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CT SB00409

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/5/2018

Primary Sponsor

Government Administration and Elections Committee

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Origin

Senate

2018 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Primaries for offices voted upon at state elections or municipal elections held in November shall be held on the second Tuesday in August of the election year.

  • Primaries for offices voted upon at municipal elections held in May shall be held 56 days before the election day.

  • Removes the provision that moved primaries from the Tuesday immediately following Labor Day to the next succeeding Tuesday.

  • Primary dates shall be moved to the next day if they fall on a legal holiday or a day when religious tenets forbid secular activity (removes Sunday from this restriction).

  • Effective October 1, 2018.

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning The Primary Date For Offices To Be Voted Upon At Certain Municipal Elections.

Last Action

Public Hearing 03/15

3/9/2018

Committee Referrals

Government Administration and Elections3/5/2018

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