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CT HJ00096
Joint Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/23/2017
Primary Sponsor
Government Administration and Elections Committee
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AI Summary
- Proposes amending Section 7 of Article Sixth of the state constitution to expand absentee voting eligibility
- Removes current restrictions limiting absentee ballots to voters unable to appear due to absence from their city/town, sickness, physical disability, or religious tenets
- Replaces restrictions with language allowing any qualified voter who "do not appear at the polling place on the day of election" to cast an absentee ballot
- Proposed amendment designated for ballot presentation at the general election on November 6, 2018, with the question: "Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to allow any voter to cast an absentee ballot at an election?"
- Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Legislative Description
Resolution Proposing A State Constitutional Amendment To Expand The Use Of Absentee Ballots.
Last Action
File Number 465
4/6/2017
Committee Referrals
Government Administration and Elections2/23/2017
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