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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5880
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1448
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. BORER, 115th Dist.
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS POLLING
PLACES ON ELECTION DAY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 9 of the general statutes be amended to prohibit a town from 1
using a public school building as a polling place on election day while 2
school is in session. 3
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit the use of public schools as polling places on election day
while schools are in session in order to protect students' safety due to
the influx of foot traffic within schools.