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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1536
January Session, 2025
AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF RANKED -CHOICE VOTING IN
PARTY CAUCUSES, CONVENTIONS AND PRIMARIES, INCLUDING
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARIES, AND IN CERTAIN
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2027) (a) As used in this section: 1
(1) "Active candidate" means, with respect to a round of tabulation 2
under ranked-choice voting, a candidate (A) whose name appears on 3
the ballot or who is registered as a write-in candidate, and (B) who has 4
not been eliminated, is not a winning candidate and is not a withdrawn 5
candidate; 6
(2) "Inactive ballot" means, with respect to a given round of tabulation 7
and all subsequent rounds of tabulation under ranked-choice voting, a 8
ballot on which no vote is tabulated because (A) no candidate ranked on 9
the ballot remains an active candidate; or (B) two or more candidates are 10
ranked at the same order of preference and no other candidates that are 11
ranked higher remain as active candidates; 12
(3) "Ranked-choice voting" means a system of casting and tabulating 13
votes under which, with respect to a particular office, (A) each elector is 14
able to rank candidates on the ballot in the order of such elector's 15
preference, (B) one or more rounds of tabulation are used to determine 16
active candidates in accordance with electors' preferences, and (C) the 17 Substitute Bill No. 1536
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active candidate with the greatest number of votes after all rounds of 18
tabulation are complete is the winning candidate; 19
(4) "Rank" or "ranking" means an elector's vote expressed in 20
numerical order of such elector's preferences as to the candidates on the 21
ballot, where "1" indicates the highest preference and subsequent 22
numbers indicate lower preferences; 23
(5) "Repeated ranking" means markings on a ballot whereby the same 24
candidate is ranked at multiple, differing orders of preference; 25
(6) "Skipped ranking" means markings on a ballot whereby an elector 26
leaves a ranking unassigned but also ranks a candidate at a lower order 27
of preference; 28
(7) "Undervote" means, with respect to all rounds of tabulation under 29
ranked-choice voting for a particular office, a ballot on which no vote is 30
cast due to no candidate being ranked; 31
(8) "Winning candidate" means the candidate with the greatest 32
number of votes, under ranked-choice voting, after all rounds of 33
tabulation are complete; and 34
(9) "Withdrawn candidate" means a person (A) whose candidacy has 35
been withdrawn in accordance with the applicable provision of title 9 of 36
the general statutes, and (B) in a presidential preference primary, who 37
complies with all applicable party rules governing the timing, 38
procedures or substance of candidate withdrawals or campaign 39
suspensions. 40
(b) (1) Except as prohibited by any provision of title 9 of the general 41
statutes, the outcome of (A) any primary, other than a presidential 42
preference primary, held on or after January 1, 2027, (B) any municipal 43
election held on or after January 1, 2027, or (C) any presidential 44
preference primary held on or after January 1, 2028, may be determined 45
under ranked-choice voting. 46
(2) (A) For any primary or municipal election determined under 47 Substitute Bill No. 1536
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ranked-choice voting for an office to which electors nominate or elect no 48
more than one candidate, the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection 49
(d) of this section shall apply. 50
(B) For any primary or municipal election determined under ranked-51
choice voting for offices other than those described in subparagraph (A) 52
of this subdivision, the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of 53
this section shall not apply. 54
(c) (1) (A) At each primary or municipal election conducted under 55
ranked-choice voting, the Secretary of the State shall prescribe the type 56
of ballot to be used, the instructions to appear on such ballot and the 57
layout and orientation of such ballot. The use of any ballot at any such 58
primary or municipal election shall be subject to the approval of the 59
Secretary. 60
(B) The ballot at each primary or municipal election conducted under 61
ranked-choice voting, or the portion of such ballot used for ranked-62
choice voting, shall: 63
(i) List all candidates duly qualified to appear on such ballot for such 64
primary or municipal election and in such a manner as to allow each 65
elector who is eligible to vote in such primary or municipal election to 66
rank all such candidates in the order of such elector's preference. If such 67
ballot cannot allow for ranking of all such candidates, the Secretary may 68
limit ranking to not less than five candidates, provided such limitation 69
by the Secretary shall be uniform with respect to all electors eligible to 70
vote in such primary or municipal election; 71
(ii) For any primary, list and identify candidates in the order and 72
manner provided in subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, and (g) of section 9-73
437 of the general statutes, at a minimum; and 74
(iii) For any municipal election, and for the purposes of sections 9-75
249a, 9-372, 9-373b, 9-380, 9-453d and 9-453t of the general statutes, 76
indicate the party under which designation each candidate appears so 77
as to enable the elector to specify the party designation of the candidate 78 Substitute Bill No. 1536
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being ranked. 79
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 9-242 of the general 80
statutes, at each primary or municipal election conducted under ranked-81
choice voting, the voting tabulator shall be so constructed as to comply 82
with the provisions of this section. 83
(d) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, at each 84
primary or municipal election for an office to which electors nominate 85
or elect no more than one candidate, and conducted under ranked-86
choice voting, each ballot shall be tabulated as one vote cast for the 87
highest-ranked active candidate on such ballot and tabulation shall 88
proceed in sequential rounds such that: 89
(A) In a round with three or more active candidates, the candidate 90
with the least number of votes at the completion of tabulation shall be 91
eliminated, the vote for such eliminated candidate shall be transferred 92
to a remaining active candidate in accordance with the ranked 93
preference expressed on such ballot and all remaining active candidates 94
shall advance to the next round; and 95
(B) In a round with fewer than three active candidates, the candidate 96
with the greatest number of votes at the completion of tabulation shall 97
be declared the winning candidate and no further rounds shall be 98
required. 99
(2) (A) If at the completion of tabulation a tie occurs between 100
candidates with the least number of votes and tabulation is unable to 101
proceed until such tie is resolved, the candidate to be eliminated shall 102
be determined by lot in accordance with regulations adopted under 103
subsection (f) of this section. 104
(B) If at the completion of tabulation a tie occurs between candidates 105
with the greatest number of votes, such tie shall be resolved in 106
accordance with the provisions of (i) section 9-446 of the general statutes 107
in the case of a primary other than a presidential preference primary, (ii) 108
section 9-332 of the general statutes in the case of a municipal election, 109 Substitute Bill No. 1536
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or (iii) chapter 154 of the general statutes in the case of a presidential 110
preference primary. 111
(C) (i) If a ballot is an inactive ballot with respect to any round, no 112
vote shall be tabulated on such ballot for such round. 113
(ii) If a ballot is an undervote, no vote shall be tabulated on such ballot 114
for all rounds. 115
(iii) If a ballot contains any repeated ranking or skipped ranking with 116
respect to any round, the vote shall be tabulated on such ballot for the 117
highest-ranked active candidate. 118
(e) For any primary or municipal election conducted under ranked-119
choice voting, the provisions of section 9-445 or 9-311a of the general 120
statutes, as applicable, shall apply to the difference between the vote for 121
the winning candidate over the vote for the active candidate having the 122
next highest number of votes. 123
(f) The Secretary of the State shall adopt regulations, in accordance 124
with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to implement 125
the provisions of this section. 126
Sec. 2. Section 9-173 of the general statutes is repealed and the 127
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2027): 128
(a) In the election for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the 129
State, Treasurer, Comptroller and Attorney General, the person 130
receiving the greatest number of votes for each of said offices, 131
respectively, shall be declared elected. If no person has a plurality of the 132
votes for any of said offices, the General Assembly shall choose such 133
officer. 134
(b) In the election for senator in Congress, the person receiving the 135
greatest number of votes for such office shall be declared elected; but, if 136
no person has a plurality of the votes for said office, the Governor may 137
make a temporary appointment of a senator in Congress to serve for the 138
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for a senator in Congress, to be held during said period, to fill the 140
vacancy occasioned by such failure to elect. 141
(c) In all elections of representatives in Congress, state senators, state 142
representatives and judges of probate, the person having the greatest 143
number of votes shall be declared elected. 144
(d) (1) [Unless otherwise] Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this 145
subsection or by other law, in all municipal elections a plurality of the 146
votes cast shall be sufficient to elect. 147
(2) A municipality may, by charter or ordinance, (A) adopt ranked-148
choice voting, as defined in section 1 of this act, for the conduct of any 149
municipal election held on or after January 1, 2027, for any office to 150
which electors elect no more than one candidate, and (B) implement 151
ranked-choice voting procedures, as provided in section 1 of this act, at 152
such election. 153
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2027) (a) As used in this section, 154
"state office" and "district office" have the same meanings as provided 155
in section 9-372 of the general statutes. 156
(b) At any political party convention held for the endorsement of any 157
candidate for nomination to state or district office or the office of state 158
senator or state representative, if such political party has adopted 159
ranked-choice voting, as defined in section 1 of this act, pursuant to its 160
party rules, for the purpose of making such endorsement, as between 161
three or more candidates, to which the delegates at such convention 162
endorse no more than one such candidate: 163
(1) The call of a roll and the recording of the vote of each delegate 164
entitled to vote and voting shall not be required; and 165
(2) The determination of the per cent of the votes of the convention 166
delegates present and voting on any roll-call vote, as described in 167
section 9-386 of the general statutes, and of any similar reference to the 168
per cent of such votes, including in sections 9-400 and 9-706 of the 169 Substitute Bill No. 1536
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general statutes, shall be the number of votes received in any round of 170
tabulation by each active candidate, as defined in section 1 of this act, in 171
the round as a percentage of the votes received by all active candidates 172
in the round. 173
(c) In all such proceedings for the making of an endorsement for 174
nomination to a state or district office, the clerk or secretary of such 175
convention shall keep a true record, in writing, of the number of votes 176
received by each active candidate in each round of tabulation and of the 177
round-by-round totals and shall, at the conclusion of the voting and 178
tabulation process, announce the round-by-round and final results. 179
Such clerk or secretary shall file such record at the headquarters of the 180
state central committee, where it shall be preserved for a period of one 181
hundred eighty days after the adjournment of such convention, and 182
such record shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times. 183
Sec. 4. Section 9-444 of the general statutes is repealed and the 184
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2027): 185
(a) (1) In the case of a primary for state or district office, each person 186
certified by the Secretary of the State as provided in section 9-440, to 187
have received the greatest number of votes of the electors eligible to vote 188
in a primary for any office shall be deemed to have been chosen as the 189
nominee of such party to such office. 190
(2) In the case of a primary for a municipal office, the moderator, or 191
the head moderator, as the case may be, shall declare nominated the 192
person having the greatest number of votes for such office and, if more 193
than one person is to be nominated for the same office, he shall declare 194
nominated the persons having the greatest number of votes for such 195
office up to the number to be chosen. 196
(3) In the case of a primary for members of a town committee, such 197
moderator shall declare elected the persons having the greatest number 198
of votes for such positions up to the number to be chosen for such 199
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(4) In the case of a primary for justice of the peace, such moderator 201
shall declare elected each person on the slate having the greatest number 202
of votes for such offices. 203
(b) (1) [In] Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, in 204
all primaries, a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to nominate 205
or elect, as the case may be. 206
(2) A major party may, pursuant to its party rules, (A) adopt ranked-207
choice voting, as defined in section 1 of this act, for the conduct of any 208
primary held on or after January 1, 2027, for any office to which electors 209
nominate no more than one candidate, and (B) implement ranked-210
choice voting procedures, as provided in section 1 of this act, at such 211
primary. The chairperson or authorized representative of any such 212
party shall provide notice to the Secretary of the State, or the Secretary's 213
designee, of such party's adoption in accordance with a process and 214
timeline established by the Secretary for the provision of such notice. 215
Sec. 5. Section 9-473 of the general statutes is repealed and the 216
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2027): 217
(a) The secretary shall establish a process and deadline for the 218
certification, by the chairman of each party to the secretary, of the 219
number of delegates to which such party is entitled. 220
(b) Not later than the [fourteenth day before the day of the primary] 221
deadline established by the secretary pursuant to subsection (a) of this 222
section, the chairman of each party shall certify in writing to the 223
secretary the number of delegates to which such party is entitled 224
pursuant to its rules. If such rules provide that such delegates are to be 225
chosen from districts, the chairman shall also certify the number of 226
delegates allocated to each district and the number to be selected at 227
large, if any. Such rules (1) may [(1)] provide for ranked-choice voting, 228
as defined in section 1 of this act, at any presidential preference primary 229
held on or after January 1, 2028, and (2) may (A) prescribe a formula for 230
the allocation of delegates to candidates based upon the percentages of 231
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ranked-choice voting by, such candidates at the primary, or [(2)] (B) 233
require that all delegates shall be allocated to the candidate [receiving] 234
for whom the greatest number of votes were cast, or by whom the 235
greatest number of votes were received in any round of tabulation 236
under ranked-choice voting, notwithstanding such candidate's 237
percentage of the total votes cast for all candidates. If such rules 238
prescribe a formula for the allocation of delegates to candidates based 239
upon the percentages of the total votes cast for, or received in any round 240
of tabulation under ranked-choice voting by, such candidates at the 241
primary, the chairman shall also certify such formula and all 242
information necessary for the application of such formula to the results 243
of the primary. 244
(c) The chairman of a party shall furnish to the secretary, upon 245
request, a written interpretation or explanation of any ranked-choice 246
voting provided for by such party's rules, or any application of [such] a 247
delegate allocation formula prescribed, under subsection (b) of this 248
section. 249
Sec. 6. Section 9-476 of the general statutes is repealed and the 250
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2027): 251
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or required for the 252
purposes of implementing ranked-choice voting, as defined in section 1 253
of this act, the provisions of chapter 145 and chapter 153 concerning 254
absentee voting at primaries, conduct of primaries and return and 255
tabulation of the vote at such primaries shall apply as nearly as 256
practicable and in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of the State, 257
to a presidential preference primary. 258
(b) On and after January 1, 2028, if a party's rules so provide pursuant 259
to subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 9-473, as amended by this 260
act, each presidential preference primary shall be conducted under 261
ranked-choice voting. The secretary shall issue written instructions for 262
the implementation of policies and procedures regarding tabulation and 263
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results. Such instructions shall provide that if a candidate withdraws as 265
of the day of the primary in accordance with applicable law, any ballot 266
cast prior to the day of the primary on which such candidate was the 267
highest-ranked candidate shall be counted as a vote for the next highest-268
ranked candidate on such ballot. Such instructions shall take into 269
account any procedures requested in writing by the chairman of the 270
party holding such primary, which procedures are reasonable, 271
compatible with the use of ranked-choice voting ballots and capable of 272
being implemented using existing voting tabulators, including any 273
associated hardware and software. The secretary shall post all such 274
written instructions on the Internet web site of the office of the Secretary 275
of the State. 276
(c) The primary officials of each party for each polling place shall be 277
as specified in section 9-436, except that (1) the appointment of assistant 278
registrars of voters and absentee ballot counters shall be permitted but 279
not required, (2) the minimum number of official checkers shall be one, 280
(3) the minimum number of voting tabulator tenders shall be one for 281
each two voting tabulators in use, (4) if two parties are holding 282
primaries and the registrars of voters of such parties so agree, such 283
registrars of voters may jointly appoint (A) one moderator of both 284
primaries and (B) one enrolled member of either party to serve as head 285
moderator of both primaries, (5) notwithstanding any reduction in the 286
number of primary officials as permitted by this section, any duty 287
required of primary officials by the general statutes may be performed 288
by one or more primary officials, at the direction of the registrar of 289
voters of the party of such officials, and (6) the registrar of voters shall 290
have the sole power to appoint such officials. In making such 291
appointments the registrar shall attempt, to the extent practicable, to 292
provide representation for each candidate at each polling place. The 293
provisions of section 9-436a shall apply to each candidate whose name 294
appears on the ballot, except that each such candidate, through such 295
candidate's authorized or known representative, may submit to the 296
registrar of voters the name of one designee as candidate checker for 297
each polling place, and the registrar of voters shall appoint such 298 Substitute Bill No. 1536
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designee as candidate checker for such candidate. 299
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 9-438, the polls shall be 300
open for voting at the primary between the hours of six o'clock a.m. and 301
eight o'clock p.m. 302
(e) The moderator or head moderator of the primary in each town 303
shall prepare duplicate head moderator returns in the manner provided 304
by section 9-440, but notwithstanding the provisions of said section, the 305
moderator or head moderator may electronically transmit such returns 306
not later than eleven fifty-nine o'clock p.m. on primary day, provided a 307
hard copy is mailed to the [Secretary of the State] secretary not later than 308
two o'clock p.m. of the day following the primary or shall hand deliver 309
one of such returns to either the [Secretary] secretary or the state police 310
by two o'clock p.m. of the day following the primary. Any moderator or 311
head moderator, as the case may be, who fails to deliver such returns to 312
either the [Secretary] secretary or the state police by such time shall pay 313
a late filing fee of fifty dollars. 314
Sec. 7. Section 9-484 of the general statutes is repealed and the 315
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2027): 316
(a) If a party's chairman did not certify (1) a formula pursuant to 317
section 9-473, as amended by this act, or (2) a requirement that all 318
delegates shall be allocated to the candidate receiving the greatest 319
number of votes notwithstanding such candidate's percentage of the 320
total votes cast for all candidates, the secretary shall determine the 321
number of delegates to be so allocated to each candidate of each such 322
party in accordance with the provisions of this section, provided such 323
allocations when the party rules do not provide for ranked-choice 324
voting shall be made under subsection (b) of this section and such 325
allocations when the party rules do provide for ranked-choice voting 326
shall be made under subsection (c) of this section. As used in this section, 327
"ranked-choice voting", "active candidate" and "withdrawn candidate" 328
have the same meanings as provided in section 1 of this act. 329
(b) (1) [Such determination shall be made separately for delegates to 330 Substitute Bill No. 1536
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be selected at large and delegates to be selected from each district. Any] 331
For allocations under this subsection when party rules do not provide 332
for ranked-choice voting, any percentage required to be determined, in 333
accordance with the provisions of this [section] subsection, shall be 334
rounded off to the nearest one-tenth of one per cent. As used in this 335
[section] subsection, "minimum percentage" means the ratio, expressed 336
as a percentage, that the number one bears to the total number of 337
delegates to be selected, but in no event shall such percentage exceed 338
twenty-five per cent. 339
[(c)] (2) (A) The secretary shall calculate the minimum percentage, as 340
defined in [subsection (b) of this section] subdivision (1) of this 341
subsection, using the number of delegates to be selected at large and, if 342
applicable, the number of delegates to be selected from each district 343
respectively. Except as provided in this [subsection] subdivision, a 344
candidate's percentage of the total votes cast for all candidates in the 345
state or in a district [must] is required to equal or exceed such minimum 346
percentage in order for such candidate to be allocated any at large 347
delegates or any delegates from such district, as the case may be. The 348
secretary shall determine each candidate's percentage of the total votes 349
cast for all candidates in the state and in each district. In the event two 350
or more candidates have received a percentage of such total votes cast 351
equal to or greater than the minimum percentage, the secretary shall 352
calculate an adjusted percentage, which shall be each such candidate's 353
percentage of the total votes cast for all such candidates, excluding the 354
votes cast for all other candidates. The secretary shall then calculate the 355
product of each such candidate's adjusted percentage and the total 356
number of delegates to be selected, rounding off such product to the 357
nearest integer. Such product shall be the number of delegates allocated 358
to each such candidate except as hereinafter provided. 359
[(1)] (B) If the rounding off of such products to the nearest integers 360
causes the sum of all delegates so allocated to be greater than the total 361
number of delegates to be selected at large or from the district, then one 362
delegate shall be subtracted from the number allocated to the candidate 363
who received the greatest mathematical gain from such rounding off, 364 Substitute Bill No. 1536
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and if necessary one delegate shall also be subtracted from the number 365
allocated to the candidate who received the next greatest gain, and so 366
on until the sum of all delegates allocated to candidates equals the total 367
number of delegates to be so selected. 368
[(2)] (C) If the rounding off of such products to the nearest integers 369
causes the sum of all delegates so allocated to be fewer than the total 370
number of delegates to be selected at large or from the district, then one 371
delegate shall be added to the number allocated to the candidate who 372
suffered the greatest mathematical loss from such rounding off, and if 373
necessary one delegate shall also be added to the number allocated to 374
the candidate who suffered the next greatest such loss, and so on until 375
the sum of all delegates allocated to candidates equals the total number 376
of delegates to be so selected. 377
[(d)] (3) In the event one or no candidate has received a percentage of 378
the total number of votes cast for all candidates equal to or greater than 379
the minimum percentage, the secretary shall calculate an adjusted 380
percentage for each of the candidates receiving the greatest and second 381
greatest number of votes cast for all candidates. The adjusted percentage 382
shall be such candidate's percentage of the total number of votes cast for 383
both such candidates, excluding the total number of votes cast for all 384
other candidates. The secretary shall determine the number of delegates 385
allocated to each candidate by using the same procedure as prescribed 386
in [subsection (c) of this section] subdivision (2) of this subsection. 387
(c) (1) For allocations under this subsection when party rules do 388
provide for ranked-choice voting, the secretary shall determine the 389
number of delegates, if any, to be allocated at large to each candidate 390
and, if applicable, the number of delegates, if any, to be allocated to each 391
candidate from each district respectively. An active candidate's 392
percentage of the votes received by all active candidates in the state or 393
in a district is required to equal or exceed fifteen per cent in order for 394
such candidate to be allocated any at large delegates or any delegates 395
from such district, as the case may be. The secretary shall determine each 396
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under ranked-choice voting in the state and in each district. Each ballot 398
shall count as one vote for the highest-ranked candidate on such ballot 399
and shall be deemed a vote for delegates pledged to support such 400
candidate in accordance with party rules or applicable provisions of this 401
title. Any rankings for withdrawn candidates shall be treated as 402
rankings for eliminated candidates. If the vote total for any active 403
candidate is less than fifteen per cent, the active candidate with the 404
fewest votes shall be eliminated and the votes for the eliminated 405
candidate shall be counted for each ballot's next highest-ranked active 406
candidate. If the vote total of all active candidates is above fifteen per 407
cent, tabulation shall be complete. For the purpose of section 9-482, 408
votes cast for a candidate and each candidate's percentage of total votes 409
shall be determined by the secretary on the basis of the votes received 410
in the final round of tabulation. The secretary shall then calculate the 411
product of each such active candidate's percentage and the total number 412
of delegates to be selected, rounding off such product to the nearest 413
integer. Such product shall be the number of delegates allocated to each 414
such candidate except as hereinafter provided. 415
(2) If the rounding off of such products to the nearest integers causes 416
the sum of all delegates so allocated to be greater than the total number 417
of delegates to be selected at large or from the district, then one delegate 418
shall be subtracted from the number allocated to the candidate who 419
received the greatest mathematical gain from such rounding off, and if 420
necessary one delegate shall also be subtracted from the number 421
allocated to the candidate who received the next greatest gain, and so 422
on until the sum of all delegates allocated to candidates equals the total 423
number of delegates to be so selected. 424
(3) If the rounding off of such products to the nearest integers causes 425
the sum of all delegates so allocated to be fewer than the total number 426
of delegates to be selected at large or from the district, then one delegate 427
shall be added to the number allocated to the candidate who suffered 428
the greatest mathematical loss from such rounding off, and if necessary 429
one delegate shall also be added to the number allocated to the 430
candidate who suffered the next greatest such loss, and so on until the 431 Substitute Bill No. 1536
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sum of all delegates allocated to candidates equals the total number of 432
delegates to be so selected. 433
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 January 1, 2027 New section
Sec. 2 January 1, 2027 9-173
Sec. 3 January 1, 2027 New section
Sec. 4 January 1, 2027 9-444
Sec. 5 January 1, 2027 9-473
Sec. 6 January 1, 2027 9-476
Sec. 7 January 1, 2027 9-484
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 1(c)(1)(B)(i), "preference, except that if such" was changed to
"preference. If such" and "five such candidates" was changed to "five
candidates" for clarity; in Section 1(e), "section 9-445 of the general
statutes, or section 9-311a of the general statutes" was changed to
"section 9-445 or 9-311a of the general statutes" for conciseness; in
Section 3(b)(2), "and any similar reference thereto" was changed to "and
of any similar reference to the per cent of such votes" for clarity; in
Section 4(b)(2), "January 1, 2026" was changed to "January 1, 2027" for
accuracy; in Section 5(a), "timeline" was changed to "deadline" for
consistency; in Section 5(b), "deadline set" was changed to "deadline
established" for consistency; in Section 7, the provisions of Subsecs.
(b)(2) and (c) were subdivided and redesignated for clarity; and in
Section 7(c)(1), the penultimate sentence was redrafted for clarity.
GAE Joint Favorable Subst.