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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 825
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 2541
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
SEN. LESSER, 9th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION,
ABSENTEE VOTING AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS
AND REFERENDA.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 9 of the general statutes be amended to (1) codify the 1
memorandum of understanding implementing automatic voter 2
registration at the Department of Motor Vehicles, and expand automatic 3
voter registration to include other state agencies capable of similar 4
implementation, (2) allow electors to vote by absentee ballot for the 5
duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, (3) make permanent the use of 6
absentee ballot drop boxes initially employed for the 2020 state election 7
cycle, (4) provide for increased funding, including compensation, for 8
officials involved in the administration of elections at the local level, and 9
(5) make certain changes to the conduct of municipal referenda. 10
Statement of Purpose:
To (1) implement automatic voter registration at additional state
agencies, (2) allow absentee voting during the COVID-19 pandemic, (3)
make permanent the use of absentee ballot drop boxes, (4) increase Proposed Bill No. 825
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funding for local election administrators, and (5) make certain changes
regarding municipal referenda.