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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 1109
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 3029
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
SEN. SLAP, 5th Dist.
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION AND PILOT PROGRAM TO
ACHIEVE GREATER VOTER PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That (1) a commission be established to study methods to enhance 1
civic education in the state and increase voter participation by providing 2
data and best practices for state-wide efforts to achieve one hundred per 3
cent voter participation, including potential incentive and enforcement 4
systems, the experience of countries that have enacted voting as a 5
required civic duty and any assistance that would be needed by town 6
clerks and registrars of voters to administer elections with increased 7
participation rates, and (2) a pilot program be established to authorize 8
municipalities to amend municipal voting ordinances and procedures 9
to achieve greater voter participation, with monetary incentives or 10
resources provided by the state. 11
Statement of Purpose:
To establish a commission to study methods to increase voter
participation and a pilot program in municipalities to obtain data and
best practices for state-wide efforts.