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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6008
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 1859
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. CANINO, 65th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING PHOTO IDENTIFICATION FOR VOTING
PURPOSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) provide that, prior to 1
receiving and being able to cast a ballot at the polling place, each elector 2
shall present to the official checker or checkers a current and valid photo 3
identification, which identification clearly displays such elector's name 4
and residential address; and (2) establish a program for waiving the fee 5
associated with obtaining, for voting purposes, a motor vehicle 6
operator's license, identity card or other government-issued form of 7
photo identification. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To require photo identification at the polls in order to vote and establish
a program for electors to obtain such identification at no cost.