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Connecticut House Bill HB05157 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/13/2025

                     
 
LCO No. 1403   	1 of 1 
 
General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5157  
January Session, 2025  
LCO No. 1403 
 
 
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION 
AND ELECTIONS  
 
 
Introduced by:  
REP. FISHBEIN, 90th Dist. 
 
 
 
AN ACT REQUIRING PRESENTATION OF PHOTO IDENTIFICATION 
TO VOTE. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That section 9-261 of the general statutes be amended to provide that, 1 
prior to receiving and being able to cast a ballot at the polling place, each 2 
elector shall present to the official checker or checkers a current and 3 
valid photo identification, which identification clearly displays such 4 
elector's name and residential address. 5 
Statement of Purpose:   
To require presentation of photo identification to vote.