Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB01014 Compare Versions

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7	9		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1014
8	10		January Session, 2021
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12		-	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT
13		-	~~ADMINISTRATION~~ AND ELECTIONS
	14	+	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
	15	+	AND ELECTIONS
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16	18		Introduced by:
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21	24		AN ACT CONCERNING A MUNICIPAL ELECTION MONITOR FOR THE
22	25		2021 MUNICIPAL ELECTION AND THE 2022 STATE ELECTION.
23	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
24	27		Assembly convened:
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26	29		Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There shall be, in any 1
27	30		municipality with a population of at least one hundred forty thousand, 2
28	31		an election monitor for the municipal election in 2021 and the state 3
29	32		election in 2022 to detect and prevent irregularity and impropriety in 4
30	33		the management of election administration procedures and the conduct 5
31	34		of said elections in such municipality. The office of the Secretary of the 6
32	35		State shall contract with an individual to serve in such capacity as 7
33	36		election monitor until December 31, 2022, unless such contract is 8
34	37		terminated for any reason by the Secretary of the State prior to said date. 9
35	38		Such election monitor shall: (1) Not be considered a state employee; (2) 10
36	39		be compensated in accordance with such contract; and (3) be 11
37	40		reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his 12
38	41		or her duties. Costs related to the service of such election monitor shall 13
39	42		be paid from moneys appropriated to the Secretary for such purpose. 14
40	43		Such municipality shall provide for such election monitor any office 15 Raised Bill No. 1014
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47	49		space, supplies, equipment and services necessary to properly carry out 16
48	50		the duties and responsibilities of the position. As used in this section, 17
49	51		"population" means the estimated number of people according to the 18
50	52		most recent version of the State Register and Manual prepared pursuant 19
51	53		to section 3-90 of the general statutes. 20
52	54		(b) An election monitor appointed under subsection (a) of this section 21
53	55		shall: (1) Conduct inspections, inquiries and investigations relating to 22
54	56		any duty or responsibility under title 9 of the general statutes to be 23
55	57		carried out by any official of the municipality or appointee of such 24
56	58		official; (2) have access to all records, data and material maintained by 25
57	59		or available to any such official or appointee; and (3) immediately report 26
58	60		to the Secretary of the State any irregularity or impropriety in the 27
59	61		performance of any duty or responsibility described in subdivision (1) 28
60	62		of this subsection. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit 29
61	63		the State Elections Enforcement Commission from taking any action 30
62	64		authorized under section 9-7b of the general statutes. 31
63	65		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
64	66		sections:
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	70	+	Statement of Purpose:
	71	+	To employ an election monitor for both the municipal election in 2021
	72	+	and the state election in 2022 in any municipality with a population of
	73	+	at least one hundred forty thousand.
	74	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	75	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	76	+	underlined.]
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