Connecticut 2021 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HJ00045 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/26/2021

                     
 
LCO No. 2358   	1 of 1 
 
General Assembly  Proposed House Joint 
Resolution No. 45  
January Session, 2021  
LCO No. 2358 
 
 
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION 
AND ELECTIONS  
 
 
Introduced by:  
REP. PHIPPS, 100
th Dist. 
 
 
 
 
 
RESOLUTION PROPOSING A STATE CONSTITUTIONAL 
AMENDMENT TO AUTOMATICALLY ADMIT EIGHTEEN -YEAR-OLD 
STATE RESIDENTS AS ELECTORS. 
Resolved by this Assembly: 
 
That article sixth of the Constitution of the state be amended to 1 
automatically admit as an elector, without any requirement to apply for 2 
such admission, any citizen of the United States who has attained the 3 
age of eighteen years and who is a bona fide resident of any town in the 4 
state. 5 
Statement of Purpose:   
To automatically register eighteen-year-old state residents to vote 
without requiring they apply for such registration.