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CT HJ00095

Joint Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/23/2017

Primary Sponsor

Government Administration and Elections Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Proposes constitutional amendment to expand voting eligibility by removing restrictions based on absence from town, sickness, disability, or religious tenets
  • Permits qualified voters to vote in person up to five days prior to election day
  • Removes specific timeframe requirements for town clerks and state secretary to receive vote tallies from presiding officers
  • Revises language in Article Fourth governing state officer elections to clarify vote counting procedures occur in open meetings
  • Directs amendment be presented to electors at general election on November 6, 2018, with ballot designation asking whether Constitution should expand absentee voting eligibility and permit early in-person voting

Legislative Description

Resolution Proposing A State Constitutional Amendment To Permit Early Voting.

Last Action

File Number 798

5/25/2017

Committee Referrals

Government Administration and Elections2/23/2017

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