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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6018
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 1902
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. CANDELORA V., 86th Dist.
REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist.
REP. RUTIGLIANO, 123rd Dist.
REP. ACKERT, 8th Dist.
REP. PERILLO J., 113th Dist.
REP. ZUPKUS, 89th Dist.
REP. ZAWISTOWSKI, 61st Dist.
REP. CARNEY, 23rd 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.