CT SB00942

Reduces moderator certification validity from four years to two years for certifications made on or after October 1, 2011, and requires at least eight certification sessions annually with one prior to every primary.

Requires each municipality to create an emergency contingency plan for elections covering ballot shortages, poll worker absences, power loss, machine malfunctions, natural disasters, and polling place disruptions, with a state model plan adopted if municipalities fail to approve a plan within six months.

Grants the Secretary of the State access to all polling places during elections and primaries to review compliance with state and federal law, except the Secretary may not access a polling place where they are a candidate.

Requires municipalities to certify polling place locations and moderator names to the Secretary of the State prior to elections, and authorizes the Secretary to disqualify moderators for material misconduct, neglect of duty, or incompetence.

Mandates that registrars of voters and municipal clerks jointly certify the number of ballots ordered for each polling place based on historical turnout data, or otherwise order ballots equal to the total number of registered voters in the municipality.