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	8	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6578
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	13	+	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
	14	+	AND ELECTIONS
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	17	+	Introduced by:
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14	23		AN ACT CONCERNING PA RTICIPATION IN THE ELECTORAL
15	24		PROCESS.
16	25		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	26		Assembly convened:
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19		-	Section 1. Section 9-45 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
20		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 2
21		-	(a) The Commissioner of Correction shall, on or before the fifteenth 3
22		-	day of each month, transmit to the Secretary of the State a list of all 4
23		-	persons who, during the preceding calendar month, have been (1) 5
24		-	convicted in the Superior Court of a felony and committed to the 6
25		-	custody of the Commissioner of Correction for confinement in a 7
26		-	correctional institution or facility, [or a community residence] or (2) 8
27		-	returned to confinement in a correctional institution or facility from 9
28		-	parole or special parole, release pursuant to section 18-100, 18-100c, 18-10
29		-	100e, 18-100h or 18-100i or furlough pursuant to section 18-101a. Such 11
30		-	lists shall include the names, birth dates and addresses of such persons, 12
31		-	with the dates of their conviction and the crimes of which such persons 13
32		-	have been convicted, or the dates of the violation of their parole, special 14
33		-	parole, release or furlough and the nature of such violation, as 15
34		-	applicable. The Secretary of the State shall transmit such lists to the 16
35		-	registrars of the towns in which such [convicted] persons who have been 17
36		-	convicted or returned to confinement, as applicable, resided at the time 18 Substitute Bill No. 6578
	28	+	Section 1. Section 9-46a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
	29	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 2
	30	+	(a) A person who has been convicted of a felony and committed to 3
	31	+	confinement in a federal or other state correctional institution or facility 4
	32	+	or community residence shall have such person's electoral privileges 5
	33	+	restored [upon the payment of all fines in conjunction with the 6
	34	+	conviction and] once such person has been [discharged] released from 7
	35	+	confinement. [, and, if applicable, parole.] 8
	36	+	(b) Upon the release from confinement in a correctional institution or 9
	37	+	facility or a community residence of a person who has been convicted 10
	38	+	of a felony and committed to the custody of the Commissioner of 11
	39	+	Correction, [and, if applicable, the discharge of such person from 12
	40	+	parole,] (1) the person shall have the right to become an elector, (2) the 13
	41	+	Commissioner of Correction shall give the person a document certifying 14
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	44	+	that the person has been released from such confinement, [and, if 15
	45	+	applicable, has been discharged from parole,] (3) if the person was an 16
	46	+	elector at the time of such felony conviction and, after such release, [and 17
	47	+	any such discharge,] is residing in the same municipality in which the 18
	48	+	person resided at the time of such felony conviction, the person's 19
	49	+	electoral privileges shall be restored, and (4) if the person was an elector 20
	50	+	at the time of such felony conviction and, after such release, [and any 21
	51	+	such discharge,] is residing in a different municipality or if the person 22
	52	+	was not an elector at the time of such felony conviction, the person's 23
	53	+	electoral privileges shall be restored or granted upon submitting to an 24
	54	+	admitting official satisfactory proof of the person's qualifications to be 25
	55	+	admitted as an elector. The provisions of subdivisions (1) to (4), 26
	56	+	inclusive, of this subsection shall not apply to any person convicted of a 27
	57	+	felony for a violation of any provision of this title until such person has 28
	58	+	been discharged from any parole or probation for such felony. 29
	59	+	(c) The registrars of voters of the municipality in which a person is 30
	60	+	admitted as an elector pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this section, 31
	61	+	within thirty days after the date on which such person is admitted, shall 32
	62	+	notify the registrars of voters of the municipality wherein such person 33
	63	+	resided at the time of such person's conviction that such person's 34
	64	+	electoral rights have been so restored. 35
	65	+	(d) The Commissioner of Correction shall establish procedures to 36
	66	+	inform those persons who have been convicted of a felony and 37
	67	+	committed to the custody of said commissioner for confinement in a 38
	68	+	correctional institution or facility or a community residence, and are 39
	69	+	eligible to have their electoral privileges restored or granted pursuant to 40
	70	+	subsection (b) of this section, of the right and procedures to have such 41
	71	+	privileges restored. The Office of Adult Probation shall, within available 42
	72	+	appropriations, inform such persons who are on probation on January 43
	73	+	1, 2002, of their right to become electors and procedures to have their 44
	74	+	electoral privileges restored, which shall be in accordance with 45
	75	+	subsections (b) and (c) of this section. 46
	76	+	(e) The Commissioner of Correction shall, on or before the fifteenth 47
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	79	+	day of each month, transmit to the Secretary of the State a list of all 48
	80	+	persons convicted of a felony and committed to the custody of said 49
	81	+	commissioner who, during the preceding calendar month, have been 50
	82	+	released from confinement in a correctional institution or facility or a 51
	83	+	community residence. [and, if applicable, discharged from parole.] Such 52
	84	+	lists shall include the names, birth dates and addresses of such persons, 53
	85	+	with the dates of their convictions and the crimes of which such persons 54
	86	+	have been convicted. The Secretary of the State shall transmit such lists 55
	87	+	to the registrars of the municipalities in which such convicted persons 56
	88	+	resided at the time of their convictions and to the registrars of any 57
	89	+	municipalities where the secretary believes such persons may be 58
	90	+	electors. 59
	91	+	Sec. 2. Section 9-19h of the general statutes is repealed and the 60
	92	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 61
	93	+	(a) The Department of Social Services, the Labor Department and the 62
	94	+	Department of Motor Vehicles shall make voter registration information 63
	95	+	and materials available to the public. Such information and materials 64
	96	+	shall be placed in public areas of the offices of such departments. The 65
	97	+	State Library and the libraries of the state's public institutions of higher 66
	98	+	education shall also make such information and materials available to 67
	99	+	users of the libraries. The Secretary of the State shall provide such 68
	100	+	departments, such libraries and any libraries open to the public with 69
	101	+	suitable nonpartisan literature, materials and voter registration 70
	102	+	application forms authorized under sections 9-23g and 9-23h. [The 71
	103	+	secretary shall also provide to the Department of Social Services, the 72
	104	+	Labor Department and the Department of Motor Vehicles any furniture 73
	105	+	needed to display such literature, materials and forms.] 74
	106	+	(b) (1) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, 75
	107	+	and except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the 76
	108	+	Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, not later than January 1, 1994, shall 77
	109	+	include an application for the admission of an elector with each 78
	110	+	application form provided for a motor vehicle operator's license and a 79
	111	+	motor vehicle operator's license renewal, which are issued under 80
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43		-	of their conviction or violation of parole, special parole, release or 19
44		-	furlough and to the registrars of any towns where the [secretary] 20
45		-	Secretary believes such persons may be electors. The registrars of such 21
46		-	towns shall compare the same with the list of electors upon their registry 22
47		-	lists and, after written notice mailed by certified mail to each of the 23
48		-	persons named at the last-known place of address of such person, shall 24
49		-	erase such names from the registry lists in their respective towns or 25
50		-	voting districts. 26
51		-	(b) Any person who procures such person or another to be registered 27
52		-	after having been disfranchised by reason of conviction of crime and 28
53		-	committed to the custody of the Commissioner of Correction for 29
54		-	confinement in a correctional institution or facility or a community 30
55		-	residence, and any person who votes at any election after having 31
56		-	forfeited such privileges by reason of conviction of crime and 32
57		-	confinement, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars and 33
58		-	imprisoned not more than one year. 34
59		-	Sec. 2. Section 9-46 of the general statutes is repealed and the 35
60		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 36
61		-	(a) A person shall forfeit such person's right to become an elector and 37
62		-	such person's privileges as an elector upon conviction of a felony and 38
63		-	(1) committal to the custody of the Commissioner of Correction for 39
64		-	confinement in a correctional institution or facility, [or] but not a 40
65		-	community residence, (2) committal to confinement in a federal 41
66		-	correctional institution or facility, or (3) committal to the custody of the 42
67		-	chief correctional official of any other state or a county of any other state 43
68		-	for confinement in a correctional institution or facility, [or] but not a 44
69		-	community residence, in such state or county. 45
70		-	(b) If a person has forfeited such person's privileges as an elector 46
71		-	under subsection (a) of this section, has regained such privileges under 47
72		-	section 9-46a, as amended by this act, and is subsequently returned to 48
73		-	confinement in a correctional institution or facility, but not a community 49
74		-	residence, from parole or special parole, release pursuant to section 18-50 Substitute Bill No. 6578
	114	+	subpart (B) of part III of chapter 246, and with each application form 81
	115	+	provided for an identity card issued under section 1-1h. Such 82
	116	+	application form for the admission of an elector [(1)] (A) shall be subject 83
	117	+	to the approval of the Secretary of the State, [(2)] (B) shall not include 84
	118	+	any provisions for the witnessing of the application, and [(3)] (C) shall 85
	119	+	contain a statement that [(A)] (i) specifies each eligibility requirement, 86
	120	+	[(B)] (ii) contains an attestation that the applicant meets each such 87
	121	+	requirement, and [(C)] (iii) requires the signature of the applicant under 88
	122	+	penalty of perjury. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall accept 89
	123	+	any such completed application for admission which is submitted in 90
	124	+	person, [or by mail. The] by mail or through an electronic system 91
	125	+	pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection. Except as provided in said 92
	126	+	subdivision, the applicant shall state on such form, under penalty of 93
	127	+	perjury, the applicant's name, bona fide residence address, date of birth, 94
	128	+	whether the applicant is a United States citizen, party enrollment, if any, 95
	129	+	prior voting address, if registered previously, and that the applicant's 96
	130	+	privileges as an elector are not forfeited by reason of conviction of a 97
	131	+	felony. No Social Security number on any such application form for the 98
	132	+	admission of an elector filed prior to January 1, 2000, may be disclosed 99
	133	+	to the public or to any governmental agency. The commissioner shall 100
	134	+	indicate on each such form the date of receipt of such application to 101
	135	+	ensure that any eligible applicant is registered to vote in an election if it 102
	136	+	is received by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles by the last day for 103
	137	+	registration to vote in an election. The commissioner shall provide the 104
	138	+	applicant with an application receipt, on a form approved by the 105
	139	+	Secretary of the State and on which the commissioner shall record the 106
	140	+	date that the commissioner received the application, using an official 107
	141	+	date stamp bearing the words "Department of Motor Vehicles". The 108
	142	+	commissioner shall provide such receipt whether the application was 109
	143	+	submitted in person, [or] by mail or through an electronic system 110
	144	+	pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection. The commissioner shall 111
	145	+	forthwith transmit the application to the registrars of voters of the 112
	146	+	applicant's town of residence. If a registration application is accepted 113
	147	+	within five days before the last day for registration to vote in a regular 114
	148	+	election, the application shall be transmitted to the registrars of voters 115
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	151	+	of the town of voting residence of the applicant not later than five days 116
	152	+	after the date of acceptance. The procedures in subsections (c), (d), (f) 117
	153	+	and (g) of section 9-23g which are not inconsistent with the National 118
	154	+	Voter Registration Act of 1993, P.L. 103-31, as amended from time to 119
	155	+	time, shall apply to applications made under this section. The 120
	156	+	commissioner is not an admitting official and may not restore, under the 121
	157	+	provisions of section 9-46a, as amended by this act, electoral privileges 122
	158	+	of persons convicted of a felony. 123
	159	+	(2) (A) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall provide an 124
	160	+	electronic system, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the State, to 125
	161	+	effectuate the purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection regarding 126
	162	+	application for admission of an elector, except that the condition that an 127
	163	+	applicant state and attest to meeting each eligibility requirement may be 128
	164	+	waived for any such eligibility requirement verified independently by 129
	165	+	said commissioner through a federally approved identity verification 130
	166	+	program or other evidence acceptable to said commissioner. Such 131
	167	+	electronic system may provide for the transmittal to the Secretary of an 132
	168	+	applicant's signature on file with said commissioner. The use of any 133
	169	+	such electronic system shall comply with the National Voter 134
	170	+	Registration Act of 1993, P.L. 103-31, as amended from time to time. 135
	171	+	(B) (i) Unless otherwise provided in this subparagraph, if the 136
	172	+	Commissioner of Motor Vehicles determines that a person applying for 137
	173	+	a motor vehicle operator's license, a motor vehicle operator's license 138
	174	+	renewal or an identity card meets each eligibility requirement for 139
	175	+	admission as an elector, said commissioner shall forthwith transmit an 140
	176	+	application for such person's admission as an elector to the registrars of 141
	177	+	voters of such person's residence through an electronic system pursuant 142
	178	+	to this subdivision, in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (1) 143
	179	+	of this subsection, except that no such application shall be transmitted if 144
	180	+	such person declines to apply for such admission. 145
	181	+	(ii) If said commissioner determines that a person applying for a 146
	182	+	motor vehicle operator's license, a motor vehicle operator's license 147
	183	+	renewal or an identity card is not a United States citizen, said 148
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	186	+	commissioner shall not provide such person an opportunity to apply for 149
	187	+	admission as an elector through an electronic system pursuant to this 150
	188	+	subdivision and shall not transmit any application for such admission 151
	189	+	on behalf of such person. 152
	190	+	(iii) If said commissioner cannot determine whether a person 153
	191	+	applying for a motor vehicle operator's license, a motor vehicle 154
	192	+	operator's license renewal or an identity card is a United States citizen, 155
	193	+	such person shall attest to his or her United States citizenship as a 156
	194	+	precondition of said commissioner processing such person's application 157
	195	+	for admission as an elector through an electronic system pursuant to this 158
	196	+	subdivision. 159
	197	+	Sec. 3. Section 9-19i of the general statutes is repealed and the 160
	198	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 161
	199	+	(a) Any change of address form submitted by a person in accordance 162
	200	+	with law for purposes of a motor vehicle operator's license shall serve 163
	201	+	as notification of change of address for voter registration for the person 164
	202	+	unless the person states on the form that the change of address is not for 165
	203	+	voter registration purposes. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall 166
	204	+	forthwith transmit such change of address information to the registrars 167
	205	+	of voters of the town of the former address of the person. If the name of 168
	206	+	the person appears on the registry list of the town, and if the new 169
	207	+	address is also within such town, the registrars shall enter the name of 170
	208	+	such elector on the registry list at the place where he then resides. If the 171
	209	+	name of the person appears on the registry list of the town and if the 172
	210	+	new address is outside such town, the registrars shall remove the name 173
	211	+	of such elector from the registry list and send the elector the notice, 174
	212	+	information and application required by subsection (c) of section 9-35, 175
	213	+	except that if said commissioner is using an electronic system pursuant 176
	214	+	to subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary of the State may prescribe 177
	215	+	alternative procedures for sending such notice and information and 178
	216	+	may waive the requirement to send such application. 179
	217	+	(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall provide an electronic 180
	218	+	system, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the State, to effectuate 181
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81		-	100, 18-100c, 18-100e, 18-100h or 18-100i or furlough pursuant to section 51
82		-	18-101a, such person shall again forfeit such privileges. 52
83		-	[(b)] (c) No person who has forfeited and not regained such person's 53
84		-	privileges as an elector [,] as provided in section 9-46a, as amended by 54
85		-	this act, or who has regained such privileges and again forfeited such 55
86		-	privileges as provided in subsection (b) of this section, may be a 56
87		-	candidate for or hold public office. 57
88		-	Sec. 3. Section 9-46a of the general statutes is repealed and the 58
89		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 59
90		-	(a) (1) A person who has been convicted of a felony and committed 60
91		-	to confinement in a [federal or other state] correctional institution or 61
92		-	facility [or community residence] of the federal government or of 62
93		-	another state shall have such person's electoral privileges restored 63
94		-	[upon the payment of all fines in conjunction with the conviction and] 64
95		-	once such person has been [discharged] released from confinement. [, 65
96		-	and, if applicable, parole] 66
97		-	(2) A person who has been convicted of a felony and is committed to 67
98		-	confinement in a community residence of the federal government or of 68
99		-	another state shall have such person's electoral privileges restored if 69
100		-	such person had previously forfeited such electoral privileges. 70
101		-	(b) (1) Upon the release from confinement in a correctional institution 71
102		-	or facility [or a community residence] of a person who has been 72
103		-	convicted of a felony and committed to the custody of the Commissioner 73
104		-	of Correction, [and, if applicable, the discharge of such person from 74
105		-	parole, (1)] (A) the person shall have the right to become an elector, [(2)] 75
106		-	(B) the Commissioner of Correction shall give the person a document 76
107		-	certifying that the person has been released from such confinement, 77
108		-	[and, if applicable, has been discharged from parole, (3)] (C) if the 78
109		-	person was an elector at the time of such felony conviction and, after 79
110		-	such release, [and any such discharge,] is residing in the same 80
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	221	+	the purposes of subsection (a) of this section regarding notifications of 182
	222	+	change of address for voter registration. Such electronic system may 183
	223	+	provide for the transmittal to the Secretary of an applicant's signature 184
	224	+	on file with said commissioner. The use of any such electronic system 185
	225	+	shall comply with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, P.L. 103-186
	226	+	31, as amended from time to time. 187
	227	+	Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 9-232 of the general statutes is 188
	228	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 189
	229	+	passage): 190
	230	+	(a) [Each registrar may appoint one or more challengers in his town 191
	231	+	or district, one of whom may be present at the offering of any vote; and 192
	232	+	any such challenger or any] Any elector may challenge the right of any 193
	233	+	person offering to vote, on the ground of want of identity with the 194
	234	+	person on whose name the vote is offered, or disfranchisement or lack 195
	235	+	of bona fide residence, and the moderator shall decide upon the right of 196
	236	+	the person so challenged to vote. 197
	237	+	Sec. 5. Section 9-235d of the general statutes is repealed and the 198
	238	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 199
	239	+	(a) Notwithstanding any provision of sections 9-233, 9-235 and 9-258, 200
	240	+	as amended by this act, [to the contrary,] a United States citizen who is 201
	241	+	sixteen or seventeen years of age and a bona fide resident of a town may 202
	242	+	be [(1)] appointed as [a challenger or] (1) an unofficial checker in an 203
	243	+	election, or (2) [appointed as] a checker, translator, ballot clerk or voting 204
	244	+	tabulator tender in an election after (A) attending poll worker training, 205
	245	+	and (B) receiving the written permission of a parent, guardian or the 206
	246	+	principal of the school that the citizen attends if the citizen is a secondary 207
	247	+	school student and the citizen is to be appointed to work on a day when 208
	248	+	such school is in session. 209
	249	+	(b) Notwithstanding any provision of section 9-436, as amended by 210
	250	+	this act, or 9-436a, [to the contrary,] a United States citizen who is sixteen 211
	251	+	or seventeen years of age and a bona fide resident of a town or political 212
	252	+	subdivision holding a primary may be [(1)] appointed as [a challenger 213
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	255	+	or] (1) a candidate checker in the primary, or (2) [appointed as] a 214
	256	+	checker, translator, ballot clerk or voting tabulator tender in a primary 215
	257	+	after (A) attending poll worker training, and (B) receiving the written 216
	258	+	permission of a parent, guardian or the principal of the school that the 217
	259	+	citizen attends if the citizen is a secondary school student and the citizen 218
	260	+	is to be appointed to work on a day when such school is in session. 219
	261	+	Sec. 6. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 9-258 of the general statutes 220
	262	+	are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 221
	263	+	from passage): 222
	264	+	(a) For municipalities with more than one voting district, the election 223
	265	+	officials of each polling place shall be electors of the state and shall 224
	266	+	consist of (1) one moderator, (2) at least one but not more than two 225
	267	+	official checkers, (3) two assistant registrars of voters of opposite 226
	268	+	political parties, each of whom shall be residents of the town, (4) [not 227
	269	+	more than two challengers if the registrars of voters have appointed 228
	270	+	challengers pursuant to section 9-232, (5)] at least one but not more than 229
	271	+	two ballot clerks, and [(6)] (5) at least one but not more than two voting 230
	272	+	tabulator tenders for each voting tabulator in use at the polling place. A 231
	273	+	known candidate for any office shall not serve as an election official on 232
	274	+	election day or serve at the polls in any capacity, except that (A) a 233
	275	+	municipal clerk or a registrar of voters, who is a candidate for the same 234
	276	+	office, may perform his or her official duties, and (B) a deputy registrar 235
	277	+	of voters, who is a candidate for the office of registrar of voters, may 236
	278	+	perform his or her official duties. If, in the opinion of the registrar of 237
	279	+	voters, the public convenience of the electors in any voting district so 238
	280	+	requires, provision shall be made for an additional line or lines of 239
	281	+	electors at the polling place and, if more than one line of electors is 240
	282	+	established, at least one but not more than two additional official 241
	283	+	checkers and at least one but not more than two ballot clerks for each 242
	284	+	line of electors shall be appointed and, if more than one tabulator is used 243
	285	+	in a polling place, at least one but not more than two additional voting 244
	286	+	tabulator tenders shall be appointed for each additional machine so 245
	287	+	used. Head moderators, central counting moderators and absentee 246
	288	+	ballot counters appointed pursuant to law shall also be deemed election 247
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	291	+	officials. 248
	292	+	(b) For municipalities with one voting district, the election officials of 249
	293	+	such polling place shall be electors of the state and shall consist of (1) 250
	294	+	one moderator, (2) at least one but not more than two official checkers, 251
	295	+	(3) [not more than two challengers if the registrars of voters have 252
	296	+	appointed challengers pursuant to section 9-232, (4)] at least one but not 253
	297	+	more than two voting tabulator tenders for each voting tabulator in use 254
	298	+	at the polling place, and [(5)] (4) at least one but not more than two ballot 255
	299	+	clerks. Additionally, such election officials may consist of two registrars 256
	300	+	of voters of opposite political parties, or two assistant registrars of voters 257
	301	+	of opposite political parties, as the case may be, subject to the 258
	302	+	requirements of sections 9-259 and 9-439, provided if the registrars of 259
	303	+	voters are present in the polling place, they shall appoint at least one 260
	304	+	designee to be present in their office. A known candidate for any office 261
	305	+	shall not serve as an election official on election day or serve at the polls 262
	306	+	in any capacity, except that (A) a municipal clerk or a registrar of voters, 263
	307	+	who is a candidate for the same office, may perform his or her official 264
	308	+	duties, and (B) a deputy registrar of voters, who is a candidate for the 265
	309	+	office of registrar of voters, may perform his or her official duties. If, in 266
	310	+	the opinion of the registrar of voters, the public convenience of the 267
	311	+	electors in any voting district so requires, provision shall be made for an 268
	312	+	additional line or lines of electors at the polling place and, if more than 269
	313	+	one line of electors is established, at least one but not more than two 270
	314	+	additional official checkers for each line of electors shall be appointed 271
	315	+	and, if more than one tabulator is used in a polling place, at least one 272
	316	+	but not more than two additional voting tabulator tenders shall be 273
	317	+	appointed for each additional tabulator so used. Head moderators, 274
	318	+	central counting moderators and absentee ballot counters appointed 275
	319	+	pursuant to law shall be deemed to be election officials. 276
	320	+	Sec. 7. Subsection (c) of section 9-436 of the general statutes is 277
	321	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 278
	322	+	passage): 279
	323	+	(c) The registrar shall appoint from among the enrolled party 280
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118		-	conviction, the person's electoral privileges shall be restored, and [(4)] 82
119		-	(D) if the person was an elector at the time of such felony conviction and, 83
120		-	after such release, [and any such discharge,] is residing in a different 84
121		-	municipality or if the person was not an elector at the time of such felony 85
122		-	conviction, the person's electoral privileges shall be restored or granted 86
123		-	upon submitting to an admitting official satisfactory proof of the 87
124		-	person's qualifications to be admitted as an elector. [The provisions of 88
125		-	subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, of this subsection shall not apply to any 89
126		-	person convicted of a felony for a violation of any provision of this title 90
127		-	until such person has been discharged from any parole or probation for 91
128		-	such felony] 92
129		-	(2) A person who has been convicted of a felony and committed to 93
130		-	the custody of the Commissioner of Correction and is confined in a 94
131		-	community residence shall have such person's electoral privileges 95
132		-	restored if such person had previously forfeited such electoral 96
133		-	privileges. 97
134		-	(c) The registrars of voters of the municipality in which a person is 98
135		-	admitted as an elector pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this section, 99
136		-	within thirty days after the date on which such person is admitted, shall 100
137		-	notify the registrars of voters of the municipality wherein such person 101
138		-	resided at the time of such person's conviction that such person's 102
139		-	electoral rights have been so restored. 103
140		-	(d) The Commissioner of Correction shall establish procedures to 104
141		-	inform those persons who have been convicted of a felony and 105
142		-	committed to the custody of said commissioner for confinement in a 106
143		-	correctional institution or facility or a community residence, and are 107
144		-	eligible to have their electoral privileges restored or granted pursuant to 108
145		-	subsection (b) of this section, of the right and procedures to have such 109
146		-	privileges restored. [The Office of Adult Probation] The Commissioner 110
147		-	of Correction shall, within available appropriations, inform such 111
148		-	persons who are on [probation on January 1, 2002] parole or special 112
149		-	parole, or confined in a community residence, of their right to become 113
150		-	electors and procedures to have their electoral privileges restored, 114 Substitute Bill No. 6578
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157		-	which shall be in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of this section. 115
158		-	(e) The Commissioner of Correction shall, on or before the fifteenth 116
159		-	day of each month, transmit to the Secretary of the State a list of all 117
160		-	persons convicted of a felony and committed to the custody of said 118
161		-	commissioner who, during the preceding calendar month, have (1) been 119
162		-	released from confinement in a correctional institution or facility, or (2) 120
163		-	begun confinement in a community residence. [and, if applicable, 121
164		-	discharged from parole.] Such lists shall include the names, birth dates 122
165		-	and addresses of such persons, with the dates of their convictions and 123
166		-	the crimes of which such persons have been convicted. The Secretary [of 124
167		-	the State] shall transmit such lists to the registrars of the municipalities 125
168		-	in which such convicted persons resided at the time of their convictions 126
169		-	and to the registrars of any municipalities where the [secretary] 127
170		-	Secretary believes such persons may be electors. 128
171		-	Sec. 4. Section 9-19h of the general statutes is repealed and the 129
172		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 130
173		-	(a) The Department of Social Services, the Labor Department and the 131
174		-	Department of Motor Vehicles shall make voter registration information 132
175		-	and materials available to the public. Such information and materials 133
176		-	shall be placed in public areas of the offices of such departments. The 134
177		-	State Library and the libraries of the state's public institutions of higher 135
178		-	education shall also make such information and materials available to 136
179		-	users of the libraries. The Secretary of the State shall provide such 137
180		-	departments, such libraries and any libraries open to the public with 138
181		-	suitable nonpartisan literature, materials and voter registration 139
182		-	application forms authorized under sections 9-23g and 9-23h. [The 140
183		-	secretary shall also provide to the Department of Social Services, the 141
184		-	Labor Department and the Department of Motor Vehicles any furniture 142
185		-	needed to display such literature, materials and forms.] 143
186		-	(b) (1) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, 144
187		-	and except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the 145
188		-	Commissioner of Motor Vehicles [, not later than January 1, 1994,] shall 146 Substitute Bill No. 6578
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195		-	include an application for the admission of an elector with each 147
196		-	application form provided for a motor vehicle operator's license and a 148
197		-	motor vehicle operator's license renewal, which are issued under 149
198		-	subpart (B) of part III of chapter 246, and with each application form 150
199		-	provided for an identity card issued under section 1-1h. Such 151
200		-	application form for the admission of an elector [(1)] (A) shall be subject 152
201		-	to the approval of the Secretary of the State, [(2)] (B) shall not include 153
202		-	any provisions for the witnessing of the application, and [(3)] (C) shall 154
203		-	contain a statement that [(A)] (i) specifies each eligibility requirement, 155
204		-	[(B)] (ii) contains an attestation that the applicant meets each such 156
205		-	requirement, and [(C)] (iii) requires the signature of the applicant under 157
206		-	penalty of perjury. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall accept 158
207		-	any such completed application for admission which is submitted in 159
208		-	person, [or] by mail [. The] or through an electronic system pursuant to 160
209		-	subdivision (2) of this subsection. Except as provided in said 161
210		-	subdivision, the applicant shall state on such form, under penalty of 162
211		-	perjury, the applicant's name, bona fide residence address, date of birth, 163
212		-	whether the applicant is a United States citizen, party enrollment, if any, 164
213		-	prior voting address, if registered previously, and that the applicant's 165
214		-	privileges as an elector are not forfeited by reason of conviction of a 166
215		-	felony. No Social Security number on any such application form for the 167
216		-	admission of an elector filed prior to January 1, 2000, may be disclosed 168
217		-	to the public or to any governmental agency. The commissioner shall 169
218		-	indicate on each such form the date of receipt of such application to 170
219		-	ensure that any eligible applicant is registered to vote in an election if it 171
220		-	is received by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles by the last day for 172
221		-	registration to vote in an election. The commissioner shall provide the 173
222		-	applicant with an application receipt, on a form approved by the 174
223		-	Secretary of the State and on which the commissioner shall record the 175
224		-	date that the commissioner received the application, using an official 176
225		-	date stamp bearing the words "Department of Motor Vehicles". The 177
226		-	commissioner shall provide such receipt whether the application was 178
227		-	submitted in person, [or] by mail or through an electronic system 179
228		-	pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection. The commissioner shall 180
229		-	forthwith transmit the application to the registrars of voters of the 181 Substitute Bill No. 6578
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236		-	applicant's town of residence. If a registration application is accepted 182
237		-	within five days before the last day for registration to vote in a regular 183
238		-	election, the application shall be transmitted to the registrars of voters 184
239		-	of the town of voting residence of the applicant not later than five days 185
240		-	after the date of acceptance. The procedures in subsections (c), (d), (f) 186
241		-	and (g) of section 9-23g which are not inconsistent with the National 187
242		-	Voter Registration Act of 1993, P.L. 103-31, as amended from time to 188
243		-	time, shall apply to applications made under this section. The 189
244		-	commissioner is not an admitting official and may not restore, under the 190
245		-	provisions of section 9-46a, as amended by this act, electoral privileges 191
246		-	of persons convicted of a felony. 192
247		-	(2) (A) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall provide an 193
248		-	electronic system, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the State, to 194
249		-	effectuate the purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection regarding 195
250		-	application for admission of an elector, except that the condition that an 196
251		-	applicant state and attest to meeting each eligibility requirement may be 197
252		-	waived for any such eligibility requirement verified independently by 198
253		-	said commissioner through a federally approved identity verification 199
254		-	program or other evidence acceptable to said commissioner. Such 200
255		-	electronic system may provide for the transmittal to the Secretary of an 201
256		-	applicant's signature on file with said commissioner. The use of any 202
257		-	such electronic system shall comply with the National Voter 203
258		-	Registration Act of 1993, P.L. 103-31, as amended from time to time. 204
259		-	(B) (i) Unless otherwise provided in this subparagraph, if the 205
260		-	Commissioner of Motor Vehicles determines that a person applying for 206
261		-	a motor vehicle operator's license, a motor vehicle operator's license 207
262		-	renewal or an identity card meets each eligibility requirement for 208
263		-	admission as an elector, said commissioner shall forthwith transmit an 209
264		-	application for such person's admission as an elector to the registrars of 210
265		-	voters of the town of residence of such person through an electronic 211
266		-	system pursuant to this subdivision, in accordance with the provisions 212
267		-	of subdivision (1) of this subsection, except that no such application 213
268		-	shall be transmitted if such person declines to apply for such admission. 214 Substitute Bill No. 6578
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275		-	(ii) If said commissioner determines that a person applying for a 215
276		-	motor vehicle operator's license, a motor vehicle operator's license 216
277		-	renewal or an identity card is not a United States citizen, said 217
278		-	commissioner shall not provide such person an opportunity to apply for 218
279		-	admission as an elector through an electronic system pursuant to this 219
280		-	subdivision and shall not transmit any application for such admission 220
281		-	on behalf of such person. 221
282		-	(iii) If said commissioner cannot determine whether a person 222
283		-	applying for a motor vehicle operator's license, a motor vehicle 223
284		-	operator's license renewal or an identity card is a United States citizen, 224
285		-	such person shall attest to his or her United States citizenship as a 225
286		-	precondition of said commissioner processing such person's application 226
287		-	for admission as an elector through an electronic system pursuant to this 227
288		-	subdivision. 228
289		-	(C) In the case of an individual already admitted as an elector and 229
290		-	who is also enrolled in a party, if use of such electronic system results in 230
291		-	such elector being removed from the enrollment list of such party 231
292		-	because such elector did not affirmatively confirm an intent to continue 232
293		-	enrollment in such party, such removal shall be presumed unintentional 233
294		-	and such elector shall be restored to such list upon such elector's 234
295		-	notification of such removal to the registrar of voters of the town of 235
296		-	residence of such elector. 236
297		-	Sec. 5. Section 9-19i of the general statutes is repealed and the 237
298		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 238
299		-	(a) Any change of address form submitted by a person in accordance 239
300		-	with law for purposes of a motor vehicle operator's license shall serve 240
301		-	as notification of change of address for voter registration for the person 241
302		-	unless the person states on the form that the change of address is not for 242
303		-	voter registration purposes. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall 243
304		-	forthwith transmit such change of address information to the registrars 244
305		-	of voters of the town of the former address of the person. If the name of 245
306		-	the person appears on the registry list of the town, and if the new 246 Substitute Bill No. 6578
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313		-	address is also within such town, the registrars shall enter the name of 247
314		-	such elector on the registry list at the place where he then resides. If the 248
315		-	name of the person appears on the registry list of the town and if the 249
316		-	new address is outside such town, the registrars shall remove the name 250
317		-	of such elector from the registry list and send the elector the notice, 251
318		-	information and application required by subsection (c) of section 9-35, 252
319		-	except that if said commissioner is using an electronic system pursuant 253
320		-	to subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary of the State may prescribe 254
321		-	alternative procedures for sending such notice and information and 255
322		-	may waive the requirement to send such application. 256
323		-	(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall provide an electronic 257
324		-	system, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the State, to effectuate 258
325		-	the purposes of subsection (a) of this section regarding notifications of 259
326		-	change of address for voter registration. Such electronic system may 260
327		-	provide for the transmittal to the Secretary of an applicant's signature 261
328		-	on file with said commissioner. The use of any such electronic system 262
329		-	shall comply with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, P.L. 103-263
330		-	31, as amended from time to time. 264
331		-	Sec. 6. Section 9-23n of the general statutes is repealed and the 265
332		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2022): 266
333		-	(a) As used in this section, "voter registration agency" means (1) 267
334		-	public assistance offices, (2) all offices in the state that provide 268
335		-	state-funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to 269
336		-	persons with disabilities, (3) libraries that are open to the public, and (4) 270
337		-	such other appropriate offices as the Secretary of the State shall 271
338		-	designate in accordance with the National Voter Registration Act of 272
339		-	1993, P.L. 103-31, as amended from time to time. 273
340		-	(b) [Voter registration agencies shall] (1) Except as provided in 274
341		-	subdivision (2) of this subsection, each voter registration agency shall 275
342		-	(A) distribute mail voter registration application forms, [(2)] (B) assist 276
343		-	applicants for [such] assistance or services provided by the agency in 277
344		-	completing voter registration application forms, except for applicants 278 Substitute Bill No. 6578
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351		-	who refuse [such] assistance in completing such forms, [(3)] (C) accept 279
352		-	completed voter registration application forms and provide each 280
353		-	applicant with an application receipt, on which the agency shall record 281
354		-	the date that the agency received the application, using an official date 282
355		-	stamp bearing the name of the agency, and [(4)] (D) immediately 283
356		-	transmit all such applications to the registrars of voters of the town of 284
357		-	voting residence of the applicants. The agency shall provide such receipt 285
358		-	whether the application was submitted in person, [or] by mail or 286
359		-	through an electronic system pursuant to subdivision (2) of this 287
360		-	subsection. If a registration application is accepted within five days 288
361		-	before the last day for registration to vote in a regular election, the 289
362		-	application shall be transmitted to the registrars of voters of the town of 290
363		-	voting residence of the applicant not later than five days after the date 291
364		-	of acceptance. [The] Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this 292
365		-	subsection, the voter registration agency shall indicate on the completed 293
366		-	mail voter registration application form, without indicating the identity 294
367		-	of the voter registration agency, the date of its acceptance by such 295
368		-	agency, to ensure that any eligible applicant is registered to vote in an 296
369		-	election if it is received by the registration agency by the last day for 297
370		-	registration to vote in an election. If a state-funded program primarily 298
371		-	engaged in providing services to persons with disabilities provides 299
372		-	services to a person with a disability at the person's home, the agency 300
373		-	shall provide such voter registration services at the person's home. The 301
374		-	procedures in subsections (c), (d), (f) and (g) of section 9-23g that are not 302
375		-	inconsistent with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, P.L. 303
376		-	103-31, as amended from time to time, shall apply to applications made 304
377		-	under this section. Officials and employees of such voter registration 305
378		-	agencies are not admitting officials, as defined in section 9-17a, and may 306
379		-	not restore, under the provisions of section 9-46a, electoral privileges of 307
380		-	persons convicted of a felony. 308
381		-	(2) (A) Each voter registration agency shall provide an electronic 309
382		-	system, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the State, to effectuate 310
383		-	the purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection regarding application 311
384		-	for admission of an elector, except that the condition that an applicant 312 Substitute Bill No. 6578
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391		-	state and attest to meeting each eligibility requirement may be waived 313
392		-	for any such eligibility requirement verified independently by the 314
393		-	agency through a federally approved identity verification program or 315
394		-	other evidence acceptable to the agency. Such electronic system may 316
395		-	provide for the transmittal to the Secretary of an applicant's signature 317
396		-	on file with the voter registration agency. The use of any such electronic 318
397		-	system shall comply with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, 319
398		-	P.L. 103-31, as amended from time to time. 320
399		-	(B) (i) Unless otherwise provided in this subparagraph, if the voter 321
400		-	registration agency determines that a person applying for assistance or 322
401		-	services provided by the agency meets each eligibility requirement for 323
402		-	admission as an elector, the agency shall forthwith transmit an 324
403		-	application for such person's admission as an elector to the registrars of 325
404		-	voters of the town of residence of such person through an electronic 326
405		-	system pursuant to this subdivision, in accordance with the provisions 327
406		-	of subdivision (1) of this subsection, except that no such application 328
407		-	shall be transmitted if such person declines to apply for such admission. 329
408		-	(ii) If the voter registration agency determines that a person applying 330
409		-	for assistance or services provided by the agency is not a United States 331
410		-	citizen, the agency shall not provide such person an opportunity to 332
411		-	apply for admission as an elector through an electronic system pursuant 333
412		-	to this subdivision and shall not transmit any application for such 334
413		-	admission on behalf of such person. 335
414		-	(iii) If the voter registration agency cannot determine whether a 336
415		-	person applying for assistance or services provided by the agency is a 337
416		-	United States citizen, such person shall attest to his or her United States 338
417		-	citizenship as a precondition of the agency processing such person's 339
418		-	application for admission as an elector through an electronic system 340
419		-	pursuant to this subdivision. 341
420		-	(C) In the case of an individual already admitted as an elector and 342
421		-	who is also enrolled in a party, if use of such electronic system results in 343
422		-	such elector being removed from the enrollment list of such party 344 Substitute Bill No. 6578
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430		-	enrollment in such party, such removal shall be presumed unintentional 346
431		-	and such elector shall be restored to such list upon such elector's 347
432		-	notification of such removal to the registrar of voters of the town of 348
433		-	residence of such elector. 349
434		-	Sec. 7. Section 9-23o of the general statutes is repealed and the 350
435		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2022): 351
436		-	A voter registration agency, as defined in section 9-23n, as amended 352
437		-	by this act, shall comply with the National Voter Registration Act of 353
438		-	1993, P.L. 103-31, as amended from time to time, and (1) shall distribute 354
439		-	with each application for [service or] assistance or services provided by 355
440		-	the agency, and with each recertification, renewal or change of address 356
441		-	form relating to such [service or] assistance or services a mail voter 357
442		-	registration application form approved by the Secretary of the State, and 358
443		-	(2) during each application for such assistance or services and each 359
444		-	recertification, renewal or change of address relating to such assistance 360
445		-	or services, shall use an electronic system described in subdivision (2) of 361
446		-	subsection (b) of section 9-23n, as amended by this act, in accordance 362
447		-	with said subdivision to effectuate the purposes of subdivision (1) of 363
448		-	said subsection regarding application for admission of an elector, unless 364
449		-	the applicant declines to register to vote pursuant to the provisions of 365
450		-	the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, P.L. 103-31, as amended 366
451		-	from time to time. Such declination shall be in writing, except in the case 367
452		-	of an application for service or assistance provided by a library, or a 368
453		-	recertification, renewal or change of address form relating to such 369
454		-	library service or assistance. Such voter registration agency shall 370
455		-	provide each applicant to register to vote the same degree of assistance 371
456		-	with regard to the completion of the registration application form as is 372
457		-	provided by the agency with regard to the completion of its own forms, 373
458		-	unless the applicant refuses such assistance. 374
459		-	Sec. 8. Section 9-23p of the general statutes is repealed and the 375
460		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2022): 376 Substitute Bill No. 6578
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467		-	Each public institution of higher education shall (1) distribute mail 377
468		-	voter registration application forms, and [(2)] assist applicants who 378
469		-	request assistance in completing such voter registration application 379
470		-	forms, and (2) use an electronic system described in subdivision (2) of 380
471		-	subsection (b) of section 9-23n, as amended by this act, in accordance 381
472		-	with said subdivision to effectuate the purposes of subdivision (1) of 382
473		-	said subsection regarding application for admission of an elector, and 383
474		-	assist applicants who request assistance in so applying through such 384
475		-	electronic system. 385
476		-	Sec. 9. Subsection (a) of section 9-232 of the general statutes is 386
477		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 387
478		-	passage): 388
479		-	(a) [Each registrar may appoint one or more challengers in his town 389
480		-	or district, one of whom may be present at the offering of any vote; and 390
481		-	any such challenger or any] Any elector may challenge the right of any 391
482		-	person offering to vote, on the ground of want of identity with the 392
483		-	person on whose name the vote is offered, or disfranchisement or lack 393
484		-	of bona fide residence, and the moderator shall decide upon the right of 394
485		-	the person so challenged to vote. 395
486		-	Sec. 10. Section 9-235d of the general statutes is repealed and the 396
487		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 397
488		-	(a) Notwithstanding any provision of sections 9-233, 9-235 and 9-258, 398
489		-	as amended by this act, [to the contrary,] a United States citizen who is 399
490		-	sixteen or seventeen years of age and a bona fide resident of a town may 400
491		-	be [(1)] appointed as [a challenger or] (1) an unofficial checker in an 401
492		-	election, or (2) [appointed as] a checker, translator, ballot clerk or voting 402
493		-	tabulator tender in an election after (A) attending poll worker training, 403
494		-	and (B) receiving the written permission of a parent, guardian or the 404
495		-	principal of the school that the citizen attends if the citizen is a secondary 405
496		-	school student and the citizen is to be appointed to work on a day when 406
497		-	such school is in session. 407 Substitute Bill No. 6578
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504		-	(b) Notwithstanding any provision of section 9-436, as amended by 408
505		-	this act, or 9-436a, [to the contrary,] a United States citizen who is sixteen 409
506		-	or seventeen years of age and a bona fide resident of a town or political 410
507		-	subdivision holding a primary may be [(1)] appointed as [a challenger 411
508		-	or] (1) a candidate checker in the primary, or (2) [appointed as] a 412
509		-	checker, translator, ballot clerk or voting tabulator tender in a primary 413
510		-	after (A) attending poll worker training, and (B) receiving the written 414
511		-	permission of a parent, guardian or the principal of the school that the 415
512		-	citizen attends if the citizen is a secondary school student and the citizen 416
513		-	is to be appointed to work on a day when such school is in session. 417
514		-	Sec. 11. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 9-258 of the general statutes 418
515		-	are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 419
516		-	from passage): 420
517		-	(a) For municipalities with more than one voting district, the election 421
518		-	officials of each polling place shall be electors of the state and shall 422
519		-	consist of (1) one moderator, (2) at least one but not more than two 423
520		-	official checkers, (3) two assistant registrars of voters of opposite 424
521		-	political parties, each of whom shall be residents of the town, (4) [not 425
522		-	more than two challengers if the registrars of voters have appointed 426
523		-	challengers pursuant to section 9-232, (5)] at least one but not more than 427
524		-	two ballot clerks, and [(6)] (5) at least one but not more than two voting 428
525		-	tabulator tenders for each voting tabulator in use at the polling place. A 429
526		-	known candidate for any office shall not serve as an election official on 430
527		-	election day or serve at the polls in any capacity, except that (A) a 431
528		-	municipal clerk or a registrar of voters, who is a candidate for the same 432
529		-	office, may perform his or her official duties, and (B) a deputy registrar 433
530		-	of voters, who is a candidate for the office of registrar of voters, may 434
531		-	perform his or her official duties. If, in the opinion of the registrar of 435
532		-	voters, the public convenience of the electors in any voting district so 436
533		-	requires, provision shall be made for an additional line or lines of 437
534		-	electors at the polling place and, if more than one line of electors is 438
535		-	established, at least one but not more than two additional official 439
536		-	checkers and at least one but not more than two ballot clerks for each 440 Substitute Bill No. 6578
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543		-	line of electors shall be appointed and, if more than one tabulator is used 441
544		-	in a polling place, at least one but not more than two additional voting 442
545		-	tabulator tenders shall be appointed for each additional machine so 443
546		-	used. Head moderators, central counting moderators and absentee 444
547		-	ballot counters appointed pursuant to law shall also be deemed election 445
548		-	officials. 446
549		-	(b) For municipalities with one voting district, the election officials of 447
550		-	such polling place shall be electors of the state and shall consist of (1) 448
551		-	one moderator, (2) at least one but not more than two official checkers, 449
552		-	(3) [not more than two challengers if the registrars of voters have 450
553		-	appointed challengers pursuant to section 9-232, (4)] at least one but not 451
554		-	more than two voting tabulator tenders for each voting tabulator in use 452
555		-	at the polling place, and [(5)] (4) at least one but not more than two ballot 453
556		-	clerks. Additionally, such election officials may consist of two registrars 454
557		-	of voters of opposite political parties, or two assistant registrars of voters 455
558		-	of opposite political parties, as the case may be, subject to the 456
559		-	requirements of sections 9-259 and 9-439, provided if the registrars of 457
560		-	voters are present in the polling place, they shall appoint at least one 458
561		-	designee to be present in their office. A known candidate for any office 459
562		-	shall not serve as an election official on election day or serve at the polls 460
563		-	in any capacity, except that (A) a municipal clerk or a registrar of voters, 461
564		-	who is a candidate for the same office, may perform his or her official 462
565		-	duties, and (B) a deputy registrar of voters, who is a candidate for the 463
566		-	office of registrar of voters, may perform his or her official duties. If, in 464
567		-	the opinion of the registrar of voters, the public convenience of the 465
568		-	electors in any voting district so requires, provision shall be made for an 466
569		-	additional line or lines of electors at the polling place and, if more than 467
570		-	one line of electors is established, at least one but not more than two 468
571		-	additional official checkers for each line of electors shall be appointed 469
572		-	and, if more than one tabulator is used in a polling place, at least one 470
573		-	but not more than two additional voting tabulator tenders shall be 471
574		-	appointed for each additional tabulator so used. Head moderators, 472
575		-	central counting moderators and absentee ballot counters appointed 473
576		-	pursuant to law shall be deemed to be election officials. 474 Substitute Bill No. 6578
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583		-	Sec. 12. Subsection (c) of section 9-436 of the general statutes is 475
584		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 476
585		-	passage): 477
586		-	(c) The registrar shall appoint from among the enrolled party 478
587		-	members in the state, to serve in each polling place, the primary polling 479
588		-	place officials, who shall consist of (1) one moderator, (2) at least one [,] 480
589		-	but not more than two official checkers, [not more than two challengers 481
590		-	if the registrar deems it necessary, and] (3) at least one [and] but not 482
591		-	more than two ballot clerks, [and] (4) at least one but not more than two 483
592		-	voting tabulator tenders for each tabulator in use at such primary, and 484
593		-	[,] (5) in towns with two or more voting districts, at least one [and] but 485
594		-	not more than two assistant registrars, provided [(1)] (A) in the case of 486
595		-	either a municipality or a political subdivision holding a primary, if no 487
596		-	enrolled party member can be found or no such person consents to serve 488
597		-	as a moderator, the registrar may appoint any elector who resides in the 489
598		-	state and is a certified moderator to be moderator, [(2)] (B) in the case of 490
599		-	a political subdivision holding a primary, if an insufficient number of 491
600		-	enrolled party members who reside in the state consent to serve as 492
601		-	checkers, [challengers,] voting tabulator tenders or assistant registrars, 493
602		-	the registrar may appoint any elector who resides in the state to be a 494
603		-	checker, [challenger,] voting tabulator tender or assistant registrar, and 495
604		-	[(3)] (C) in the case of either a municipality or a political subdivision 496
605		-	holding more than one primary on the same day for different political 497
606		-	parties, one certified moderator may serve as moderator for both 498
607		-	primaries, if the registrars of voters so agree. If unaffiliated electors are 499
608		-	authorized under section 9-431 to vote for some but not all of the offices 500
609		-	to be contested at the primary, the registrar shall appoint two additional 501
610		-	checkers to check the list of unaffiliated electors who are authorized to 502
611		-	vote on the separate tabulators. If unaffiliated electors are authorized 503
612		-	under section 9-431 to vote in the primary of either of two parties in the 504
613		-	same polling place, whether for some or for all offices to be contested at 505
614		-	the primary, each such registrar shall appoint two additional checkers 506
615		-	to check the list of unaffiliated electors who are authorized to vote in 507
616		-	either such primary. 508 Substitute Bill No. 6578
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	326	+	members in the state, to serve in each polling place, the primary polling 281
	327	+	place officials, who shall consist of (1) one moderator, (2) at least one [,] 282
	328	+	but not more than two official checkers, [not more than two challengers 283
	329	+	if the registrar deems it necessary, and] (3) at least one [and] but not 284
	330	+	more than two ballot clerks, [and] (4) at least one but not more than two 285
	331	+	voting tabulator tenders for each tabulator in use at such primary, and 286
	332	+	[,] (5) in towns with two or more voting districts, at least one [and] but 287
	333	+	not more than two assistant registrars, provided [(1)] (A) in the case of 288
	334	+	either a municipality or a political subdivision holding a primary, if no 289
	335	+	enrolled party member can be found or no such person consents to serve 290
	336	+	as a moderator, the registrar may appoint any elector who resides in the 291
	337	+	state and is a certified moderator to be moderator, [(2)] (B) in the case of 292
	338	+	a political subdivision holding a primary, if an insufficient number of 293
	339	+	enrolled party members who reside in the state consent to serve as 294
	340	+	checkers, [challengers,] voting tabulator tenders or assistant registrars, 295
	341	+	the registrar may appoint any elector who resides in the state to be a 296
	342	+	checker, [challenger,] voting tabulator tender or assistant registrar, and 297
	343	+	[(3)] (C) in the case of either a municipality or a political subdivision 298
	344	+	holding more than one primary on the same day for different political 299
	345	+	parties, one certified moderator may serve as moderator for both 300
	346	+	primaries, if the registrars of voters so agree. If unaffiliated electors are 301
	347	+	authorized under section 9-431 to vote for some but not all of the offices 302
	348	+	to be contested at the primary, the registrar shall appoint two additional 303
	349	+	checkers to check the list of unaffiliated electors who are authorized to 304
	350	+	vote on the separate tabulators. If unaffiliated electors are authorized 305
	351	+	under section 9-431 to vote in the primary of either of two parties in the 306
	352	+	same polling place, whether for some or for all offices to be contested at 307
	353	+	the primary, each such registrar shall appoint two additional checkers 308
	354	+	to check the list of unaffiliated electors who are authorized to vote in 309
	355	+	either such primary. 310
623	356		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
624	357		sections:
625	358
626		-	Section 1 July 1, 2021 9-45
627		-	Sec. 2 July 1, 2021 9-46
628		-	Sec. 3 July 1, 2022 9-46a
629		-	Sec. 4 from passage 9-19h
630		-	Sec. 5 from passage 9-19i
631		-	Sec. 6 January 1, 2022 9-23n
632		-	Sec. 7 January 1, 2022 9-23o
633		-	Sec. 8 January 1, 2022 9-23p
634		-	Sec. 9 from passage 9-232(a)
635		-	Sec. 10 from passage 9-235d
636		-	Sec. 11 from passage 9-258(a) and (b)
637		-	Sec. 12 from passage 9-436(c)
	359	+	Section 1 July 1, 2022 9-46a
	360	+	Sec. 2 from passage 9-19h
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638	362
	363	+	Sec. 3 from passage 9-19i
	364	+	Sec. 4 from passage 9-232(a)
	365	+	Sec. 5 from passage 9-235d
	366	+	Sec. 6 from passage 9-258(a) and (b)
	367	+	Sec. 7 from passage 9-436(c)
639	368
640		-	Statement of ~~Legislative Commissioners~~:
641		-	~~In Section 1(a)~~, ~~"conviction or violation or parole"~~ ~~was changed to~~
642		-	~~"conviction or violation~~ of parole~~" for accuracy; in Sections 4(b)~~(2)~~(B)(i)~~
643		-	~~and 6(b)(2)(B)(i)~~, ~~"such person's residence" was changed to "the town~~ of
644		-	~~residence~~ of ~~such person" for accuracy~~ and ~~consistency; and in Sections~~
645		-	~~4(b)(2)(C) and 6(b)(2)(C), "~~in ~~which such elector resides" was changed to~~
646		-	~~"of residence of such elector"~~ ~~for consistency~~.
	369	+	Statement of Purpose:
	370	+	To (1) restore, without the payment of certain fines, the electoral
	371	+	privileges of convicted felons who are on parole, (2) codify existing
	372	+	practice, under a memorandum of understanding, regarding voter
	373	+	registration procedures at the Department of Motor Vehicles, and (3)
	374	+	eliminate registrar-appointed challengers from who may be present in
	375	+	the polling place during a primary or election.
647	376
648		-	GAE Joint Favorable Subst.
649		-
	377	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	378	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	379	+	underlined.]