Raised Bill No. 487 Summary

• Requires admitting officials to transmit registration cancellation notices within 48 hours (changed from "within" unspecified timeframe) when an elector registers in a new town within Connecticut or in another state, territory, or federal district.

• Authorizes the Secretary of State to receive registration information from other states and territories and transmit notifications to Connecticut town registrars to remove duplicate registrations from the voter registry list.

• Revises voter registration application notice timelines to specify "not later than" instead of "within" for four-day notifications (49-21 days before election), ten-day notifications (anytime), and same-day notifications for late applications.

• Requires the Secretary of State to establish an official calendar by December 31st annually with all voter registration deadlines for regularly scheduled elections and primaries in the following year.

• Makes gender-neutral language changes throughout by replacing "his" with "such" in relevant sections.

• Effective date: October 1, 2020.