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CT HJ00095
Joint Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/23/2017
Primary Sponsor
Government Administration and Elections Committee
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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
Full Bill Text
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