680		(2) The Secretary of the State may amend a certificate of nomination 572
699	681		to correct any error or omission deemed by the Secretary to be 573
700	682		harmless, and shall keep a record of any such amendment made 574
701	683		pursuant to this subdivision. Nothing in this subdivision shall be 575
702	684		construed to require the Secretary to affirmatively attempt to identify 576
703	685		any error or omission in any such certificate. 577
704	686		Sec. 12. Section 9-19j of the general statutes is repealed and the 578
705		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 579 Raised Bill No. 1049
	687	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 579
	688	+	(a) As used in this subsection and subsections (b) to (i), inclusive, of 580
	689	+	this section, "election day" means the day on which a regular election, 581
	690	+	as defined in section 9-1, is held. 582 Raised Bill No. 1049
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712		-	(a) As used in this subsection and subsections (b) to (i), inclusive, of 580
713		-	this section, "election day" means the day on which a regular election, 581
714		-	as defined in section 9-1, is held. 582
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715	696		(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, a person who (1) 583
716	697		is (A) not an elector, or (B) an elector registered in a municipality who 584
717	698		wishes to change his or her registration to another municipality 585
718	699		pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this 586
719	700		section, and (2) meets the eligibility requirements under subsection (a) 587
720	701		of section 9-12, may apply for admission as an elector on election day 588
721	702		pursuant to the provisions of subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of this 589
722	703		section. 590
723	704		(c) (1) The registrars of voters shall designate a location for the 591
724	705		completion and processing of election day registration applications on 592
725	706		election day, provided (A) the registrars of voters shall have access to 593
726	707		the state-wide centralized voter registration system from such location, 594
727	708		and (B) such location shall be certified in writing to the Secretary of the 595
728	709		State not later than thirty-one days before election day. The written 596
729	710		certification required pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision 597
730	711		shall (i) include the name, street address and relevant contact 598
731	712		information associated with such location, (ii) list the name and 599
732	713		address of each election official appointed to serve at such location, if 600
733	714		any, and (iii) provide a description of the design of such location and a 601
734	715		plan for effective completion and processing of such applications. 602
735	716		Upon review of such written certification, the Secretary may require 603
736	717		the registrars of voters to appoint one or more additional election 604
737	718		officials or to alter such design or plan. 605
738	719		(2) The registrars of voters may [appoint one or more election 606
739	720		officials to serve at such location and may delegate to such election 607
740	721		officials] delegate to each election official appointed pursuant to 608
741	722		subdivision (1) of this subsection, if any, any of the responsibilities 609
742	723		assigned to the registrars of voters. The registrars of voters shall 610
743	724		supervise each such election [officials] official and train each such 611
744		-	election [officials] official to be an election day registration election 612 Raised Bill No. 1049
	725	+	election [officials] official to be an election day registration election 612
	726	+	[officials] official. 613
	727	+	(d) Any person applying to register on election day under the 614
	728	+	provisions of subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of this section shall make 615 Raised Bill No. 1049
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751		-	[officials] official. 613
752		-	(d) Any person applying to register on election day under the 614
753		-	provisions of subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of this section shall make 615
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754	734		application in accordance with the provisions of section 9-20, provided 616
755	735		(1) on election day, the applicant shall appear in person at the location 617
756	736		designated by the registrars of voters for election day registration, (2) 618
757	737		an applicant who is a student enrolled at an institution of higher 619
758	738		education may submit a current photo identification card issued by 620
759	739		[said] such institution in lieu of the identification required by section 9-621
760	740		20, and (3) the applicant shall declare under oath that the applicant has 622
761	741		not previously voted in the election. If the information that the 623
762	742		applicant is required to provide under section 9-20 and subsections (a) 624
763	743		to (i), inclusive, of this section does not include proof of the applicant's 625
764	744		residential address, the applicant shall also submit identification that 626
765	745		shows the applicant's bona fide residence address, including, but not 627
766	746		limited to, a learner's permit issued under section 14-36 or a utility bill 628
767	747		that has the applicant's name and current address and that has a due 629
768	748		date that is not later than thirty days after the election or, in the case of 630
769	749		a student enrolled at an institution of higher education, a registration 631
770	750		or fee statement from such institution that has the applicant's name 632
771	751		and current address. 633
772	752		(e) If the registrars of voters determine that an applicant satisfies the 634
773	753		application requirements set forth in subsection (d) of this section, the 635
774	754		registrars of voters shall [check the state-wide centralized voter 636
775	755		registration system before admitting] admit such applicant as an 637
776	756		elector and the privileges of an elector shall attach immediately. 638
777	757		[(1) If the registrars of voters determine that the applicant is not 639
778	758		already an elector, the registrars of voters shall admit the applicant as 640
779	759		an elector and the privileges of an elector shall attach immediately. 641
780	760		(2) If the registrars of voters determine that such applicant is an 642
781	761		elector in another municipality and such applicant states that he or she 643
782		-	wants to change the municipality in which the applicant is an elector, 644 Raised Bill No. 1049
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	762	+	wants to change the municipality in which the applicant is an elector, 644
789	763		notwithstanding the provisions of section 9-21, the registrars of voters 645
790	764		of the municipality in which such elector now seeks to register shall 646
791	765		immediately notify the registrars of voters in such other municipality 647
792		-	that such elector is changing the municipality in which the applicant is 648
	766	+	that such elector is changing the municipality in which the applicant is 648 Raised Bill No. 1049
	767	+
	768	+
	769	+
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	771	+
793	772		an elector. The registrars of voters in such other municipality shall 649
794	773		notify the election officials in such municipality to remove such elector 650
795	774		from the official voter list of such municipality. Such election officials 651
796	775		shall cross through the elector's name on such official voter list and 652
797	776		mark "off" next to such elector's name on such official voter list. 653
798	777		(A) If it is reported that such applicant already voted in such other 654
799	778		municipality, the registrars of voters of such other municipality shall 655
800	779		immediately notify the registrars of voters of the municipality in which 656
801	780		such elector now seeks to register. In such event, such elector shall not 657
802	781		receive an election day registration ballot from the registrars of voters 658
803	782		of the municipality in which such elector now seeks to register. For any 659
804	783		such elector, the election day registration process shall cease in the 660
805	784		municipality in which such elector now seeks to register and such 661
806	785		matter shall be reviewed by the registrars of voters in the municipality 662
807	786		in which such elector now seeks to register. After completion of such 663
808	787		review, if a resolution of the matter can not be made, such matter shall 664
809	788		be reported to the State Elections Enforcement Commission which 665
810	789		shall conduct an investigation of the matter. 666
811	790		(B) If there is no such report that such applicant already voted in the 667
812	791		other municipality, the registrars of voters of the municipality in which 668
813	792		the applicant seeks to register shall admit the applicant as an elector 669
814	793		and the privileges of an elector shall attach immediately.] 670
815	794		(f) [If the applicant is admitted] Upon admission of the applicant as 671
816	795		an elector, the registrars of voters shall provide the elector with an 672
817	796		election day registration ballot and election day registration envelope 673
818	797		and shall make a record of such issuance. The elector shall complete an 674
819	798		affirmation imprinted upon the back of the envelope for an election 675
820	799		day registration ballot and shall declare under oath that the applicant 676
821		-	has not previously voted in the election. The affirmation shall be in the 677 Raised Bill No. 1049
	800	+	has not previously voted in the election. The affirmation shall be in the 677
	801	+	form substantially as follows and signed by the voter: 678
	802	+	AFFIRMATION: I, the undersigned, do hereby state, under penalty 679
	803	+	of false statement, (perjury) that: 680 Raised Bill No. 1049
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827	806
828		-	form substantially as follows and signed by the voter: 678
829		-	AFFIRMATION: I, the undersigned, do hereby state, under penalty 679
830		-	of false statement, (perjury) that: 680
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	808	+
831	809		1. I am the person admitted here as an elector in the town indicated. 681
832	810		2. I am eligible to vote in the election indicated for today in the town 682
833	811		indicated. 683
834	812		3. The information on my voter registration card is correct and 684
835	813		complete. 685
836	814		4. I reside at the address that I have given to the registrars of voters. 686
837	815		5. If previously registered at another location, I have provided such 687
838	816		address to the registrars of voters and hereby request cancellation of 688
839	817		such prior registration. 689
840	818		6. I have not voted in person or by absentee ballot and I will not 690
841	819		vote otherwise than by this ballot at this election. 691
842	820		7. I completed an application for an election day registration ballot 692
843	821		and received an election day registration ballot. 693
844	822		.... (Signature of voter) 694
845	823		(g) The elector shall forthwith mark the election day registration 695
846	824		ballot in the presence of the registrars of voters in such a manner that 696
847	825		the registrars of voters shall not know how the election day 697
848	826		registration ballot is marked. The elector shall place the election day 698
849	827		registration ballot in the election day registration ballot envelope 699
850	828		provided, and deposit such envelope in a secured election day 700
851	829		registration ballot depository receptacle. At the time designated by the 701
852	830		registrars of voters and noticed to election officials, the registrars of 702
853	831		voters shall transport such receptacle containing the election day 703
854	832		registration ballots to the central location or polling place, pursuant to 704
855		-	subsection (b) of section 9-147a, where absentee ballots are counted 705 Raised Bill No. 1049
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	833	+	subsection (b) of section 9-147a, where absentee ballots are counted 705
862	834		and such election day registration ballots shall be counted by the 706
863	835		election officials present at such central location or polling place. A 707
864	836		section of the head moderator's return shall show the number of 708
865	837		election day registration ballots received from electors. The registrars 709
866		-	of voters shall seal a copy of the vote tally for election day registration 710
	838	+	of voters shall seal a copy of the vote tally for election day registration 710 Raised Bill No. 1049
	839	+
	840	+
	841	+
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	843	+
867	844		ballots in a depository envelope with the election day registration 711
868	845		ballots and store such election day registration depository envelope 712
869	846		with the other election results materials. The election day registration 713
870	847		depository envelope shall be preserved by the registrars of voters for 714
871	848		the period of time required to preserve counted ballots for elections. 715
872	849		(h) The provisions of the general statutes and regulations 716
873	850		concerning procedures relating to the custody, control and counting of 717
874	851		absentee ballots shall apply as nearly as possible, to the custody, 718
875	852		control and counting of election day registration ballots under 719
876	853		subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of this section. 720
877	854		(i) After the acceptance of an election day registration, the registrars 721
878	855		of voters shall forthwith send a registration confirmation notice to the 722
879	856		residential address of each applicant who is admitted as an elector on 723
880	857		election day under subsections (a) to (i), inclusive, of this section. Such 724
881	858		confirmation shall be sent by first class mail with instructions on the 725
882	859		envelope that it be returned if not deliverable at the address shown on 726
883	860		the envelope. If a confirmation notice is returned undelivered, the 727
884	861		registrars shall forthwith take the necessary action in accordance with 728
885	862		section 9-35 or 9-43, as applicable, notwithstanding the May first 729
886	863		deadline in section 9-35. 730
887	864		(j) No person shall solicit in behalf of or in opposition to the 731
888	865		candidacy of another or himself or herself or in behalf of or in 732
889	866		opposition to any question being submitted at the election, or loiter or 733
890	867		peddle or offer any advertising matter, ballot or circular to another 734
891	868		person within a radius of seventy-five feet of any outside entrance in 735
892	869		use as an entry to the [registrars' of voters designated location] location 736
893	870		designated by the registrars of voters for election day registration 737
894		-	balloting or in any corridor, passageway or other approach leading 738 Raised Bill No. 1049
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	871	+	balloting or in any corridor, passageway or other approach leading 738
901	872		from any such outside entrance to such [registrars' of voters 739
902	873		designated] location or in any room opening upon any such corridor, 740
903	874		passageway or approach. 741
904		-	Sec. 13. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Upon the adoption or 742
	875	+	Sec. 13. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Upon the adoption or 742 Raised Bill No. 1049
	876	+
	877	+
	878	+
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905	881		determination of a plan of districting pursuant to Article XVI or Article 743
906	882		XXXI of the Amendments to the Constitution of Connecticut, as 744
907	883		applicable, the Secretary of the State shall request of the authority that 745
908	884		so adopted or determined such plan any statistical and voting district 746
909	885		information as the Secretary may deem necessary to ensure effective 747
910	886		implementation of such plan. In the case of any error in the 748
911	887		implementation of such plan in a municipality, the Secretary shall 749
912	888		notify the registrars of voters of such municipality of such error and 750
913	889		require that such registrars of voters undertake measures to correct 751
914	890		such error. Such registrars of voters shall immediately correct such 752
915	891		error and certify in writing to the Secretary when such error has been 753
916	892		corrected. 754
917	893		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
918	894		sections:
919	895
920	896		Section 1 from passage New section
921	897		Sec. 2 from passage 9-140(k)
922	898		Sec. 3 from passage 9-324
923	899		Sec. 4 from passage 9-325
924	900		Sec. 5 from passage 9-328
925	901		Sec. 6 from passage 9-329a
926	902		Sec. 7 from passage 9-329b
927	903		Sec. 8 from passage 9-388
928	904		Sec. 9 from passage 9-391(c)
929	905		Sec. 10 from passage 9-400
930	906		Sec. 11 from passage 9-452
931	907		Sec. 12 from passage 9-19j
932	908		Sec. 13 from passage New section
933	909
934		-	GAE Joint Favorable
	910	+	Statement of Purpose:
	911	+	To (1) require the Secretary of the State to develop a system through
	912	+	which election-related forms can be signed electronically, (2) require
	913	+	the Secretary to develop an online system for the registration of
	914	+	circulators of absentee ballots, (3) require that certain disputes
	915	+	concerning elections or primaries be adjudicated by the superior court
	916	+	for the judicial district of Hartford, (4) permit candidates or their
	917	+	agents to amend certain election-related filings to correct errors or Raised Bill No. 1049
	918	+
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	920	+
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	922	+
	923	+	omissions without penalty if done so within specified timeframes, (5)
	924	+	require registrars of voters to certify certain information regarding
	925	+	designated locations for election day registration, permit the Secretary
	926	+	to order any changes deemed necessary for the effective conduct of
	927	+	election day registration and eliminate the requirement to perform a
	928	+	cross-check before admitting an applicant for election day registration,
	929	+	and (6) permit the Secretary to use redistricting plan data to require
	930	+	registrars of voters to effectively implement such redistricting plan.
	931	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	932	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	933	+	not underlined.]
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