Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB01050 Compare Versions

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3	3	LCO No. 5037 1 of 3
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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1050
6	6	January Session, 2019
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10	10	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
11	11	AND ELECTIONS
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14	14	Introduced by:
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20	20	AN ACT CONCERNING RA NKED-CHOICE VOTING FOR ELECTIONS .
21	21	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
22	22	Assembly convened:
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24	24	Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) There is established a working 1
25	25	group to examine the feasibility of implementing ranked-choice voting 2
26	26	at elections held in this state. 3
27	27	(b) The working group shall consist of the following members: 4
28	28	(1) The Secretary of the State, or the Secretary's designee; 5
29	29	(2) Two appointed by the chairpersons of the joint standing 6
30	30	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 7
31	31	relating to elections, in consultation with the ranking members of such 8
32	32	committee, each of whom shall be enrolled in a different political party 9
33	33	from the other; 10
34	34	(3) Two appointed by the president of the Registrars of Voters 11
35	35	Association of Connecticut, each of whom shall be enrolled in a 12
36	36	different political party from the other; 13 Raised Bill No. 1050
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40	40	LCO No. 5037 2 of 3
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42	42	(4) Two appointed by the president of the Connecticut Town Clerks 14
43	43	Association, each of whom shall be enrolled in a different political 15
44	44	party from the other; 16
45	45	(5) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; 17
46	46	(6) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 18
47	47	(7) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 19
48	48	Representatives; 20
49	49	(8) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 21
50	50	(9) One appointed by the Governor; and 22
51	51	(10) Two appointed by the Secretary of the State, one of whom shall 23
52	52	be admitted to the practice of law in this state and have expertise in the 24
53	53	election laws of this state, and the other of whom shall be an 25
54	54	information technology professional and have expertise in election 26
55	55	administration in this state. 27
56	56	(c) All appointments to the working group shall be made not later 28
57	57	than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy 29
58	58	shall be filled by the appointing authority. 30
59	59	(d) The chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General 31
60	60	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to elections, in 32
61	61	consultation with the ranking members of such committee, shall select 33
62	62	the chairperson of the working group from among the members of the 34
63	63	working group. 35
64	64	(e) Not later than January 16, 2020, the working group shall submit 36
65	65	a report on its recommendations for the implementation of ranked-37
66	66	choice voting to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 38
67	67	having cognizance of matters relating to elections, in accordance with 39
68	68	the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the Governor 40
69	69	and to the Secretary of the State. The working group shall terminate on 41
70	70	the date that it submits such report. 42 Raised Bill No. 1050
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74	74	LCO No. 5037 3 of 3
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76	76	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
77	77	sections:
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79	79	Section 1 July 1, 2019 New section
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81	81	Statement of Purpose:
82	82	To examine the feasibility of implementing ranked-choice voting at
83	83	elections.
84	84	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
85	85	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
86	86	not underlined.]
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