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CT SB00601

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/23/2015

Primary Sponsor

John Kissel

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Origin

Senate

2015 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Connecticut General Statutes section 9-242 to address overvoting for cross-endorsed candidates
  • Requires voting tabulators approved by the Secretary of the State to reject ballots where an elector casts more than one vote for a cross-endorsed candidate
  • Mandates that electors who overvote receive a new ballot to cast their vote correctly
  • Eliminates attribution of unknown votes for cross-endorsed candidates on ballots with multiple votes for the same candidate

Legislative Description

An Act Eliminating Overvoting For A Candidate.

Last Action

Public Hearing 02/13

2/9/2015

Committee Referrals

Government Administration and Elections1/23/2015

Full Bill Text

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