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CT HB05611
Bill
Status
3/9/2016
Primary Sponsor
Government Administration and Elections Committee
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AI Summary
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Requires municipal legislative bodies to conduct a public hearing before determining the location of polling places when registrars of voters cannot agree on placement.
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Mandates notice of public hearings be published in a newspaper with municipal circulation between three and ten days prior to the hearing.
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Maintains existing requirement that polling places be determined at least thirty-one days before an election and not changed within that period, with limited exceptions for unusable locations.
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Makes technical corrections to Section 9-169 of the general statutes, including changing "senate" to "senatorial" for consistency.
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Takes effect upon passage.
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning The Holding Of Public Hearings Prior To The Determination Of Polling Places By Municipal Legislative Bodies.
Last Action
File Number 499
4/6/2016