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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5883
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1845
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. ELLIOTT, 88th Dist.
REP. JOHNSON, 49th Dist.
REP. SIMMONS, 144th Dist.
SEN. HASKELL, 26th Dist.
REP. ZIOGAS, 79th Dist.
REP. PHIPPS, 100th Dist.
SEN. LOPES, 6th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING VOTING FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND ON
LOCAL QUESTIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 9 of the general statutes be amended to provide that any 1
individual who has attained the age of sixteen years may vote for the 2
municipal officers, and on local questions, in the municipality of which 3
such individual is a bona fide resident. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To permit sixteen year olds to vote at elections and primaries of
municipal officers and on local questions.