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7	7		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6579
8	8		January Session, 2021
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12		-	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT
13		-	~~ADMINISTRATION~~ AND ELECTIONS
	12	+	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
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21	22		AN ACT REVISING CERTAIN STATUTES CONCERN ING VOTER
22	23		REGISTRATION AND ELE CTION ADMINISTRATION.
23	24		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
24	25		Assembly convened:
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26	27		Section 1. Section 9-16 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
27	28		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2
28	29		The registrars of voters in each town shall give notice of the time and 3
29	30		place of each session for the admission of electors held pursuant to 4
30	31		section 9-17 by publication in a newspaper published or circulated in 5
31	32		such town, or on the town's Internet web site, not more than fifteen nor 6
32	33		less than five days before each such session. Nothing [herein] in this 7
33	34		section shall require that such publication be in the form of a legal 8
34	35		advertisement. 9
35	36		Sec. 2. Section 9-17a of the general statutes is repealed and the 10
36	37		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 11
37	38		As used in sections [9-17, 9-19b,] 9-19c, 9-20, [9-23a, 9-24,] 9-31a [, 9-12
38	39		31b] and 9-31l, as amended by this act, unless otherwise provided, the 13 Raised Bill No. 6579
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45	45		term "admitting official" means a town clerk, assistant town clerk, 14
46	46		registrar of voters, deputy registrar of voters or assistant registrar of 15
47	47		voters. [or the board for admission of electors.] 16
48	48		Sec. 3. Section 9-31l of the general statutes is repealed and the 17
49	49		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 18
50	50		(a) (1) A person who is denied admission as an elector may appeal a 19
51	51		decision of an admitting official of a town, other than a registrar of 20
52	52		voters, concerning the right of such person to be or remain an elector. 21
53	53		Any such appeal shall be made to the registrars of voters of such town. 22
54	54		[, except that if the admitting official who made such decision is a 23
55	55		registrar of voters, the appeal shall be made to the board for admission 24
56	56		of electors of such town.] 25
57	57		(2) Notice of an appeal shall be in writing and delivered to the 26
58	58		registrars. [or to the board for admission of electors. Within] Not later 27
59	59		than seven days after receipt of a notice of appeal, the registrars [or the 28
60	60		board, as the case may be,] shall give written notice of the time and place 29
61	61		where such appeal will be heard to the appellant and to the admitting 30
62	62		official whose decision is the subject of the appeal. Such appeal shall be 31
63	63		heard [within] not later than twenty-one days after notice of the appeal 32
64	64		is delivered to the registrars. [or the board. Neither a registrar whose 33
65	65		decision is the subject of the appeal nor a registrar who is an appellant 34
66	66		shall be a voting member of the board which hears the appeal.] 35
67	67		(3) The registrars [or the board] may receive sworn testimony and any 36
68	68		other evidence relating to the qualifications of such person to be or 37
69	69		remain an elector. 38
70	70		(4) [Within] Not later than seven days after hearing an appeal, the 39
71	71		registrars [or the board] shall render a decision and shall send written 40
72	72		notice of the decision to the appellant and the admitting official whose 41
73	73		decision was the subject of the appeal. 42
74	74		(b) (1) The person whose right to be or remain an elector is in dispute 43
75	75		may appeal the decision of the registrars [or the board for the admission 44 Raised Bill No. 6579
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82	81		of electors] under subsection (a) of this section to the State Elections 45
83	82		Enforcement Commission. If an appeal is not made to the commission 46
84	83		as provided in this subsection, the decision of the registrars [or the 47
85	84		board] shall be final. 48
86	85		(2) Any such appeal shall be in writing and filed with the State 49
87	86		Elections Enforcement Commission at its principal offices not later than 50
88	87		fourteen days [following] after the decision of the registrars. [or the 51
89	88		board.] A copy of any such notice of appeal shall also be delivered 52
90	89		within such time to the registrars [or the board] that rendered the 53
91	90		decision under subsection (a) of this section. 54
92	91		(3) The registrars [or the board] shall, not later than ten days after 55
93	92		receipt of a copy of the notice of appeal, deliver the record of the hearing 56
94	93		of the registrars [or board] under subsection (a) of this section to the 57
95	94		commission. 58
96	95		(4) The commission shall hear such appeal not later than twenty-one 59
97	96		days after notice of appeal is filed with the commission. Such hearing 60
98	97		shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-176e 61
99	98		to 4-180a, inclusive, and section 4-181a. The commission may consider 62
100	99		the record of the hearing delivered by the registrars [or the board] and 63
101	100		may examine witnesses, documents and any other evidence that it 64
102	101		determines may have a bearing on the proper determination of the 65
103	102		issues brought on appeal. The commission's hearing shall be recorded. 66
104	103		(5) The commission shall render its decision not later than sixty days 67
105	104		after the close of its hearing, except that an extension of time may be 68
106	105		granted by the commission upon application of any party that sets forth 69
107	106		circumstances that the commission determines is appropriate to 70
108	107		granting an extension of time. The commission may also initiate an 71
109	108		extension of time for rendering its decision, after written notice to the 72
110	109		parties, provided all of the parties before the commission give their prior 73
111	110		written consent. 74
112		-	(6) The decision of the commission shall determine the person's right 75 Raised Bill No. 6579
	111	+	(6) The decision of the commission shall determine the person's right 75
	112	+	to be or remain an elector. If any such decision is adverse to such 76 Raised Bill No. 6579
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120	118		individual's right, the commission shall order both registrars to remove 77
121	119		the elector's name from the town's active and inactive registry list and 78
122	120		any enrollment list. Any person whose name has been so removed may 79
123	121		reapply for admission as an elector with the registrars of voters of the 80
124	122		same town at any time. If such application is made within four years 81
125	123		after the commission's decision, both registrars may approve such 82
126	124		application only after they find that there has been a substantial change 83
127	125		in the circumstances that provided the basis for the commission's 84
128	126		decision and that the individual is eligible to be an elector. Registrars 85
129	127		who approve an individual's application for admission within this time 86
130	128		period without a substantial change in circumstances may be subject to 87
131	129		a civil penalty imposed by the commission in accordance with 88
132	130		subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 9-7b if the commission 89
133	131		determines, following a written complaint filed with the commission 90
134	132		pursuant to said section 9-7b, that the registrars' action was without 91
135	133		good cause and constitutes a wilful violation of a prior order of the 92
136	134		commission. 93
137	135		Sec. 4. Section 9-358 of the general statutes is repealed and the 94
138	136		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 95
139	137		Any person who, upon oath or affirmation, legally administered, 96
140	138		wilfully and corruptly testifies or affirms, before any registrar of voters, 97
141	139		any moderator of any election, primary or referendum [, any board for 98
142	140		admission of electors] or the State Elections Enforcement Commission, 99
143	141		falsely, to any material fact concerning the identity, age, residence or 100
144	142		other qualifications of any person whose right to be registered or 101
145	143		admitted as an elector or to vote at any election, primary or referendum 102
146	144		is being passed upon and decided, shall be guilty of a class D felony and 103
147	145		shall be disfranchised. 104
148	146		Sec. 5. Section 9-362 of the general statutes is repealed and the 105
149	147		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 106
150		-	The decision [of the board for admission of electors or] of the 107 Raised Bill No. 6579
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	149	+	registrars or of a moderator, as to a person's right to be admitted to the 108 Raised Bill No. 6579
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158	155		elector's oath, to registration or to cast his vote, shall, in no case, be a bar 109
159	156		to a criminal prosecution for procuring himself to be made an elector or 110
160	157		to be registered or for voting, without the qualifications required by law. 111
161	158		Sec. 6. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 9-35 of the general statutes 112
162	159		are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 113
163	160		from passage): 114
164	161		(a) The registrars, [on the Tuesday of the fifth week] before each 115
165	162		regular election, shall [be in session for the purpose of completing] 116
166	163		complete a correct list of all electors who will be entitled to vote at such 117
167	164		election. Such registry list shall consist of an active registry list and an 118
168	165		inactive registry list. [Such session shall be held during such hours 119
169	166		between nine o'clock a.m. and five o'clock p.m. as the registrars find 120
170	167		necessary to complete the list. Notice of such session shall be given at 121
171	168		least five days before the session by publication in a newspaper having 122
172	169		a circulation in such municipality, if any, and by posting on the signpost 123
173	170		therein, if any, or at some other exterior place near the office of the town 124
174	171		clerk. Such publication shall not be required to be in the form of a legal 125
175	172		advertisement.] 126
176	173		(b) [At such session and on] On any day except on the day of an 127
177	174		election or primary, the registrars shall remove from the list the name of 128
178	175		each elector who has died, who has been disfranchised or who has 129
179	176		confirmed in writing that the elector has moved out of the municipality, 130
180	177		except electors entitled to remain on such list under the provisions of 131
181	178		this chapter. An elector shall be deemed to have confirmed in writing 132
182	179		that the elector has moved out of the municipality if (1) the elector has 133
183	180		submitted a change of address form for purposes of a state motor vehicle 134
184	181		operator's license, unless the elector states on the form that the change 135
185	182		of address is not for voter registration purposes, (2) the elector has 136
186	183		submitted a change of address form to a voter registration agency, as 137
187	184		defined in section 9-23n, and such agency has provided such change of 138
188	185		address to the registrars of voters, or (3) the registrars of voters have 139
189		-	received a cancellation of previous registration from any other election 140 Raised Bill No. 6579
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	187	+	official indicating that such elector has registered as an elector outside 141 Raised Bill No. 6579
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197	193		such municipality. 142
198	194		Sec. 7. Section 9-35a of the general statutes is repealed and the 143
199	195		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 144
200	196		Immediately after the [close of the session or immediately after the] 145
201	197		sending of notice of intended removal provided for in section 9-35, as 146
202	198		amended by this act, the registrars of voters shall post at the town hall 147
203	199		or municipal building in the municipality in which they serve, in a place 148
204	200		readily accessible to the public, a list of the names of the electors whose 149
205	201		names were removed from the registry list [at such session] or will be 150
206	202		removed on the date specified in section 9-35, as amended by this act, 151
207	203		together with the address of each such elector as it appeared on the 152
208	204		registry list at the time the name was so removed. Together with such 153
209	205		list, and as a part thereof, such registrars shall also cause to be posted a 154
210	206		statement that complete information as to such removal and as to the 155
211	207		privileges and remedies of those whose names were removed from the 156
212	208		registry list is available from such registrars, specifying when and where 157
213	209		such registrars are available for such purpose and, in the case of 158
214	210		registrars of voters having office hours, specifying such office hours. 159
215	211		Sec. 8. Section 9-39 of the general statutes is repealed and the 160
216	212		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 161
217	213		[The] For the purposes of section 9-234, the registrars of voters of each 162
218	214		municipality shall print copies of the final registry list for distribution 163
219	215		[in such municipality and] in all the voting districts located [therein] 164
220	216		within such municipality. The registrars shall, upon request, produce 165
221	217		for any candidate for election the final registry list for each voting 166
222	218		district for which such person is a candidate and shall maintain such list, 167
223	219		either on paper or in electronic format, for a period of two years. 168
224	220		Sec. 9. Section 9-172b of the general statutes is repealed and the 169
225	221		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 170
226		-	(a) In each municipality or political subdivision in which a special 171 Raised Bill No. 6579
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234	229		an updated list of the names and addresses of those persons who 173
235	230		acquired voting privileges after the completion of the revised registry 174
236	231		list and prior to the day of such special election or referendum. In each 175
237	232		such municipality or political subdivision, not later than the day before 176
238	233		such special election or referendum, such registrars of voters shall cause 177
239	234		to be completed [and printed] such list arranged as provided in section 178
240	235		9-35, as amended by this act, and certified by them to be correct, and 179
241	236		shall [retain] print a sufficient number of copies to be used by them at 180
242	237		such special election or referendum for the [purpose of checking the 181
243	238		names of those who vote] purposes of section 9-234, provided the names 182
244	239		of any persons who acquired such voting privileges within thirty days 183
245	240		before such special election or referendum may be inserted in writing 184
246	241		on such printed list. [in writing.] 185
247	242		(b) In the case of a special election or referendum, no person admitted 186
248	243		as an elector on the day of [the] such special election or referendum shall 187
249	244		be entitled to vote in [that] such special election or referendum. 188
250	245		Sec. 10. Subsection (d) of section 9-192a of the general statutes is 189
251	246		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 190
252	247		passage): 191
253	248		(d) The advisory committee shall also [(1)] develop a training 192
254	249		program in election procedures for poll workers. [, and (2) develop an 193
255	250		election law and procedures training program and guide for registrars, 194
256	251		deputy registrars and assistant registrars. The training program 195
257	252		developed under subdivision (2) of this subsection shall provide for 196
258	253		training to be conducted by trained registrars or former registrars hired 197
259	254		for such purpose by the Secretary of the State.] The committee shall 198
260	255		submit such training [programs and training guide] program to the 199
261	256		Secretary of the State, who shall approve or modify [the programs and 200
262	257		guide] such program. 201
263	258		Sec. 11. Subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 9-192a of the 202
264		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 203 Raised Bill No. 6579
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272	266		(3) Once certified, pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, each 205
273	267		registrar shall participate each year in not less than eight hours of 206
274	268		training [, not including any training described under subdivision (2) of 207
275	269		subsection (d) of this section,] in order to maintain such certification. 208
276	270		Such training shall be as prescribed by the Secretary of the State and 209
277	271		shall be conducted by said Secretary or a third party approved by said 210
278	272		Secretary to conduct such training. Any registrar who fails to satisfy 211
279	273		such annual training requirement shall be directed by the Secretary of 212
280	274		the State to take remedial measures prescribed by said Secretary. 213
281	275		Sec. 12. Subsection (b) of section 9-249 of the general statutes is 214
282	276		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 215
283	277		passage): 216
284	278		(b) The election officials of such voting districts shall attend the 217
285	279		elections training program developed under [subdivision (1) of] 218
286	280		subsection (d) of section 9-192a, as amended by this act, and any other 219
287	281		meeting or meetings as are called for the purpose of receiving such 220
288	282		instructions concerning their duties as are necessary for the proper 221
289	283		conduct of the election. 222
290	284		Sec. 13. Section 9-233 of the general statutes is repealed and the 223
291	285		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 224
292	286		Prior to each election, the registrars of voters of each town shall 225
293	287		appoint, for each voting tabulator to be used at such election, at least 226
294	288		one and not more than two electors of [such town as a voting tabulator 227
295	289		tender] the state to be voting tabulator tenders, unless the registrars of 228
296	290		voters have established two shifts for election officials under the 229
297	291		provisions of section 9-258a, in which case the registrars shall appoint at 230
298	292		least one and not more than two such electors to be voting tabulator 231
299	293		tenders, for each voting tabulator, for each shift. 232
300	294		Sec. 14. Section 9-232n of the general statutes is repealed and the 233
301		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 234 Raised Bill No. 6579
	295	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 234
	296	+	Immediately after the close of the polls, the moderator shall seal the 235 Raised Bill No. 6579
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309	302		provisional ballot depository envelope and deliver such envelope to the 236
310	303		registrars of voters of the town. The registrars of voters shall forthwith 237
311	304		verify the information contained with each provisional ballot. If the 238
312	305		registrars of voters determine that the applicant is eligible to vote, they 239
313	306		shall note their decision on the outer envelope of the ballot and open 240
314	307		and count the provisional ballot in accordance with the provisions of 241
315	308		sections 9-232i to 9-232o, inclusive, and procedures prescribed by the 242
316	309		Secretary of the State. If the registrars of voters are unable to determine 243
317	310		that the applicant is eligible to vote or determine that the applicant is 244
318	311		not eligible to vote, the [applicant’s] applicant's provisional ballot sealed 245
319	312		envelope shall be marked "rejected", along with the reason for such 246
320	313		rejection, and signed by the registrars of voters. The registrars of voters 247
321	314		shall verify and count all provisional ballots in their town not later than 248
322	315		six days after the election or primary. The registrars of voters shall 249
323	316		forthwith prepare and sign in duplicate a report showing the number of 250
324	317		provisional ballots received from electors, the number rejected and the 251
325	318		number counted, and showing the additional votes counted for each 252
326	319		candidate for federal office on the provisional ballots. The registrars of 253
327	320		voters shall file one report with the town clerk and shall seal one in the 254
328	321		depository envelope with the provisional ballots and file such 255
329	322		depository envelope with the town clerk. The depository envelope shall 256
330	323		be preserved by the town clerk for the period of time required to 257
331	324		preserve counted absentee ballots for federal elections. The head 258
332	325		moderator shall forthwith electronically file with the Secretary, and 259
333	326		deliver to the town clerk, a corrected return for federal offices [with the 260
334	327		town clerk and the Secretary] showing (1) the final votes after any 261
335	328		recanvass, pursuant to sections 9-311 to 9-311b, inclusive, as amended 262
336	329		by this act, the votes on provisional ballots and the totals, and (2) the 263
337	330		number of provisional ballots received from electors, the number 264
338	331		rejected and the number counted, as reported by the registrars of voters. 265
339	332		Sec. 15. Subsection (c) of section 9-311 of the general statutes is 266
340	333		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 267
341		-	passage): 268 Raised Bill No. 6579
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349	341		prescribed in section 9-309 on return forms provided by the registrars of 270
350	342		voters and appended thereto shall be a statement signed by the 271
351	343		moderator indicating the time and place of the recanvass and the names, 272
352	344		addresses, titles and party affiliations of the recanvass officials. The 273
353	345		write-in ballots shall be replaced in a properly secured sealed package. 274
354	346		Upon the completion of such recanvass, any tabulator used in such 275
355	347		recanvass shall be locked and sealed, the keys thereof shall immediately 276
356	348		be returned to such registrars of voters and such tabulator shall remain 277
357	349		so locked until the expiration of fourteen days after such election or for 278
358	350		such longer period as is ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. 279
359	351		The absentee ballots shall be replaced in their wrappers and be resealed 280
360	352		by the moderator in the presence of the recanvass officials. Upon the 281
361	353		completion of such recanvass, such moderator and at least two of the 282
362	354		recanvass officials of different political parties shall forthwith prepare 283
363	355		and sign such return forms which shall contain a written statement 284
364	356		giving the result of such recanvass for each tabulator and each package 285
365	357		of absentee ballots whose returns were so recanvassed, setting forth 286
366	358		whether or not the original canvass was correctly made and stating 287
367	359		whether or not the discrepancy still remains unaccounted for. Such 288
368	360		return forms containing such statement shall forthwith be filed by the 289
369	361		moderator in the office of such clerk. If such recanvass reveals that the 290
370	362		original canvass of returns was not correctly made, such return forms 291
371	363		containing such statement so filed with the clerk shall constitute a 292
372	364		corrected return. In the case of a state election, a recanvass return shall 293
373	365		be made in duplicate on a form prescribed and provided by the 294
374	366		Secretary of the State, and the moderator shall electronically file with 295
375	367		the Secretary, and deliver to the town clerk one copy [with the Secretary 296
376	368		of the State and one copy with the town clerk] each of such recanvass 297
377	369		return not later than ten days after the election. Such recanvass return 298
378	370		shall be substituted for the original return and shall have the same force 299
379	371		and effect as an original return. 300
380	372		(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this 301
381		-	subsection, for the state election in 2020, each copy of the recanvass 302 Raised Bill No. 6579
	373	+	subsection, for the state election in 2020, each copy of the recanvass 302
	374	+	return required under said subdivision to be filed by the moderator with 303 Raised Bill No. 6579
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389	380		the Secretary of the State and the town clerk shall be so filed not later 304
390	381		than twelve days after the election. 305
391	382		Sec. 16. Section 9-314 of the general statutes is repealed and the 306
392	383		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 307
393	384		(a) As used in this subsection, "moderator" means the moderator of 308
394	385		each state election in each town not divided into voting districts and the 309
395	386		head moderator in each town divided into voting districts. The 310
396	387		moderator shall make a preliminary list of the votes given for each of 311
397	388		the following officers: Presidential electors, Governor, Lieutenant 312
398	389		Governor, Secretary of the State, Treasurer, Comptroller, Attorney 313
399	390		General, United States senator, representative in Congress, state 314
400	391		senator, judge of probate, state representative and registrars of voters 315
401	392		when said officers are to be chosen, as reported solely by the tabulator, 316
402	393		as provided in section 9-309, in the moderator's town and shall 317
403	394		immediately transmit such preliminary list to the Secretary of the State 318
404	395		by electronic means as prescribed by the Secretary not later than 319
405	396		midnight on election day. Once the preliminary list has been transmitted 320
406	397		to the Secretary, [of the State,] the moderator shall make a duplicate list 321
407	398		of the votes given in the moderator's town for each of the following 322
408	399		officers: Presidential electors, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary 323
409	400		of the State, Treasurer, Comptroller, Attorney General, United States 324
410	401		senator, representative in Congress, state senator, judge of probate, state 325
411	402		representative and registrars of voters when said officers are to be 326
412	403		chosen. Such duplicate list shall indicate the total number of names on 327
413	404		the official check list of such town and the total number of names 328
414	405		checked as having voted. The moderator shall transmit such duplicate 329
415	406		list to the Secretary [of the State] by electronic means as prescribed by 330
416	407		the Secretary [of the State] not later than forty-eight hours after the close 331
417	408		of the polls on election day. The moderator shall also seal and deliver 332
418	409		one of such duplicate lists to the [Secretary of the State] town clerk not 333
419	410		later than the third day after the election. Any such moderator who fails 334
420		-	to so transmit [or] to the Secretary, and deliver to the town clerk, such 335 Raised Bill No. 6579
	411	+	to so transmit [or] to the Secretary, and deliver to the town clerk, such 335
	412	+	duplicate list [to the Secretary of the State] by the time required shall 336
	413	+	pay a late filing fee of fifty dollars. [The moderator shall also deliver one 337 Raised Bill No. 6579
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427		-	~~duplicate list [to~~ ~~the Secretary~~ of ~~the State] by the time required shall 336~~
428		-	~~pay a late filing fee of fifty dollars. [The moderator shall also deliver one 337~~
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429	419		of such duplicate lists to the clerk of such town.] The Secretary of the 338
430	420		State shall enter the returns in tabular form in books kept by the 339
431	421		Secretary for that purpose and present a printed report of the same, with 340
432	422		the name of, and the total number of votes received by, each of the 341
433	423		candidates for said offices, to the General Assembly at its next session. 342
434	424		(b) As used in this subsection, "moderator" means the moderator of 343
435	425		each municipal election in each town not divided into voting districts, 344
436	426		and the head moderator in each town divided into voting districts. The 345
437	427		moderator shall make a preliminary list of the votes given for each 346
438	428		municipal office elected at such municipal election, as reported solely 347
439	429		by the tabulator, as provided in section 9-309, in the moderator's town 348
440	430		and shall immediately transmit such preliminary list to the Secretary of 349
441	431		the State by electronic means as prescribed by the Secretary not later 350
442	432		than midnight on election day. Once the preliminary list has been 351
443	433		transmitted to the Secretary, [of the State,] the moderator shall make a 352
444	434		duplicate list of the votes given in the moderator's town for each 353
445	435		municipal office elected at such municipal election. Such duplicate list 354
446	436		shall indicate the total number of names on the official check list of such 355
447	437		town and the total number of names checked as having voted and shall 356
448	438		be on a form prescribed by the Secretary. [of the State.] The moderator 357
449	439		shall transmit such duplicate list to the Secretary [of the State] by 358
450	440		electronic means as prescribed by the Secretary [of the State] not later 359
451	441		than forty-eight hours after the close of the polls on election day. The 360
452	442		moderator shall also seal and deliver one of such duplicate lists to the 361
453	443		[Secretary of the State] town clerk not later than the third day after the 362
454	444		election. Any such moderator who fails to so transmit [or] to the 363
455	445		Secretary, and deliver to the town clerk, such duplicate list [to the 364
456	446		Secretary of the State] by the time required shall pay a late filing fee of 365
457	447		fifty dollars. [The moderator shall also deliver one of such duplicate lists 366
458	448		to the clerk of such town.] 367
459		-	(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this 368 Raised Bill No. 6579
	449	+	(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this 368
	450	+	section, for the state election in 2020, (1) the duplicate list required under 369
	451	+	said subsections to be transmitted by electronic means to the Secretary 370
	452	+	by such moderator shall be so transmitted not later than ninety-six 371 Raised Bill No. 6579
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466		-	section, for the state election in 2020, (1) the duplicate list required under 369
467		-	said subsections to be transmitted by electronic means to the Secretary 370
468		-	by such moderator shall be so transmitted not later than ninety-six 371
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469	458		hours after the close of the polls on election day, and (2) the duplicate 372
470	459		list required under said subsections to be sealed and delivered to the 373
471	460		Secretary shall be so delivered not later than the fifth day after the 374
472	461		election. 375
473	462		Sec. 17. Subsection (a) of section 9-322a of the general statutes is 376
474	463		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 377
475	464		passage): 378
476	465		(a) (1) Not later than forty-eight hours following each regular 379
477	466		election, the registrars of voters shall provide the results of the votes cast 380
478	467		at such election to the town clerk. Not later than nine o'clock a.m. on the 381
479	468		third day following each regular election, the head moderator, registrars 382
480	469		of voters and town clerk for each town divided into voting districts shall 383
481	470		meet to identify any error in the returns. Not later than one o'clock p.m. 384
482	471		on the third day following each regular election, the head moderator 385
483	472		shall (1) correct any error identified, [and] (2) electronically file an 386
484	473		amended return with the Secretary of the State, and (3) deliver to the 387
485	474		town clerk and the registrars of voters each a duplicate of such amended 388
486	475		return. 389
487	476		(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this 390
488	477		subsection, for the state election in 2020, (A) the results of the votes cast 391
489	478		at the election required under said subdivision to be provided to the 392
490	479		town clerk by the registrars of voters shall be so provided not later than 393
491	480		ninety-six hours following the election, (B) the meeting to identify any 394
492	481		error in the returns required under said subdivision among the head 395
493	482		moderator, registrars of voters and town clerk for each town divided 396
494	483		into voting districts shall occur not later than nine o'clock a.m. on the 397
495	484		fifth day following the election, and (C) any identified error required 398
496	485		under said subdivision to be corrected, and any amended return 399
497	486		required under said subdivision to be filed with the Secretary of the 400
498		-	State, the town clerk and the registrars of voters, by the head moderator 401 Raised Bill No. 6579
	487	+	State, the town clerk and the registrars of voters, by the head moderator 401
	488	+	shall be so corrected or filed, as applicable, not later than one o'clock 402
	489	+	p.m. on the fifth day following the election. 403 Raised Bill No. 6579
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505		-	~~shall be so corrected or filed,~~ ~~as applicable,~~ ~~not later than one o'clock 402~~
506		-	~~p.m. on the fifth day following the election. 403~~
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507	495		Sec. 18. Subsection (b) of section 9-1 and sections 9-15a and 9-192b of 404
508	496		the general statutes are repealed. (Effective from passage) 405
509	497		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
510	498		sections:
511	499
512	500		Section 1 from passage 9-16
513	501		Sec. 2 from passage 9-17a
514	502		Sec. 3 from passage 9-31l
515	503		Sec. 4 from passage 9-358
516	504		Sec. 5 from passage 9-362
517	505		Sec. 6 from passage 9-35(a) and (b)
518	506		Sec. 7 from passage 9-35a
519	507		Sec. 8 from passage 9-39
520	508		Sec. 9 from passage 9-172b
521	509		Sec. 10 from passage 9-192a(d)
522	510		Sec. 11 from passage 9-192a(a)(3)
523	511		Sec. 12 from passage 9-249(b)
524	512		Sec. 13 from passage 9-233
525	513		Sec. 14 from passage 9-232n
526	514		Sec. 15 from passage 9-311(c)
527	515		Sec. 16 from passage 9-314
528	516		Sec. 17 from passage 9-322a(a)
529	517		Sec. 18 from passage Repealer section
530	518
531		-	GAE Joint Favorable
	519	+	Statement of Purpose:
	520	+	To revise or repeal certain election administration laws concerning (1)
	521	+	admission of electors and maintenance of registry lists, (2) training of
	522	+	certain election officials, (3) residential status of tabulator tenders, and
	523	+	(4) delivery of election returns to the Secretary of the State, town clerks
	524	+	and registrars of voters.
	525	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	526	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	527	+	underlined.]
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